Electoral results for the Division of Bonython

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
MemberPartyTerm
  Norman Makin Labor 1955–1963
  Martin Nicholls Labor 1963–1977
  Neal Blewett Labor 1977–1994
  Martyn Evans Labor 1994–2004

Election results

2001
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

1998
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
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 Bonython by-election
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
AAFI 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
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
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

1987
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
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 14,902 26.6 +1.1
Labor hold Swing−1.1

1983
Australian federal election: Bonython
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neal Blewett 48,097 60.5 +6.1
Liberal Neville Joyce 24,391 30.6 −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
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
Prog. 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

1977
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
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
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
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

1969
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
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
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
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

1958
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
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 hold Swing+5.4

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