Electoral results for the Division of Kooyong
Appearance
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Kooyong in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until the present.
Members
[edit]Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
William Knox | Free Trade/Anti-Socialist | 1901–1909 | |
Liberal | 1909–1910 | ||
Sir Robert Best | 1910 by–1917 | ||
Nationalist | 1917–1922 | ||
John Latham | Liberal | 1922–1925 | |
Nationalist | 1925–1931 | ||
United Australia | 1931–1934 | ||
(Sir) Robert Menzies | 1934–1945 | ||
Liberal | 1945–1966 | ||
Andrew Peacock | 1966 by–1994 | ||
Petro Georgiou | 1994 by–2010 | ||
Josh Frydenberg | 2010–2022 | ||
Monique Ryan | Independent | 2022–present |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]2022
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Josh Frydenberg | 43,736 | 42.66 | −6.51 | |
Independent | Monique Ryan | 41,303 | 40.29 | +40.29 | |
Labor | Peter Lynch | 7,091 | 6.92 | −10.60 | |
Greens | Piers Mitchem | 6,461 | 6.30 | −14.78 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alexandra Thom | 1,080 | 1.05 | +1.05 | |
United Australia | Scott Hardiman | 1,011 | 0.99 | −0.22 | |
One Nation | Josh Coyne | 741 | 0.72 | +0.72 | |
Animal Justice | Rachael Nehmer | 500 | 0.49 | −0.65 | |
Independent | Will Anderson | 265 | 0.26 | +0.26 | |
Justice | Michele Dale | 177 | 0.17 | +0.12 | |
Australian Values | David Connolly | 152 | 0.15 | +0.15 | |
Total formal votes | 102,517 | 97.11 | +0.08 | ||
Informal votes | 3,046 | 2.89 | −0.08 | ||
Turnout | 105,563 | 93.44 | −2.39 | ||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Liberal | Josh Frydenberg | 55,542 | 54.18 | −2.21 | |
Labor | Peter Lynch | 46,975 | 45.82 | +2.21 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Monique Ryan | 54,276 | 52.94 | +52.94 | |
Liberal | Josh Frydenberg | 48,241 | 47.06 | −8.36 | |
Independent gain from Liberal |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]2019
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Josh Frydenberg | 48,928 | 49.41 | −8.24 | |
Greens | Julian Burnside | 21,035 | 21.24 | +2.65 | |
Labor | Jana Stewart | 16,666 | 16.83 | −3.70 | |
Independent | Oliver Yates | 8,890 | 8.98 | +8.98 | |
United Australia | Steven D'Elia | 1,185 | 1.20 | +1.20 | |
Animal Justice | Davina Hinkley | 1,117 | 1.13 | +1.00 | |
Independent | Bill Chandler | 669 | 0.68 | +0.68 | |
Independent | Angelina Zubac | 539 | 0.54 | −2.32 | |
Total formal votes | 99,029 | 97.03 | −0.97 | ||
Informal votes | 3,033 | 2.97 | +0.97 | ||
Turnout | 102,062 | 94.14 | +0.48 | ||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Liberal | Josh Frydenberg | 56,127 | 56.68 | −6.14 | |
Labor | Jana Stewart | 42,902 | 43.32 | +6.14 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Josh Frydenberg | 55,159 | 55.70 | −7.64 | |
Greens | Julian Burnside | 43,870 | 44.30 | +44.30 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
2016
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Josh Frydenberg | 52,401 | 58.22 | +2.53 | |
Labor | Marg D'Arcy | 17,825 | 19.80 | −2.63 | |
Greens | Helen McLeod | 17,027 | 18.92 | +2.34 | |
Independent | Angelina Zubac | 2,750 | 3.06 | +2.35 | |
Total formal votes | 90,003 | 98.01 | +1.40 | ||
Informal votes | 1,823 | 1.99 | −1.40 | ||
Turnout | 91,826 | 91.70 | −1.76 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Josh Frydenberg | 57,007 | 63.34 | +2.28 | |
Labor | Marg D'Arcy | 32,996 | 36.66 | −2.28 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.28 |
2013
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Josh Frydenberg | 48,802 | 55.69 | +3.20 | |
Labor | John Kennedy | 19,655 | 22.43 | −5.12 | |
Greens | Helen McLeod | 14,526 | 16.58 | −1.76 | |
Independent | Tiffany Harrison | 1,464 | 1.67 | +1.67 | |
Palmer United | Luke McNamara | 1,406 | 1.60 | +1.60 | |
Family First | Jaxon Calder | 825 | 0.94 | −0.60 | |
Independent | Angelina Zubac | 621 | 0.71 | +0.71 | |
Rise Up Australia | Tim Kriedemann | 327 | 0.37 | +0.37 | |
Total formal votes | 87,626 | 96.61 | −0.61 | ||
Informal votes | 3,073 | 3.39 | +0.61 | ||
Turnout | 90,699 | 93.38 | −0.19 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Josh Frydenberg | 53,504 | 61.06 | +3.61 | |
Labor | John Kennedy | 34,122 | 38.94 | −3.61 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.61 |
2010
