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.

Members[edit]

Member Party Term
  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[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

2022[edit]

2022 Australian federal election: Mackellar[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jason Falinski 40,993 41.41 −11.60
Independent Sophie Scamps 37,724 38.11 +38.11
Labor Paula Goodman 8,162 8.25 −8.69
Greens Ethan Hrnjak 6,032 6.09 −5.39
United Australia Christopher Ball 2,881 2.91 +0.55
One Nation Darren Dickson 2,624 2.65 +2.65
TNL Barry Steele 575 0.58 +0.58
Total formal votes 98,991 96.22 +0.93
Informal votes 3,884 3.78 −0.93
Turnout 102,875 92.54 −0.51
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Jason Falinski 58,012 58.60 −4.62
Labor Paula Goodman 40,979 41.40 +4.62
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Sophie Scamps 51,973 52.50 +52.50
Liberal Jason Falinski 47,018 47.50 −15.73
Independent gain from Liberal  

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

2019[edit]

2019 Australian federal election: Mackellar[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jason Falinski 52,088 53.01 +1.84
Labor Declan Steele 16,648 16.94 −0.38
Independent Alice Thompson 11,975 12.19 +12.19
Greens Pru Wawn 11,283 11.48 −2.57
Sustainable Australia Suzanne Daly 2,550 2.60 +2.60
United Australia David Lyon 2,317 2.36 +2.36
Christian Democrats Greg Levett 1,401 1.43 −1.13
Total formal votes 98,262 95.29 +0.55
Informal votes 4,857 4.71 −0.55
Turnout 103,119 93.05 +1.39
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jason Falinski 62,124 63.22 −2.52
Labor Declan Steele 36,138 36.78 +2.52
Liberal hold Swing −2.52

2016[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Mackellar[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jason Falinski 48,103 51.17 −11.26
Labor Rhonda Funnell 16,286 17.32 +0.08
Greens Mike Hall 13,204 14.05 −0.14
Independent Jim Ball 6,797 7.23 +7.23
Independent Julie Hegarty 4,542 4.83 +4.83
Independent Liam Gavin 2,669 2.84 +2.84
Christian Democrats Annie Wright 2,411 2.56 +0.58
Total formal votes 94,012 94.74 +0.49
Informal votes 5,223 5.26 −0.49
Turnout 99,235 91.66 −1.94
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jason Falinski 61,800 65.74 −3.10
Labor Rhonda Funnell 32,212 34.26 +3.10
Liberal hold Swing −3.10

2013[edit]

2013 Australian federal election: Mackellar[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 56,521 62.43 +0.31
Labor Chris Hedge 15,606 17.24 −3.86
Greens Jonathan King 12,843 14.19 −2.58
Palmer United Debra Drummond 3,771 4.17 +4.17
Christian Democrats Silvana Nero 1,791 1.98 +1.98
Total formal votes 90,532 94.25 −0.55
Informal votes 5,525 5.75 +0.55
Turnout 96,057 93.40 +0.14
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 62,322 68.84 +3.12
Labor Chris Hedge 28,210 31.16 −3.12
Liberal hold Swing +3.12

2010[edit]

2010 Australian federal election: Mackellar[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 54,110 62.12 +5.74
Labor Linda Beattie 18,381 21.10 −3.33
Greens Jonathan King 14,609 16.77 +5.08
Total formal votes 87,100 94.80 −0.53
Informal votes 4,780 5.20 +0.53
Turnout 91,880 93.23 −2.05
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 57,245 65.72 +3.34
Labor Linda Beattie 29,855 34.28 −3.34
Liberal hold Swing +3.34

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

2007[edit]

2007 Australian federal election: Mackellar[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 47,343 56.41 -0.62
Labor Chris Sharpe 20,439 24.35 +4.24
Greens Craige McWhirter 9,840 11.72 +1.19
Christian Democrats Mike Hubbard 1,955 2.33 +2.33
Climate Change John Adams 1,772 2.11 +2.11
Independent Matt McLellan 1,651 1.97 +1.97
Democrats Clinton Barnes 933 1.11 -0.29
Total formal votes 83,933 95.29 +0.11
Informal votes 4,150 4.71 -0.11
Turnout 88,083 95.32 +1.86
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 52,395 62.42 -3.04
Labor Chris Sharpe 31,538 37.58 +3.04
Liberal hold Swing -3.04

