Electoral results for the Division of McMillan
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of McMillan in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until the present.
Members
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
Australian federal election, 2016: McMillan
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
Russell Broadbent |
48,304 |
47.86 |
−2.50 |
|
Labor |
Chris Buckingham |
29,531 |
29.26 |
+4.21 |
|
Greens |
Donna Lancaster |
9,810 |
9.72 |
+2.10 |
|
Family First |
Nathan Harding |
3,418 |
3.39 |
+1.38 |
|
Animal Justice |
Jennifer McAdam |
3,022 |
2.99 |
+2.99 |
|
Rise Up Australia |
Norman Baker |
2,786 |
2.76 |
+2.09 |
|
Liberal Democrats |
Jim McDonald |
2,289 |
2.27 |
+2.27 |
|
Christians |
Kathleen Ipsen |
1,761 |
1.74 |
+1.74 |
Total formal votes |
100,921 |
94.29 |
+0.40 |
Informal votes |
6,115 |
5.71 |
−0.40 |
Turnout |
107,036 |
92.13 |
−2.51 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Russell Broadbent |
56,543 |
56.03 |
−5.80 |
|
Labor |
Chris Buckingham |
44,378 |
43.97 |
+5.80 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
−5.80 |
|
Australian federal election, 2013: McMillan
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
Russell Broadbent |
47,316 |
50.36 |
+1.31 |
|
Labor |
Anthony Naus |
23,537 |
25.05 |
−10.71 |
|
Greens |
Malcolm McKelvie |
7,157 |
7.62 |
−2.09 |
|
Palmer United |
Matthew Sherry |
4,380 |
4.66 |
+4.66 |
|
Katter's Australian |
David Amor |
2,262 |
2.41 |
+2.41 |
|
Sex Party |
Ben Staggard |
2,168 |
2.31 |
+2.20 |
|
Family First |
Luke Conlon |
1,893 |
2.01 |
−1.24 |
|
Democratic Labour |
Andrew Kis-Rigo |
1,641 |
1.75 |
+1.75 |
|
Independent |
John Parker |
1,245 |
1.33 |
+1.33 |
|
Country Alliance |
Ross Fisher |
822 |
0.87 |
+0.87 |
|
Independent |
Leigh Gatt |
695 |
0.74 |
−1.35 |
|
Rise Up Australia |
Norman Baker |
627 |
0.67 |
+0.67 |
|
Senator Online |
Gary Patton |
209 |
0.22 |
+0.22 |
Total formal votes |
93,952 |
93.89 |
−2.15 |
Informal votes |
6,118 |
6.11 |
+2.15 |
Turnout |
100,070 |
94.64 |
+0.34 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Russell Broadbent |
58,095 |
61.83 |
+7.62 |
|
Labor |
Anthony Naus |
35,857 |
38.17 |
−7.62 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
+7.62 |
|
Australian federal election, 2010: McMillan
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
Russell Broadbent |
41,870 |
49.28 |
-0.65 |
|
Labor |
Christine Maxfield |
30,212 |
35.56 |
-2.58 |
|
Greens |
Malcolm McKelvie |
8,258 |
9.72 |
+3.72 |
|
Family First |
Linden Stokes |
2,776 |
3.27 |
+0.33 |
|
Independent |
Leigh Gatt |
1,844 |
2.17 |
+2.17 |
Total formal votes |
84,960 |
96.03 |
-0.54 |
Informal votes |
3,511 |
3.97 |
+0.54 |
Turnout |
88,471 |
94.80 |
-1.08 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Russell Broadbent |
46,229 |
54.41 |
-0.38 |
|
Labor |
Christine Maxfield |
38,731 |
45.59 |
+0.38 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
-0.38 |
|
Elections in the 2000s
Australian federal election, 2007: McMillan
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
Russell Broadbent |
40,254 |
49.93 |
+7.00 |
|
Labor |
Christine Maxfield |
30,743 |
38.14 |
+0.28 |
|
Greens |
Sandra Betts |
4,839 |
6.00 |
+1.52 |
|
Family First |
Terry Aeschlimann |
2,370 |
2.94 |
+1.23 |