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Josh Frydenberg | 42,728 | 52.56 | −2.58 | |
Labor | Steve Hurd | 22,268 | 27.39 | −2.64 | |
Greens | Des Benson | 15,019 | 18.48 | +6.66 | |
Family First | John Laidler | 1,272 | 1.56 | +0.02 | |
Total formal votes | 81,287 | 97.22 | −0.68 | ||
Informal votes | 2,326 | 2.78 | +0.68 | ||
Turnout | 83,613 | 93.26 | −1.54 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Josh Frydenberg | 46,779 | 57.55 | −1.98 | |
Labor | Steve Hurd | 34,508 | 42.45 | +1.98 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −1.98 |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]2007
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Petro Georgiou | 45,172 | 55.14 | +0.48 | |
Labor | Ken Harvey | 24,599 | 30.03 | +1.02 | |
Greens | Peter Campbell | 9,686 | 11.82 | −0.72 | |
Family First | John Laidler | 1,261 | 1.54 | +0.16 | |
Democrats | David Collyer | 1,056 | 1.29 | −0.56 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | Pierre Curtis | 154 | 0.19 | −0.37 | |
Total formal votes | 81,928 | 97.90 | +0.80 | ||
Informal votes | 1,756 | 2.10 | −0.80 | ||
Turnout | 83,684 | 94.75 | +0.49 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Petro Georgiou | 48,775 | 59.53 | −0.05 | |
Labor | Ken Harvey | 33,153 | 40.47 | +0.05 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.05 |
2004
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Petro Georgiou | 43,581 | 54.66 | −0.42 | |
Labor | Tom Wilson | 23,132 | 29.01 | +2.75 | |
Greens | Peter Campbell | 9,997 | 12.54 | +1.82 | |
Democrats | Mary Dettman | 1,472 | 1.85 | −6.09 | |
Family First | John Laidler | 1,099 | 1.38 | +1.38 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | Andrew Reed | 446 | 0.56 | +0.56 | |
Total formal votes | 79,727 | 97.10 | −0.33 | ||
Informal votes | 2,380 | 2.90 | +0.33 | ||
Turnout | 82,107 | 94.26 | −1.26 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Petro Georgiou | 47,498 | 59.58 | −1.36 | |
Labor | Tom Wilson | 32,229 | 40.42 | +1.36 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −1.36 |
2001
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Petro Georgiou | 44,244 | 55.08 | +0.26 | |
Labor | Tom Wilson | 21,096 | 26.26 | −3.18 | |
Greens | Peter Campbell | 8,607 | 10.72 | +6.67 | |
Democrats | Ari Sharp | 6,374 | 7.94 | −0.18 | |
Total formal votes | 80,321 | 97.48 | −0.50 | ||
Informal votes | 2,075 | 2.52 | +0.50 | ||
Turnout | 82,396 | 94.86 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Petro Georgiou | 48,944 | 60.94 | −0.45 | |
Labor | Tom Wilson | 31,377 | 39.06 | +0.45 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.45 |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]1998
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Petro Georgiou | 43,028 | 54.83 | −2.18 | |
Labor | Maxine Morand | 23,107 | 29.44 | +2.16 | |
Democrats | Brad Starkie | 6,366 | 8.11 | −0.17 | |
Greens | Wendy Salter | 3,177 | 4.05 | −0.96 | |
One Nation | Ron McKean | 1,637 | 2.09 | +2.09 | |
Unity | Milton Nomikoudis | 1,164 | 1.48 | +1.48 | |
Total formal votes | 78,479 | 97.98 | −0.03 | ||
Informal votes | 1,620 | 2.02 | +0.03 | ||
Turnout | 80,099 | 95.28 | −1.11 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Petro Georgiou | 48,176 | 61.39 | −2.42 | |
Labor | Maxine Morand | 30,303 | 38.61 | +2.42 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.42 |
1996
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Petro Georgiou | 44,022 | 57.00 | −3.74 | |
Labor | Christina Sindt | 21,070 | 27.28 | −3.29 | |
Democrats | Pierre Harcourt | 6,392 | 8.28 | +2.66 | |
Greens | Jane Beer | 3,870 | 5.01 | +5.01 | |
Against Further Immigration | Rod Spencer | 1,543 | 2.00 | +2.00 | |
Natural Law | Raymond Schlager | 330 | 0.43 | −1.34 | |
Total formal votes | 77,227 | 98.00 | +0.47 | ||
Informal votes | 1,573 | 2.00 | −0.47 | ||
Turnout | 78,800 | 96.38 | +0.59 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Petro Georgiou | 48,841 | 63.81 | +0.51 | |
Labor | Christina Sindt | 27,699 | 36.19 | −0.51 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.51 |
1994 by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Petro Georgiou | 32,872 | 56.86 | −7.27 | |
Greens | Peter Singer | 16,202 | 28.03 | +28.03 | |
Against Further Immigration | Angela Walker | 4,573 | 7.91 | +7.91 | |
Independent | Yasmin Cotton | 2,004 | 3.47 | +3.47 | |