2004[edit]

2004 Australian federal election: Mackellar[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 44,778 57.26 -0.38
Labor Chris Sharpe 15,492 19.81 +0.91
Greens Christian Downie 8,193 10.48 +2.41
Independent Robert Dunn 6,050 7.74 +7.74
Family First Roz Trestrail 1,318 1.69 +1.69
Independent Stephen Wells 1,231 1.57 +1.57
Democrats Mario Nicotra 1,133 1.45 -8.01
Total formal votes 78,195 95.24 -0.10
Informal votes 3,905 4.76 +0.10
Turnout 82,100 94.16 -0.20
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 51,415 65.75 -1.12
Labor Chris Sharpe 26,780 34.25 +1.12
Liberal hold Swing -1.12

2001[edit]

2001 Australian federal election: Mackellar[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 44,854 57.64 +2.51
Labor Ben Carpentier 14,708 18.90 +0.11
Democrats Vicki Dimond 7,365 9.46 +0.01
Greens Andrea Pape 6,277 8.07 +4.75
One Nation Peter Cuthbertson 2,182 2.80 -4.18
Independent George May 1,265 1.63 +1.63
Against Further Immigration Tom Moody 1,171 1.50 +1.50
Total formal votes 77,822 95.34 -1.14
Informal votes 3,801 4.66 +1.14
Turnout 81,623 94.67
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 52,039 66.87 -0.26
Labor Ben Carpentier 25,783 33.13 +0.26
Liberal hold Swing -0.26

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

1998[edit]

1998 Australian federal election: Mackellar[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 39,966 53.68 -0.98
Labor Nick Lorentzen 14,605 19.62 +0.11
Democrats Vicki Dimond 7,104 9.54 -1.40
One Nation John Webeck 5,355 7.19 +7.19
Independent Bob Ellis 4,729 6.35 +6.35
Greens Trevor Ockenden 2,500 3.36 -0.97
Stephen Doric 193 0.26 +0.26
Total formal votes 74,452 96.41 -0.29
Informal votes 2,770 3.59 +0.29
Turnout 77,222 94.67 -1.80
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 48,874 65.64 -0.88
Labor Nick Lorentzen 25,578 34.36 +0.88
Liberal hold Swing -0.88

1996[edit]

1996 Australian federal election: Mackellar[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 40,886 54.66 -1.95
Labor Ross McLoughlin 14,590 19.51 -13.73
Democrats Vicki Dimond 8,188 10.95 +3.87
Greens Chris Cairns 3,236 4.33 +4.33
Against Further Immigration John Bridge 2,909 3.89 +3.89
Independent Anne Ellis 2,848 3.81 +3.81
Call to Australia Rick Bristow 1,369 1.83 +0.10
Reclaim Australia Rodney Smith 631 0.84 +0.84
Natural Law Stephen Doric 144 0.19 -1.16
Total formal votes 74,801 96.71 -0.29
Informal votes 2,547 3.29 +0.29
Turnout 77,348 96.47 +0.69
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 49,341 66.53 +5.37
Labor Ross McLoughlin 24,827 33.47 -5.37
Liberal hold Swing +5.37

1994 by-election[edit]

1994 Mackellar by-election[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 34,999 52.25 −4.36
Independent Bob Ellis 15,501 23.14 +23.14
Against Further Immigration John Phillips 5,464 8.16 +8.16
Greens Fiona E. McLeod 3,940 5.88 +5.88
Democrats Brian Johnson 3,851 5.75 −1.33
Independent Stephen Ross Wells 2,063 3.08 +3.08
Republican Peter Consandine 586 0.87 +0.87
Godfrey Bigot 582 0.87 +0.87
Total formal votes 66,986 96.85 −0.15
Informal votes 2,181 3.15 +0.15
Turnout 69,167 87.63 −8.14
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 40,328 60.27 −0.89
Independent Bob Ellis 26,587 39.73 +39.73
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Jim Carlton (Liberal) resigned.

