Electoral results for the Division of Dundas

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Dundas in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1977 until its abolition in 1993.

Members

Member Party Term
  Philip Ruddock Liberal 1977—1993

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Philip Ruddock 30,887 49.4 −8.0
Labor Richard Talbot 19,191 30.7 −2.7
Democrats Peter Reddy 7,447 11.9 +2.7
Call to Australia Bruce Coleman 1,559 2.5 +2.5
Independent Alec Preda 1,499 2.4 +2.4
Independent Barry Liggins 1,376 2.2 +2.2
Independent John Wilson 513 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 62,472 97.4
Informal votes 1,674 2.6
Turnout 64,146 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Philip Ruddock 36,945 59.3 −1.7
Labor Richard Talbot 25,314 40.7 +1.7
Liberal hold Swing −1.7

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Philip Ruddock 35,747 57.4 +2.2
Labor Veronica Husted 20,786 33.4 −2.6
Democrats Robert Springett 5,738 9.2 +0.4
Total formal votes 62,271 96.5
Informal votes 2,257 3.5
Turnout 64,528 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Philip Ruddock 38,010 61.0 +2.1
Labor Veronica Husted 24,261 39.0 −2.1
Liberal hold Swing +2.1

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Philip Ruddock 33,846 55.2 +0.6
Labor Margaret Blaxell 22,076 36.0 −3.9
Democrats John Tuminello 5,400 8.8 +3.3
Total formal votes 61,322 95.3
Informal votes 3,011 4.7
Turnout 64,333 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Philip Ruddock 36,099 58.9 +2.1
Labor Margaret Blaxell 25,223 41.1 −2.1
Liberal hold Swing +2.1

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Philip Ruddock 33,509 50.1 −3.1
Labor Margaret Blaxell 29,727 44.4 +6.7
Democrats John Tumminello 3,712 5.5 −1.8
Total formal votes 66,948 98.3
Informal votes 1,133 1.7
Turnout 68,081 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Philip Ruddock 35,299 52.7 −5.7
Labor Margaret Blaxell 31,649 47.3 +5.7
Liberal hold Swing −5.7

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Philip Ruddock 35,836 53.2 −0.6
Labor Margery Hourihan 25,407 37.7 +3.8
Democrats Stephen Bastian 4,922 7.3 −2.3
Progress Archibald Brown 1,243 1.8 −0.9
Total formal votes 67,408 97.8
Informal votes 1,499 2.2
Turnout 68,907 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Philip Ruddock 58.4 −1.7
Labor Margery Hourihan 41.6 +1.7
Liberal hold Swing −1.7

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Philip Ruddock 36,427 53.8 −4.4
Labor Russell Rollason 22,980 33.9 −4.9
Democrats Brendan Mohide 6,484 9.6 +9.6
Progress Malcolm McKinnon 1,824 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 67,715 98.0
Informal votes 1,395 2.0
Turnout 69,110 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Philip Ruddock 60.1 +0.1
Labor Russell Rollason 39.9 −0.1
Liberal notional hold Swing +0.1

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