Independent | Gilbert Boffa | 955 | 1.65 | +1.65 | |
Imperial British | David Greagg | 686 | 1.19 | +1.19 | |
Independent | Paul Francis Tobias | 518 | 0.90 | +0.90 | |
Total formal votes | 57,810 | 96.39 | −1.08 | ||
Informal votes | 2,166 | 3.61 | +1.08 | ||
Turnout | 59 976 | 82.79 | −13.00 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Petro Georgiou | 36,964 | 64.03 | −0.03 | |
Greens | Peter Singer | 20,766 | 35.97 | +35.97 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
1993
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 42,363 | 61.13 | +3.10 | |
Labor | Wayne Clarke | 20,961 | 30.25 | +7.42 | |
Democrats | David Zemdegs | 3,780 | 5.45 | −8.34 | |
Natural Law | Christine Harris | 1,210 | 1.75 | +1.75 | |
Imperial British | David Greagg | 987 | 1.42 | +0.99 | |
Total formal votes | 69,301 | 97.47 | +0.26 | ||
Informal votes | 1,801 | 2.53 | −0.26 | ||
Turnout | 71,102 | 95.79 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 44,381 | 64.07 | −0.74 | |
Labor | Wayne Clarke | 24,893 | 35.93 | +0.74 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.74 |
1990
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 39,123 | 58.0 | −1.1 | |
Labor | Eugene O'Sullivan | 15,391 | 22.8 | −7.9 | |
Democrats | Jill Leisegang | 9,302 | 13.8 | +6.4 | |
Independent | Tim Ferguson | 2,471 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Against Further Immigration | Arthur Burns | 835 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Imperial British | David Greagg | 292 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 67,414 | 97.2 | |||
Informal votes | 1,937 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 69,351 | 94.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 43,608 | 64.8 | +0.8 | |
Labor | Eugene O'Sullivan | 23,682 | 35.2 | −0.8 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.8 |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]1987
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 36,608 | 59.1 | +0.3 | |
Labor | Lindsay Woods | 19,030 | 30.7 | −2.6 | |
Democrats | Peter Taft | 4,593 | 7.4 | +1.9 | |
Unite Australia | Margaret Cole | 1,685 | 2.7 | +1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 61,916 | 95.8 | |||
Informal votes | 2,709 | 4.2 | |||
Turnout | 64,625 | 94.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 39,647 | 64.0 | +1.0 | |
Labor | Lindsay Woods | 22,265 | 36.0 | −1.0 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.0 |
1984
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 36,491 | 58.8 | +1.8 | |
Labor | Kate Nash | 20,624 | 33.3 | −1.8 | |
Democrats | Russell White | 3,385 | 5.5 | −1.7 | |
Democratic Labor | John Mulholland | 1,156 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Imperial British | David Greagg | 351 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 62,007 | 93.8 | |||
Informal votes | 4,095 | 6.2 | |||
Turnout | 66,102 | 94.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 39,074 | 63.0 | +3.2 | |
Labor | Kate Nash | 22,933 | 37.0 | −3.2 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.2 |
1983
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 36,297 | 56.3 | −1.3 | |
Labor | Avis Meddings | 23,081 | 35.8 | +1.9 | |
Democrats | Keith Bruckner | 4,635 | 7.2 | −1.3 | |
Imperial British | David Greagg | 434 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 64,447 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 1,154 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 65,601 | 94.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 59.1 | −2.0 | ||
Labor | Avis Meddings | 40.9 | +2.0 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.0 |
1980
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 38,013 | 57.6 | +2.0 | |
Labor | Wesley Blackmore | 22,356 | 33.9 | +8.2 | |
Democrats | James Lysaght | 5,630 | 8.5 | −3.9 | |
Total formal votes | 65,999 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 1,181 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 67,180 | 93.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 61.1 | −6.6 | ||
Labor | Wesley Blackmore | 38.9 | +6.6 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −6.6 |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]1977
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 36,791 | 55.6 | −6.0 | |
Labor | John Wilkinson | 16,988 | 25.7 | −4.6 | |