|
Democrats |
Don Walters |
1,206 |
1.50 |
+0.65 |
|
Democratic Labor |
Suryan Chandrasegaran |
775 |
0.96 |
+0.61 |
|
CEC |
Theo Alblas |
287 |
0.36 |
+0.19 |
|
Liberty & Democracy |
Ben Fiechtner |
141 |
0.17 |
+0.17 |
Total formal votes |
80,615 |
96.57 |
+1.06 |
Informal votes |
2,859 |
3.43 |
-1.06 |
Turnout |
83,474 |
95.85 |
-0.04 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Russell Broadbent |
44,172 |
54.79 |
-0.20 |
|
Labor |
Christine Maxfield |
36,443 |
45.21 |
+0.20 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
-0.20 |
|
Australian federal election, 2004: McMillan
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
Russell Broadbent |
32,379 |
42.93 |
+13.80 |
|
Labor |
Christian Zahra |
28,555 |
37.86 |
+0.94 |
|
National |
Bridget McKenzie |
6,676 |
8.85 |
-7.74 |
|
Greens |
Chris Aitken |
3,381 |
4.48 |
-0.89 |
|
Family First |
Harold Paul |
1,289 |
1.71 |
+1.71 |
|
Independent |
Howard Emanuel |
1,079 |
1.43 |
+1.43 |
|
One Nation |
A R Gizycki de Gozdawa |
1,044 |
1.38 |
-2.55 |
|
Democrats |
Julie Grant |
638 |
0.85 |
-3.10 |
|
Democratic Labor |
Greg Byrne |
263 |
0.35 |
+0.35 |
|
CEC |
Graeme Reid |
127 |
0.17 |
+0.10 |
Total formal votes |
75,431 |
95.51 |
-0.25 |
Informal votes |
3,543 |
4.49 |
+0.25 |
Turnout |
78,974 |
95.89 |
-0.17 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Russell Broadbent |
41,477 |
54.99 |
+2.15 |
|
Labor |
Christian Zahra |
33,954 |
45.01 |
-2.15 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
+2.15 |
|
Australian federal election, 2001: McMillan
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Christian Zahra |
35,238 |
44.48 |
+7.57 |
|
Liberal |
Jim Forbes |
31,532 |
39.80 |
+0.94 |
|
Democrats |
David Wall |
3,233 |
4.08 |
-0.17 |
|
Greens |
Jenny Farrar |
2,918 |
3.68 |
+1.51 |
|
One Nation |
John Holtman |
2,864 |
3.62 |
-1.61 |
|
National |
David Roberts |
2,172 |
2.74 |
+2.74 |
|
|
Betty Howell |
1,262 |
1.59 |
+1.59 |
Total formal votes |
79,219 |
96.52 |
+0.63 |
Informal votes |
2,853 |
3.48 |
-0.63 |
Turnout |
82,072 |
96.44 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Christian Zahra |
41,559 |
52.46 |
+1.89 |
|
Liberal |
Jim Forbes |
37,660 |
47.54 |
-1.89 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
+1.89 |
|
Elections in the 1990s
Australian federal election, 1998: McMillan
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
Russell Broadbent |
29,512 |
38.91 |
-1.20 |
|
Labor |
Christian Zahra |
27,995 |
36.91 |
-3.95 |
|
One Nation |
Bryan Atkin |
3,963 |
5.22 |
+5.22 |
|
Independent |
Barry Cunningham |
3,800 |
5.01 |
+5.01 |
|
Democrats |
David Wall |
3,228 |
4.26 |
-0.81 |
|
Shooters |
Peter Kelly |
2,954 |
3.89 |
+3.89 |
|
Australia First |
Peter Wells |
2,036 |
2.68 |
+2.68 |
|
Greens |
Jenny Farrar |
1,645 |
2.17 |
-0.50 |
|
Independent |
Anthony Geoghegan |
352 |
0.46 |
+0.46 |
|
Unity |
Colin Milne |
247 |
0.33 |
+0.33 |
|
Natural Law |
Peter Jackson |
116 |
0.15 |
-0.07 |
Total formal votes |
75,848 |
95.89 |
-1.40 |
Informal votes |
3,251 |
4.11 |
+1.40 |
Turnout |
79,099 |
96.53 |
-0.31 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Christian Zahra |
38,360 |
50.57 |
+2.64 |
|
Liberal |
Russell Broadbent |
37,488 |
49.43 |
-2.64 |
|
Labor gain from Liberal |
Swing |
+2.64 |
|