1993[edit]

1993 Australian federal election: Mackellar[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Carlton 41,100 56.61 +5.27
Labor Charles Wild 24,126 33.23 +8.08
Democrats Brian Johnson 5,139 7.08 -10.52
Call to Australia Lesley Maher 1,253 1.73 +0.11
Natural Law Valdamar Kurylenko 981 1.35 +1.35
Total formal votes 72,599 97.00 -0.26
Informal votes 2,247 3.00 +0.26
Turnout 74,846 95.77
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Carlton 44,394 61.16 -0.51
Labor Charles Wild 28,193 38.84 +0.51
Liberal hold Swing -0.51

1990[edit]

1990 Australian federal election: Mackellar[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Carlton 31,773 50.4 -6.5
Labor Adam Hatcher 15,886 25.2 -5.9
Democrats Jonathan King 11,595 18.4 +8.4
Independent Maurice Foley 1,976 3.1 +1.0
Call to Australia Muriel O'Neill 1,164 1.8 +1.8
Australian Gruen Brad Hogarth 648 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 63,042 97.2
Informal votes 1,828 2.8
Turnout 64,870 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Carlton 38,358 61.1 -2.1
Labor Adam Hatcher 24,472 38.9 +2.1
Liberal hold Swing -2.1

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1987[edit]

1987 Australian federal election: Mackellar[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Carlton 35,225 56.9 +2.8
Labor Eileen Blackmore 19,254 31.1 -3.9
Democrats Graeme Maclennan 6,189 10.0 +0.7
Independent Maurice Foley 1,274 2.1 +0.4
Total formal votes 61,942 96.0
Informal votes 2,584 4.0
Turnout 64,526 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Carlton 39,137 63.2 +3.1
Labor Eileen Blackmore 22,799 36.8 -3.1
Liberal hold Swing +3.1

1984[edit]

1984 Australian federal election: Mackellar[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Carlton 31,875 54.1 -2.5
Labor Tim Cusack 20,614 35.0 -0.9
Democrats Graeme Maclennan 5,472 9.3 +3.1
Independent Maurice Foley 977 1.7 +0.5
Total formal votes 58,938 94.1
Informal votes 3,690 5.9
Turnout 62,628 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Carlton 35,436 60.1 +0.4
Labor Tim Cusack 23,500 39.9 -0.4
Liberal hold Swing +0.4

1983[edit]

1983 Australian federal election: Mackellar[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Carlton 36,587 55.6 -4.6
Labor Keith Jackson 24,292 36.9 +5.2
Democrats Robert Williams 4,055 6.2 -1.9
Independent Maurice Foley 813 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 65,747 98.1
Informal votes 1,253 1.9
Turnout 67,000 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Carlton 58.7 -4.8
Labor Keith Jackson 41.3 +4.8
Liberal hold Swing -4.8

1980[edit]

1980 Australian federal election: Mackellar[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Carlton 38,922 60.2 +4.8
Labor Kevin Mason 20,513 31.7 +3.5
Democrats Robert Williams 5,222 8.1 -3.1
Total formal votes 64,657 97.3
Informal votes 1,785 2.7
Turnout 66,442 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Carlton 63.5 -0.8
Labor Kevin Mason 36.5 +0.8
Liberal hold Swing -0.8

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1977[edit]

1977 Australian federal election: Mackellar[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Carlton 36,064 55.4 -7.4
Labor John Barclay 18,329 28.2 -1.9
Democrats Robert Williams 7,262 11.2 +11.2
Independent Ronald Davis 1,604 2.5 +2.5
Progress John Booth 1,000 1.5 -3.5
Independent Barry Geyle 621 1.0 +1.0
Independent Thomas Mellor 185 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 65,065 97.5
Informal votes 1,682 2.5
Turnout 66.747 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Carlton 64.3 -2.7
Labor John Barclay 35.7 +2.7
Liberal hold Swing -2.7

1975[edit]

1975 Australian federal election: Mackellar[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 43,536 61.4 +6.2
Labor Kevin Mason 22,330 31.5 -8.8
Workers Barry Bracken 3,576 5.0 +5.0
Independent Jennifer Sheehan 1,408 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 70,850 98.3
Informal votes 1,189 1.7
Turnout 72,039 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 65.6 +8.6
Labor Kevin Mason 34.4 -8.6
Liberal hold Swing +8.6

1974[edit]

1974 Australian federal election: Mackellar[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 36,697 55.2 +7.1
Labor Evan Davies 26,772 40.3 +3.8
Australia Noel Gash 2,987 4.5 -7.2
Total formal votes 66,456 98.6
Informal votes 949 1.4
Turnout 67,405 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 57.0 +1.8
Labor Evan Davies 43.0 -1.8
Liberal hold Swing +1.8