Democrats | Michael McBride | 8,176 | 12.4 | +12.4 | |
Democratic Labor | Bernie Gaynor | 4,209 | 6.4 | +0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 66,164 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 1,388 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 67,552 | 93.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 67.7 | −0.2 | ||
Labor | John Wilkinson | 32.3 | +0.2 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.2 |
1975
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 35,809 | 61.6 | +6.7 | |
Labor | John Wilkinson | 17,620 | 30.3 | −3.9 | |
Democratic Labor | Francis Duffy | 3,411 | 5.9 | +0.2 | |
Australia | John Gare | 1,283 | 2.2 | −0.8 | |
Total formal votes | 58,123 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 907 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 59,030 | 95.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 67.9 | +5.1 | ||
Labor | John Wilkinson | 32.1 | −5.1 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +5.1 |
1974
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 32,086 | 54.9 | +5.3 | |
Labor | Wellington Lee | 19,986 | 34.2 | −0.6 | |
Democratic Labor | Francis Duffy | 3,334 | 5.7 | −2.5 | |
Australia | Frances Vorrath | 1,779 | 3.0 | −2.9 | |
Independent | Ian Channell | 1,311 | 2.2 | +0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 58,496 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 980 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 59,476 | 94.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 62.8 | +3.8 | ||
Labor | Wellington Lee | 37.2 | −3.8 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.8 |
1972
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 27,104 | 49.6 | −4.7 | |
Labor | Clive Lipshut | 19,039 | 34.8 | +1.9 | |
Democratic Labor | Francis Duffy | 4,465 | 8.2 | −4.6 | |
Australia | Pamela Thornley | 3,237 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
Independent | Ian Channell | 807 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Total formal votes | 54,652 | 97.8 | |||
Informal votes | 1,219 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 55,871 | 95.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 59.0 | −5.9 | ||
Labor | Clive Lipshut | 41.0 | +5.9 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −5.9 |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]1969
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 29,076 | 54.3 | −4.0 | |
Labor | Richard Dunstan | 17,591 | 32.9 | +3.7 | |
Democratic Labor | Francis Duffy | 6,856 | 12.8 | +0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 53,523 | 97.8 | |||
Informal votes | 1,185 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 54,708 | 93.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 64.9 | −4.7 | ||
Labor | Richard Dunstan | 35.1 | +4.7 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −4.7 |
1966
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 28,760 | 61.2 | −2.7 | |
Labor | William Cooper | 12,370 | 26.3 | +1.9 | |
Democratic Labor | Bernie Gaynor | 5,888 | 12.5 | +2.3 | |
Total formal votes | 47,018 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 1,031 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 48,049 | 95.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 72.5 | −1.6 | ||
Labor | William Cooper | 27.5 | +1.6 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −1.6 |
1966 by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 25,012 | 56.8 | −7.1 | |
Labor | William Cooper | 12,181 | 27.7 | +3.3 | |
Democratic Labor | Bernie Gaynor | 5,854 | 13.3 | +3.1 | |
Independent | Peter Brereton | 781 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Republican | Charles Cook | 220 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 4,048 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 900 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 44,948 | 90.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 30,569 | 69.4 | −4.7 | |
Labor | William Cooper | 13,478 | 30.6 | +4.7 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −4.7 |
1963
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Sir Robert Menzies | 30,205 | 63.9 | +6.6 | |
Labor | Robert White | 11,514 | 24.4 | −1.6 | |
Democratic Labor | Charles Murphy | 4,806 | 10.2 | −5.0 | |