Australian federal election, 1996: McMillan
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Barry Cunningham |
31,115 |
40.86 |
-4.92 |
|
Liberal |
Russell Broadbent |
30,546 |
40.11 |
-2.38 |
|
National |
Helen Hoppner |
6,206 |
8.15 |
+6.93 |
|
Democrats |
Colin Thornby |
3,869 |
5.07 |
+1.66 |
|
Greens |
Luke van der Meulen |
2,031 |
2.67 |
+2.67 |
|
Independent |
Dave Smith |
878 |
1.15 |
+1.15 |
|
Call to Australia |
Norman Baker |
818 |
1.07 |
+1.07 |
|
Independent |
Chris King |
526 |
0.69 |
+0.69 |
|
Natural Law |
Michael Pollock |
170 |
0.22 |
-0.35 |
Total formal votes |
76,149 |
97.39 |
-0.32 |
Informal votes |
2,119 |
2.71 |
+0.32 |
Turnout |
78,268 |
96.83 |
-0.09 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Russell Broadbent |
39,333 |
52.07 |
+2.60 |
|
Labor |
Barry Cunningham |
36,210 |
47.93 |
-2.60 |
|
Liberal gain from Labor |
Swing |
+2.60 |
|
Australian federal election, 1993: McMillan
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Barry Cunningham |
34,295 |
45.66 |
+7.77 |
|
Liberal |
John Riggall |
32,939 |
43.86 |
+5.52 |
|
Independent |
Helen Hoppner |
4,385 |
5.84 |
+5.84 |
|
Democrats |
David White |
2,515 |
3.35 |
-6.86 |
|
Independent |
Glen Mann |
540 |
0.72 |
-0.05 |
|
Natural Law |
Cathy Boschin |
428 |
0.57 |
+0.57 |
Total formal votes |
75,102 |
97.60 |
+0.31 |
Informal votes |
1,848 |
2.40 |
-0.31 |
Turnout |
76,950 |
96.92 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Barry Cunningham |
37,793 |
50.40 |
+4.84 |
|
Liberal |
John Riggall |
37,200 |
49.60 |
-4.84 |
|
Labor gain from Liberal |
Swing |
+4.84 |
|
Australian federal election, 1990: McMillan
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
John Riggall |
27,224 |
38.3 |
+5.3 |
|
Labor |
Barry Cunningham |
26,903 |
37.9 |
-9.7 |
|
Democrats |
Ross Ollquist |
7,247 |
10.2 |
+4.9 |
|
National |
Jillian Petersen |
6,358 |
9.0 |
-3.1 |
|
Call to Australia |
Michael Slaughter |
2,726 |
3.8 |
+3.8 |
|
Independent |
Glen Mann |
544 |
0.8 |
+0.8 |
Total formal votes |
71,002 |
97.3 |
|
Informal votes |
1,976 |
2.7 |
|
Turnout |
72,978 |
96.4 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
John Riggall |
38,576 |
54.4 |
+7.4 |
|
Labor |
Barry Cunningham |
32,281 |
45.6 |
-7.4 |
|
Liberal gain from Labor |
Swing |
+7.4 |
|
Elections in the 1980s
Australian federal election, 1987: McMillan
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Barry Cunningham |
30,610 |
48.9 |
-4.6 |
|
Liberal |
John Kiely |
19,846 |
31.7 |
-1.5 |
|
National |
Pat O'Brien |
7,544 |
12.1 |
+6.0 |
|
Democrats |
Ross Ollquist |
3,319 |
5.3 |
+1.1 |
|
Independent |
Anne Lorraine |
833 |
1.3 |
+1.3 |
|
Independent |
Thomas Walsh |
404 |
0.6 |
+0.6 |
Total formal votes |
62,556 |
96.2 |
|
Informal votes |
2,466 |
3.8 |
|
Turnout |
65,022 |
95.6 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Barry Cunningham |
33,949 |
54.3 |
-3.8 |
|
Liberal |
John Kiely |
28,555 |
45.7 |
+3.8 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
-3.8 |
|
Australian federal election, 1984: McMillan
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Barry Cunningham |
31,517 |
53.5 |
+4.1 |
|
Liberal |
John Dwyer |
19,559 |
33.2 |
-5.2 |
|
National |
Heather Ronald |
3,580 |
6.1 |
+1.4 |
|
Democrats |
James Richards |
2,509 |
4.3 |
-1.5 |
|
