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Electoral results for the Division of Bonython

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Bonython in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1955 until its abolition in 2004.

Members

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Member Party Term
  Norman Makin Labor 1955–1963
  Martin Nicholls Labor 1963–1977
  Neal Blewett Labor 1977–1994
  Martyn Evans Labor 1994–2004

Election results

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Elections in the 2000s

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2001

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2001 Australian federal election: Bonython
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Martyn Evans 35,813 47.36 −2.42
Liberal Brenton Chomel 21,822 28.86 +3.81
Democrats Mark Dennis 7,984 10.56 +1.26
One Nation John Mahoney 4,825 6.38 −8.23
No GST Rita Hunt 3,066 4.05 +4.05
Greens Lisa Blake 2,102 2.78 +2.78
Total formal votes 75,612 92.67 −1.87
Informal votes 5,984 7.33 +1.87
Turnout 81,596 96.00
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martyn Evans 45,688 60.42 −2.89
Liberal Brenton Chomel 29,924 39.58 +2.89
Labor hold Swing −2.89

Elections in the 1990s

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1998

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1998 Australian federal election: Bonython
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Martyn Evans 35,961 50.52 +0.93
Liberal Phil Newton 17,253 24.24 −6.75
One Nation Ted Shaw 10,542 14.81 +14.81
Democrats Robert Fisher 6,539 9.19 −5.27
Australia First Dave Carter 891 1.25 +1.25
Total formal votes 71,186 94.47 −0.69
Informal votes 4,170 5.53 +0.69
Turnout 73,356 95.69 −0.56
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martyn Evans 45,935 64.53 +5.07
Liberal Phil Newton 25,251 35.47 −5.07
Labor hold Swing +5.07

1996

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1996 Australian federal election: Bonython
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Martyn Evans 34,926 49.59 −6.01
Liberal Chris Bodinar 21,824 30.99 +2.30
Democrats Chris Kennedy 10,185 14.46 +5.01
Greens Maya O'Leary 2,141 3.04 +3.04
Michael Brander 1,357 1.93 +1.93
Total formal votes 70,433 95.15 +0.40
Informal votes 3,588 4.85 −0.40
Turnout 74,021 96.25 +1.62
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martyn Evans 41,675 59.46 −5.29
Liberal Chris Bodinar 28,414 40.54 +5.29
Labor hold Swing −5.29

1994 by-election

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Bonython by-election, 1994[1][2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Martyn Evans 29,097 45.92 −9.68
Liberal Andy Markwell 20,398 32.19 +3.50
Grey Power George Bell 4,659 7.35 +7.35
Against Further Immigration Denis McCormack 4,323 6.82 +6.82
Democrats Philip Newey 3,960 6.25 −3.20
Independent Jack Webb 923 1.46 +1.46
Total formal votes 63,360 94.45 −0.01
Informal votes 3,722 5.55 +0.01
Turnout 67,082 86.59 −8.04
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martyn Evans 36,013 56.90 −7.85
Liberal Andy Markwell 27,284 43.10 +7.85
Labor hold Swing −7.85

1993

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1993 Australian federal election: Bonython
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neal Blewett 38,820 55.60 +3.52
Liberal Ian Brookfield 20,032 28.69 +2.30
Democrats Colin Maas 6,596 9.45 −8.80
Independent Tony Rocca 1,994 2.86 +2.86
Call to Australia Dennis Hood 1,099 1.57 −1.71
Natural Law Eamon McAleer 667 0.96 +0.96
Independent Bruce Hannaford 615 0.88 +0.88
Total formal votes 69,823 94.75 −0.21
Informal votes 3,870 5.25 +0.21
Turnout 73,693 94.63
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neal Blewett 45,174 64.75 −0.92
Liberal Ian Brookfield 24,598 35.25 +0.92
Labor hold Swing −0.92

1990

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1990 Australian federal election: Bonython
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neal Blewett 36,326 52.1 −9.2
Liberal Natalie Richardson 18,216 26.2 +1.9
Democrats Colin Maas 12,782 18.3 +8.8
Call to Australia Bruce Hannaford 2,334 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 69,658 95.0
Informal votes 3,635 5.0
Turnout 73,293 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neal Blewett 45,837 65.9 −2.2
Liberal Natalie Richardson 23,722 34.1 +2.2
Labor hold Swing −2.2

Elections in the 1980s

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1987

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1987 Australian federal election: Bonython
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neal Blewett 38,150 61.3 −2.7
Liberal Bernhard Buechner 15,115 24.3 −2.3
Democrats Colin Maas 5,887 9.5 +0.1
National Cathryn Linedale 2,233 3.6 +3.6
Unite Australia John Longhurst 825 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 62,210 91.6
Informal votes 5,700 8.4
Turnout 67,910 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neal Blewett 42,338 68.1 −0.8
Liberal Bernhard Buechner 19,862 31.9 +0.8
Labor hold Swing −0.8

1984

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1984 Australian federal election: Bonython
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neal Blewett 35,817 64.0 −0.7
Liberal Graham Sara 14,902 26.6 +0.1
Democrats John Longhurst 5,279 9.4 +0.6
Total formal votes 55,998 88.1
Informal votes 7,573 11.9
Turnout 63,571 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neal Blewett 38,578 68.9 −1.1
Liberal Graham Sara 17,418 31.1 +1.1
Labor hold Swing −1.1

1983

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1983 Australian federal election: Bonython
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neal Blewett 48,097 60.5 +6.1
Liberal Neville Joyce 24,391 30.7 −2.0
Democrats John Longhurst 7,006 8.8 −2.3
Total formal votes 79,494 97.1
Informal votes 2,340 2.9
Turnout 81,834 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neal Blewett 65.8 +3.4
Liberal Neville Joyce 34.2 −3.4
Labor hold Swing +3.4