1972[edit]

1972 Australian federal election: Mackellar[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 28,677 48.1 -8.6
Labor Evan Davies 21,744 36.5 -1.4
Australia Richard Jones 6,956 11.7 +11.7
Democratic Labor Thomas Colman 1,971 3.3 -2.1
Independent Norman Ward 284 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 59,632 98.3
Informal votes 1,001 1.7
Turnout 60,633 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 55.2 -5.8
Labor Evan Davies 44.8 +5.8
Liberal hold Swing -5.8

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1969[edit]

1969 Australian federal election: Mackellar[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 29,136 56.7 -10.3
Labor William Bramwell 19,516 37.9 +15.5
Democratic Labor Thomas Colman 2,775 5.4 +1.9
Total formal votes 51,427 98.0
Informal votes 1,060 2.0
Turnout 52,487 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 61.0 -11.0
Labor William Bramwell 39.0 +11.0
Liberal hold Swing -11.0

1966[edit]

1966 Australian federal election: Mackellar[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 44,980 65.9 +3.7
Labor Kenneth McLean 16,018 23.5 -6.8
Liberal Reform Group Peter Allison 4,534 6.6 +6.6
Democratic Labor Philip Cohen 2,699 4.0 -0.5
Total formal votes 68,231 96.9
Informal votes 2,206 3.1
Turnout 70,437 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 70.9 +4.8
Labor Kenneth McLean 29.1 -4.8
Liberal hold Swing +4.8

1963[edit]

1963 Australian federal election: Mackellar[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 37,827 62.2 +8.1
Labor Mabel Elliott 18,440 30.3 -4.6
Democratic Labor Philip Cohen 2,725 4.5 -1.0
Communist Hugh Begg 1,834 3.0 -2.5
Total formal votes 60,826 98.3
Informal votes 1,055 1.7
Turnout 61,881 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 66.1 +7.2
Labor Mabel Elliott 33.9 -7.2
Liberal hold Swing +7.2

1961[edit]

1961 Australian federal election: Mackellar[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 29,248 54.1 -4.9
Labor Mabel Elliott 18,872 34.9 +4.6
Democratic Labor Philip Cohen 2,983 5.5 +0.8
Communist Hugh Begg 2,971 5.5 -0.4
Total formal votes 54,074 97.5
Informal votes 1,382 2.5
Turnout 55,456 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 58.9 -4.4
Labor Mabel Elliott 41.1 +4.4
Liberal hold Swing -4.4

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1958[edit]

1958 Australian federal election: Mackellar[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 27,258 59.0 -3.1
Labor Mabel Elliott 14,002 30.3 -0.1
Communist Hugh Begg 2,734 5.9 -1.6
Democratic Labor Ann Macken 2,170 4.7 +4.7
Total formal votes 46,164 96.7
Informal votes 1,589 3.3
Turnout 47,753 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 63.3 +0.4
Labor Mabel Elliott 36.7 -0.4
Liberal hold Swing +0.4

1955[edit]

1955 Australian federal election: Mackellar[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 25,553 62.1 +2.6
Labor Norman McAlpine 12,525 30.4 -5.6
Communist Frank Hardy 3,087 7.5 +3.1
Total formal votes 41,165 97.0
Informal votes 1,255 3.0
Turnout 42,420 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 62.9 +1.3
Labor Norman McAlpine 37.1 -1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.3

1954[edit]

1954 Australian federal election: Mackellar[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 28,546 59.8 -3.3
Labor Francis Neate 17,072 35.8 -1.1
Communist Ray Clarke 2,120 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 47,738 98.7
Informal votes 650 1.3
Turnout 48,388 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 60.2 -2.9
Labor Francis Neate 39.8 +2.9
Liberal hold Swing -2.9

1951[edit]

1951 Australian federal election: Mackellar[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 26,832 63.1 +0.5
Labor Thomas Sherley 15,684 36.9 -0.5
Total formal votes 42,516 98.8
Informal votes 953 2.2
Turnout 43,469 95.2
Liberal hold Swing +0.5

Elections in the 1940s[edit]

1949[edit]

1949 Australian federal election: Mackellar[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 25,678 62.6 +7.2
Labor James Mitchell 15,314 37.4 -7.2
Total formal votes 40,992 97.5
Informal votes 1,068 2.5
Turnout 42,060 96.2
Liberal notional hold Swing +7.2

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