Communist | Ralph Gibson | 727 | 1.5 | +0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 47,252 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 513 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 47,765 | 95.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Sir Robert Menzies | 74.1 | +3.7 | ||
Labor | Robert White | 25.9 | −3.7 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.7 |
1961
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Menzies | 26,328 | 57.3 | −6.1 | |
Labor | Moss Cass | 11,938 | 26.0 | +3.8 | |
Democratic Labor | Thomas Brennan | 6,968 | 15.2 | +1.8 | |
Communist | Bill Tregear | 458 | 1.0 | −0.1 | |
Independent | Goldie Collins | 237 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 45,929 | 97.8 | |||
Informal votes | 1,043 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 46,972 | 95.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Robert Menzies | 70.4 | −4.3 | ||
Labor | Moss Cass | 29.6 | +4.3 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −4.3 |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]1958
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Menzies | 28,285 | 63.4 | −3.2 | |
Labor | Dolph Eddy | 9,921 | 22.2 | +0.2 | |
Democratic Labor | John Buchanan | 5,962 | 13.4 | +3.1 | |
Communist | Gerry O'Day | 476 | 1.1 | −0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 44,644 | 98.1 | |||
Informal votes | 882 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 45,526 | 95.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Robert Menzies | 74.7 | −0.2 | ||
Labor | Dolph Eddy | 25.3 | +0.2 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.2 |
1955
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Menzies | 28,363 | 66.6 | −2.7 | |
Labor | Dolph Eddy | 9,350 | 22.0 | −6.9 | |
Labor (A-C) | Kevin Gregson | 4,371 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
Communist | Gerry O'Day | 507 | 1.2 | −0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 42,591 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 855 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 43,446 | 95.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Robert Menzies | 74.9 | +5.5 | ||
Labor | Dolph Eddy | 25.1 | −5.5 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +5.5 |
1954
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Menzies | 29,427 | 69.3 | +1.9 | |
Labor | George Miller | 12,269 | 28.9 | +0.5 | |
Communist | Rex Mortimer | 763 | 1.8 | −2.4 | |
Total formal votes | 42,459 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 398 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 42,857 | 95.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Robert Menzies | 69.5 | +0.7 | ||
Labor | George Miller | 30.5 | −0.7 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.7 |
1951
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Menzies | 28,174 | 67.4 | +0.3 | |
Labor | Maurice Sheehy | 11,873 | 28.4 | −4.5 | |
Communist | Ted Laurie | 1,734 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
Total formal votes | 41,781 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 516 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 42,297 | 96.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Robert Menzies | 68.8 | +1.7 | ||
Labor | Maurice Sheehy | 31.2 | −1.7 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.7 |
Elections in the 1940s
[edit]1949
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Menzies | 27,912 | 67.1 | +4.8 | |
Labor | Keith Ewert | 13,691 | 32.9 | +1.3 | |
Total formal votes | 41,603 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 463 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 42,066 | 97.2 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +4.2 |
1946
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Menzies | 49,298 | 61.7 | +13.1 | |
Labor | Albert Nicholls | 25,494 | 31.9 | +5.2 | |
Communist | Ted Laurie | 5,134 | 6.4 | −1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 79,926 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 1,299 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 81,225 | 93.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Robert Menzies | 63.3 | +0.8 | ||
Labor | Albert Nicholls | 36.7 | −0.8 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.8 |
1943
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United Australia | Robert Menzies | 37,988 | 48.6 | −14.3 | |