1980

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1980 Australian federal election: Bonython
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neal Blewett 40,825 54.4 +3.9
Liberal Mark Mau 24,507 32.7 +1.9
Democrats John Longhurst 8,288 11.1 −7.5
Socialist Labour John Villain 716 1.0 +1.0
Progressive Conservative Donald Keitel 656 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 74,992 96.7
Informal votes 2,535 3.3
Turnout 77,527 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neal Blewett 62.4 +2.6
Liberal Mark Mau 37.6 −2.6
Labor hold Swing +2.6

Elections in the 1970s

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1977

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1977 Australian federal election: Bonython
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neal Blewett 33,772 50.5 +2.1
Liberal Brian Marsden 20,595 30.8 −8.9
Democrats John Longhurst 12,457 18.6 +18.6
Total formal votes 66,824 96.0
Informal votes 2,814 4.0
Turnout 69,638 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neal Blewett 59.8 +6.1
Liberal Brian Marsden 40.2 −6.1
Labor hold Swing +6.1

1975

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1975 Australian federal election: Bonython
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Martin Nicholls 41,363 50.7 −9.7
Liberal Alan Irving 30,568 37.4 +16.7
Liberal Movement John Longhurst 5,605 6.9 −1.4
Communist Robert Durbridge 4,099 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 81,635 96.8
Informal votes 2,727 3.2
Turnout 84,362 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martin Nicholls 56.0 −9.6
Liberal Alan Irving 44.0 +9.6
Labor hold Swing −9.6

1974

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1974 Australian federal election: Bonython
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Martin Nicholls 44,723 60.4 −1.3
Liberal Rudolph Masopust 15,310 20.7 −10.0
Liberal Movement Jan Staska 6,131 8.3 +8.3
Australia Derek Ball 3,969 5.4 +5.4
Country Alan Irving 3,900 5.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 74,033 96.8
Informal votes 2,473 3.2
Turnout 76,506 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martin Nicholls 65.6 +1.5
Liberal Rudolph Masopust 34.4 −1.5
Labor hold Swing +1.5

1972

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1972 Australian federal election: Bonython
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Martin Nicholls 37,752 61.7 −2.1
Liberal Rudolph Masopust 18,777 30.7 +4.3
Independent Frank Lawrence 2,894 4.7 +4.7
Democratic Labor Peter Meredith 1,747 2.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 61,170 96.6
Informal votes 2,168 3.4
Turnout 63,338 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martin Nicholls 64.1 −3.5
Liberal Rudolph Masopust 35.9 +3.5
Labor hold Swing −3.5

Elections in the 1960s

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1969

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1969 Australian federal election: Bonython
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Martin Nicholls 31,296 63.8 +17.0
Liberal Rudolph Masopust 12,962 26.4 −17.6
Social Credit Frank Lawrence 3,757 7.7 +2.1
Democratic Labor Peter Meredith 1,004 2.0 −1.5
Total formal votes 49,019 96.5
Informal votes 1,793 3.5
Turnout 50,812 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martin Nicholls 67.6 +17.1
Liberal Rudolph Masopust 32.4 −17.1
Labor hold Swing +17.1

1966

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1966 Australian federal election: Bonython
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Martin Nicholls 40,133 49.5 −21.4
Liberal John Kershaw 33,493 41.3 +41.3
Social Credit Luke Horan 4,549 5.6 +5.6
Democratic Labor Edward Timlin 2,856 3.5 −18.4
Total formal votes 81,031 96.1
Informal votes 3,293 3.9
Turnout 84,324 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martin Nicholls 52.9 −24.5
Liberal John Kershaw 47.1 +47.1
Labor hold Swing −24.5

1963

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1963 Australian federal election: Bonython
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Martin Nicholls 45,537 70.9 +7.7
Democratic Labor Edward Timlin 14,084 21.9 +15.9
Communist Alan Miller 4,638 7.2 +6.0
Total formal votes 64,259 94.7
Informal votes 3,572 5.3
Turnout 67,831 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martin Nicholls 77.4 +9.7
Democratic Labor Edward Timlin 22.6 +22.6
Labor hold Swing +9.7

1961

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1961 Australian federal election: Bonython
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Norman Makin 35,245 63.2 +1.9
Liberal Margaret McLachlan 13,562 24.3 −4.1
Democratic Labor Edward Timlin 3,331 6.0 +1.1
Independent Thomas Ellis 2,938 5.3 +5.3
Communist Alan Miller 695 1.2 −4.3
Total formal votes 55,771 95.4
Informal votes 2,659 4.6
Turnout 58,430 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Norman Makin 67.7 +1.4
Liberal Margaret McLachlan 32.3 −1.4
Labor hold Swing +1.4

Elections in the 1950s

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1958

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1958 Australian federal election: Bonython
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Norman Makin 27,598 61.3 −8.1
Liberal Thomas Foale 12,781 28.4 −2.2
Communist Joseph Buchanan 2,470 5.5 +5.5
Democratic Labor Edward Timlin 2,206 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 45,055 95.8
Informal votes 1,976 4.2
Turnout 47,031 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Norman Makin 66.3 −3.1
Liberal Thomas Foale 33.7 +3.1
Labor hold Swing −3.1

1955

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1955 Australian federal election: Bonython
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Norman Makin 24,350 69.4 +5.4
Liberal John Mathwin 10,723 30.6 −5.1
Total formal votes 35,073 95.6
Informal votes 1,616 4.4
Turnout 36,689 95.6
Labor notional hold Swing +5.4

References

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