Democratic Labor |
Anne Barrett |
1,732 |
2.9 |
+1.2 |
Total formal votes |
58,897 |
93.0 |
|
Informal votes |
4,415 |
7.0 |
|
Turnout |
63,312 |
96.3 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Barry Cunningham |
34,182 |
58.0 |
+4.1 |
|
Liberal |
John Dwyer |
24,705 |
42.0 |
-4.1 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
+4.1 |
|
Australian federal election, 1983: McMillan
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Barry Cunningham |
34,099 |
48.3 |
+5.4 |
|
Liberal |
Greg Ross |
27,831 |
39.5 |
-4.7 |
|
Democrats |
Gloria Auchterlonie |
4,062 |
5.8 |
-1.5 |
|
National |
Stewart Robertson |
3,317 |
4.7 |
+4.7 |
|
Democratic Labor |
John Sellens |
1,219 |
1.7 |
-3.3 |
Total formal votes |
70,528 |
97.9 |
|
Informal votes |
1,548 |
2.1 |
|
Turnout |
72,076 |
96.2 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Barry Cunningham |
37,433 |
53.1 |
+1.7 |
|
Liberal |
Greg Ross |
33,095 |
46.9 |
-1.7 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
+1.7 |
|
Australian federal election, 1980: McMillan
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
Barry Simon |
28,957 |
44.2 |
-0.3 |
|
Labor |
Barry Cunningham |
28,100 |
42.9 |
+7.5 |
|
Democrats |
Sandra Burke |
4,748 |
7.3 |
-6.9 |
|
Democratic Labor |
Brian Handley |
3,295 |
5.0 |
+0.2 |
|
Independent |
Robert McCracken |
378 |
0.6 |
+0.6 |
Total formal votes |
65,478 |
97.3 |
|
Informal votes |
1,803 |
2.7 |
|
Turnout |
67,281 |
95.7 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Barry Cunningham |
33,647 |
51.4 |
+6.2 |
|
Liberal |
Barry Simon |
31,831 |
48.6 |
-6.2 |
|
Labor gain from Liberal |
Swing |
+6.2 |
|
Elections in the 1970s
Australian federal election, 1977: McMillan
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
Barry Simon |
27,650 |
44.5 |
+11.9 |
|
Labor |
Richard Elkington |
21,999 |
35.4 |
-4.2 |
|
Democrats |
Ronald Dent |
8,844 |
14.2 |
+14.2 |
|
Democratic Labor |
Brian Handley |
3,010 |
4.8 |
+0.9 |
|
Independent |
Norman Holyoak |
667 |
1.1 |
+1.1 |
Total formal votes |
62,170 |
97.1 |
|
Informal votes |
1,847 |
2.9 |
|
Turnout |
64,017 |
96.3 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Barry Simon |
34,077 |
54.8 |
-1.9 |
|
Labor |
Richard Elkington |
28,093 |
45.2 |
+1.9 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
-1.9 |
|
Australian federal election, 1975: McMillan
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
William Rutherford |
22,402 |
39.6 |
-4.3 |
|
Liberal |
Barry Simon |
18,415 |
32.6 |
+8.4 |
|
National Country |
Arthur Hewson |
12,971 |
22.9 |
-1.9 |
|
Democratic Labor |
Les Hilton |
2,227 |
3.9 |
-0.2 |
|
Independent |
David Little |
525 |
0.9 |
+0.9 |
Total formal votes |
56,540 |
98.0 |
|
Informal votes |
1,182 |
2.0 |
|
Turnout |
57,722 |
95.4 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Barry Simon |
32,070 |
56.7 |
+56.7 |
|
Labor |
William Rutherford |
24,470 |
43.3 |
-2.1 |
|
Liberal gain from National Country |
Swing |
+2.1 |
|
Australian federal election, 1974: McMillan
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Barry Murphy |
24,201 |
43.9 |
-1.9 |
|
Country |
Arthur Hewson |
13,650 |
24.8 |
+8.2 |
|
Liberal |
Ronald Dent |
13,345 |
24.2 |
+0.1 |
|
Democratic Labor |
Les Hilton |
2,273 |
4.1 |
-3.1 |
|
Australia Party |
Ronald Broadhurst |