Labor | Albert Nicholls | 20,912 | 26.7 | +6.1 | |
Middle Class | John Nimmo | 10,601 | 13.5 | +13.5 | |
Communist | Ted Laurie | 6,402 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
Christian Independent | Gwendolyn Noad | 2,338 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Total formal votes | 78,241 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 1,599 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 79,840 | 97.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
United Australia | Robert Menzies | 62.5 | −7.6 | ||
Labor | Albert Nicholls | 37.5 | +7.6 | ||
United Australia hold | Swing | −7.6 |
1940
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United Australia | Robert Menzies | 44,161 | 62.9 | +11.6 | |
Labor | Thomas Brennan | 14,467 | 20.6 | −4.1 | |
Independent | John Dale | 7,382 | 10.5 | +10.5 | |
Independent | Drysdale Bett | 2,598 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Independent | Frank Hartnett | 1,168 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Independent | Francis Foster | 377 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 70,153 | 98.3 | |||
Informal votes | 1,184 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 71,337 | 95.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
United Australia | Robert Menzies | 70.1 | +12.8 | ||
Labor | Thomas Brennan | 29.9 | −12.8 | ||
United Australia hold | Swing | +12.8 |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]1937
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United Australia | Robert Menzies | 31,690 | 51.3 | −11.4 | |
Labor | Thomas Brennan | 15,247 | 24.7 | +6.6 | |
Independent | Leslie Hollins | 14,841 | 24.0 | +24.0 | |
Total formal votes | 61,778 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 1,326 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 63,104 | 95.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
United Australia | Robert Menzies | 57.3 | −15.0 | ||
Labor | Thomas Brennan | 42.7 | +15.0 | ||
United Australia hold | Swing | −15.0 |
1934
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United Australia | Robert Menzies | 41,876 | 61.7 | −14.8 | |
Labor | Maurice Kelly | 13,051 | 19.2 | −4.3 | |
Social Credit | Leslie Hollins | 12,980 | 19.1 | +19.1 | |
Total formal votes | 67,907 | 97.2 | |||
Informal votes | 1,946 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 69,853 | 95.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
United Australia | Robert Menzies | 70.8 | −5.7 | ||
Labor | Maurice Kelly | 29.2 | +5.7 | ||
United Australia hold | Swing | −5.7 |
1931
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United Australia | John Latham | 50,590 | 76.5 | +21.3 | |
Labor | Cornelius Loughnan | 15,557 | 23.5 | −21.3 | |
Total formal votes | 66,147 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 1,221 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 67,368 | 96.7 | |||
United Australia hold | Swing | +21.3 |
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]1929
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | John Latham | 34,909 | 55.2 | −11.3 | |
Labor | Albert Langker | 28,276 | 44.8 | +11.3 | |
Total formal votes | 63,185 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 898 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 64,083 | 95.4 | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | −11.3 |
1928
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | John Latham | 39,988 | 66.5 | −1.2 | |
Labor | Joseph Hannan | 20,124 | 33.5 | +1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 60,112 | 97.1 | |||
Informal votes | 1,773 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 61,885 | 95.5 | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | −1.2 |
1925
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | John Latham | 36,954 | 67.7 | +20.3 | |
Labor | Lionel Batten | 17,664 | 32.3 | +13.5 | |
Total formal votes | 54,618 | 98.7 | |||
Informal votes | 745 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 55,363 | 94.5 | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | +18.3 |
1922
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Sir Robert Best | 13,459 | 47.4 | −15.1 | |
Liberal | John Latham | 9,591 | 33.8 | +33.8 | |
Labor | Jean Daley | 5,341 | 18.8 | +0.0 | |
Total formal votes | 28,391 | 97.8 | |||