1,666 |
3.0 |
+3.0 |
Total formal votes |
55,135 |
97.9 |
|
Informal votes |
1,177 |
2.1 |
|
Turnout |
56,312 |
96.3 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Country |
Arthur Hewson |
30,110 |
54.6 |
+2.2 |
|
Labor |
Barry Murphy |
25,025 |
45.4 |
-2.2 |
|
Country hold |
Swing |
+2.2 |
|
Australian federal election, 1972: McMillan
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Frank Mountford |
22,802 |
45.8 |
+3.7 |
|
Liberal |
Barrie Armitage |
12,025 |
24.1 |
-8.0 |
|
Country |
Arthur Hewson |
8,282 |
16.6 |
-0.3 |
|
Democratic Labor |
Michael Houlihan |
3,583 |
7.2 |
-1.8 |
|
Independent |
Alexander Buchanan |
3,113 |
6.3 |
+6.3 |
Total formal votes |
49,805 |
98.1 |
|
Informal votes |
962 |
1.9 |
|
Turnout |
50,767 |
96.5 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Country |
Arthur Hewson |
26,096 |
52.4 |
+52.4 |
|
Labor |
Frank Mountford |
23,709 |
47.6 |
+2.9 |
|
Country gain from Liberal |
Swing |
-2.9 |
|
Elections in the 1960s
Australian federal election, 1969: McMillan
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Frank Mountford |
20,390 |
42.1 |
+8.2 |
|
Liberal |
Alexander Buchanan |
15,530 |
32.1 |
-18.5 |
|
Country |
John Dwyer |
8,164 |
16.9 |
+16.9 |
|
Democratic Labor |
Les Hilton |
4,337 |
9.0 |
-2.1 |
Total formal votes |
48,421 |
97.6 |
|
Informal votes |
1,189 |
2.4 |
|
Turnout |
49,610 |
96.0 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Alexander Buchanan |
26,795 |
55.3 |
-7.5 |
|
Labor |
Frank Mountford |
21,626 |
44.7 |
+7.5 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
-7.5 |
|
Australian federal election, 1961: McMillan
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
James Longstaff |
15,907 |
36.9 |
-2.4 |
|
Liberal |
Alexander Buchanan |
15,288 |
35.5 |
+5.4 |
|
Country |
Francis Hawtin |
6,758 |
15.7 |
-3.0 |
|
Democratic Labor |
Les Hilton |
4,988 |
11.6 |
+1.4 |
|
Republican |
Patrick Linane |
181 |
0.4 |
+0.4 |
Total formal votes |
43,122 |
97.6 |
|
Informal votes |
1,078 |
2.4 |
|
Turnout |
44,200 |
95.3 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Alexander Buchanan |
26,401 |
61.2 |
+4.0 |
|
Labor |
James Longstaff |
16,721 |
38.8 |
-4.0 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
+4.0 |
|
Elections in the 1950s
Australian federal election, 1958: McMillan
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
George Brown |
15,821 |
39.3 |
+4.7 |
|
Liberal |
Alexander Buchanan |
12,113 |
30.1 |
-21.9 |
|
Country |
Francis Hawtin |
7,514 |
18.7 |
+18.7 |
|
Democratic Labor |
Kevin Scanlon |
4,123 |
10.2 |
-3.2 |
|
Communist |
Wattie Doig |
450 |
1.1 |
+1.1 |
|
Independent |
Decima Mayne |
210 |
0.5 |
+0.5 |
Total formal votes |
40,231 |
95.2 |
|
Informal votes |
2,040 |
4.8 |
|
Turnout |
42,271 |
95.4 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Alexander Buchanan |
23,031 |
57.2 |
-5.5 |
|
Labor |
George Brown |
17,200 |
42.8 |
+5.5 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
-5.5 |
|
Elections in the 1940s
References
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- Divisions in: New South Wales
- Victoria
- Queensland
- Western Australia
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Australian Capital and Northern Territories
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