Informal votes | 629 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 29,020 | 61.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | John Latham | 14,360 | 50.6 | +50.6 | |
Nationalist | Sir Robert Best | 14,031 | 49.4 | −14.9 | |
Liberal gain from Nationalist | Swing | +14.9 |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]1919
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Sir Robert Best | 22,732 | 62.5 | −37.5 | |
Ind. Nationalist | Stephen Thompson | 7,025 | 19.3 | +19.3 | |
Labor | Mary Grant | 6,589 | 18.1 | +18.1 | |
Total formal votes | 36,346 | 96.5 | |||
Informal votes | 1,331 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 37,677 | 76.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | Sir Robert Best | 64.3 | −35.7 | ||
Ind. Nationalist | Stephen Thompson | 35.7 | +35.7 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | −35.7 |
1917
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Sir Robert Best | unopposed | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing |
1914
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Sir Robert Best | 18,545 | 59.4 | −2.5 | |
Independent Socialist | Vida Goldstein | 10,264 | 32.9 | −5.2 | |
Independent | Edward Terry | 2,420 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
Total formal votes | 31,229 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 636 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 31,865 | 76.3 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.4 |
1913
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Sir Robert Best | 18,777 | 61.9 | +4.1 | |
Independent | Vida Goldstein | 11,540 | 38.1 | +38.1 | |
Total formal votes | 30,317 | 98.3 | |||
Informal votes | 509 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 30,826 | 74.7 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +4.1 |
1910 by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Sir Robert Best | 11,925 | 55.5 | −0.8 | |
Independent Liberal | Alfred Lumsden | 8,214 | 38.2 | −5.5 | |
Labour | Leger Erson | 1,363 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Total formal votes | 21,502 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 253 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 21,755 | 56.7 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.4 |
1910
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Knox | 15,089 | 56.3 | −37.1 | |
Independent Liberal | Alfred Lumsden | 11,733 | 43.7 | +43.7 | |
Total formal votes | 26,822 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 253 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 27,075 | 71.1 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | −37.1 |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]1906
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anti-Socialist | William Knox | 12,018 | 58.7 | +5.9 | |
Protectionist | Robert Barbour | 7,093 | 34.7 | −12.5 | |
Labour | Edward Hodges | 1,358 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
Total formal votes | 20,469 | 96.8 | |||
Informal votes | 676 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 21,145 | 62.8 | |||
Anti-Socialist hold | Swing | +9.2 |
1903
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free Trade | William Knox | 12,045 | 52.8 | −4.6 | |
Protectionist | Robert Barbour | 10,768 | 47.2 | +13.7 | |
Total formal votes | 22,813 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 366 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 23,179 | 58.9 | |||
Free Trade hold | Swing | −9.2 |
1901
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free Trade | William Knox | 5,193 | 57.4 | +57.4 | |
Protectionist | Theodore Fink | 3,026 | 33.5 | +33.5 | |
Ind. Protectionist | John Rogers | 821 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
Total formal votes | 9,040 | 99.5 | |||
Informal votes | 45 | 0.5 | |||
Turnout | 9,085 | 66.4 | |||
Free Trade win | (new seat) |
Graphical Representation
[edit]![Graphical depiction of primary votes in Kooyong, 1994–2019.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Kooyong_primary.png/600px-Kooyong_primary.png)
References
[edit]- ^ Kooyong, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Kooyong, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Kooyong, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ 2013 results for Kooyong, AEC.
- ^ "2010 results for Kooyong". AEC.