Electoral results for the Division of Gwydir

For the former New South Wales state electorate, see Electoral results for the district of Gwydir.

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Gwydir in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 2007.

Members

Member Party Term
  George Cruickshank Protectionist 1901—1903
  William Webster Labor 1903—1916
  Nationalist 1916—1919
  Lou Cunningham Labor 1919—1925
  Aubrey Abbott Country 1925—1929
  Lou Cunningham Labor 1929—1931
  Aubrey Abbott Country 1931—1937
  William Scully Labor 1937 by—1949
  Thomas Treloar Country 1949—1953
  Ian Allan Country 1953 by—1969
  Ralph Hunt Country, National 1969 by—1989
  John Anderson National 1989 by—2007

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John Anderson 46,951 61.95 +9.32
Labor Glenn Sims 17,396 22.95 +0.30
Independent Bruce Haigh 3,797 5.01 −1.03
One Nation Colin Rogers 3,441 4.54 −5.50
Greens Michael Anderson 3,399 4.48 +2.76
Citizens Electoral Council Richard Stringer 808 1.07 −0.49
Total formal votes 75,792 96.40 +0.93
Informal votes 2,830 3.60 −0.93
Turnout 78,622 95.15 +0.03
Two-party-preferred result
National John Anderson 51,835 68.39 +3.51
Labor Glenn Sims 23,957 31.61 −3.51
National hold Swing +3.51

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John Anderson 40,437 52.63 +11.15
Labor Anne Murnain 17,402 22.65 −5.71
One Nation Colin Rogers 7,716 10.04 −9.10
Independent Bruce Haigh 4,637 6.04 +6.04
Greens Neil Strachan 1,324 1.72 +1.52
Independent Bevan O'Regan 1,289 1.68 +1.68
Democrats Ken Graham 1,242 1.62 −0.83
Citizens Electoral Council Richard Witten 1,197 1.56 +1.48
Lower Excise Fuel Harry Weber 1,194 1.55 +1.55
Independent Gary Edwards 389 0.51 −0.32
Total formal votes 76,827 95.52 −0.51
Informal votes 3,603 4.48 +0.51
Turnout 80,430 95.54
Two-party-preferred result
National John Anderson 49,844 64.88 +2.88
Labor Anne Murnain 26,983 35.12 −2.88
National hold Swing +2.88

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John Anderson 30,829 46.14 −16.18
Labor Anne Murnain 17,773 26.60 −1.67
One Nation Bob Johns 13,875 20.77 +20.77
Democrats Ken Graham 1,624 2.43 −2.79
Christian Democrats Derrick Paxton 1,106 1.66 +1.66
Independent Jim Perrett 856 1.28 −2.90
Independent Gary Edwards 747 1.12 +1.12
Total formal votes 66,810 96.05 −1.40
Informal votes 2,745 3.95 +1.40
Turnout 69,555 95.37 −1.34
Two-party-preferred result
National John Anderson 42,480 63.58 −4.93
Labor Anne Murnain 24,330 36.42 +4.93
National hold Swing −4.93

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John Anderson 43,385 62.32 +5.19
Labor John Curley 19,680 28.27 −9.28
Democrats Anne Graham 3,634 5.22 +5.22
Independent Jim Perrett 2,914 4.19 +4.19
Total formal votes 69,613 97.46 +0.17
Informal votes 1,817 2.54 −0.17
Turnout 71,430 96.72 +0.67
Two-party-preferred result
National John Anderson 47,552 68.51 +8.24
Labor John Curley 21,856 31.49 −8.24
National hold Swing +8.24

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John Anderson 40,950 57.13 +8.47
Labor Ted Stubbins 26,916 37.55 +3.37
Confederate Action Jim Perrett 3,809 5.31 +5.31
Total formal votes 71,675 97.29 −0.27
Informal votes 1,999 2.71 +0.27
Turnout 73,674 96.05
Two-party-preferred result
National John Anderson 43,147 60.27 +0.05
Labor Ted Stubbins 28,442 39.73 −0.05
National hold Swing +0.05

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John Anderson 33,449 51.8 −5.4
Labor Ted Stubbins 21,553 33.4 −3.5
Independent Bevan O'Regan 5,661 8.8 +8.8
Democrats Anthony Styles 3,956 6.1 +6.1
Total formal votes 64,619 97.6
Informal votes 1,581 2.4
Turnout 66,200 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
National John Anderson 39,425 61.2 +0.9
Labor Ted Stubbins 24,984 38.8 −0.9
National hold Swing +0.9

Elections in the 1980s

1989 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1989 Gwydir by-election § Results.[edit]
1989 Gwydir by-election [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John Anderson 31,209 56.0 −1.2
Independent John Uebergang 14,660 26.3 +26.3
Independent Bevan O'Regan 9,881 17.7 +17.7
Total formal votes 55,750 95.3
Informal votes 2,768 4.7
Turnout 58,518 84.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
National John Anderson 60.4 [a]
Independent John Uebergang 39.6
National hold Swing N/A

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ralph Hunt 35,934 57.2 +2.5
Labor Trevor Elks 23,200 36.9 −3.7
Independent Lloyd Fleming 3,695 5.9 +5.9
Total formal votes 62,829 96.5
Informal votes 2,287 3.5
Turnout 65,116 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Ralph Hunt 37,871 60.3 +3.0
Labor Trevor Elks 24,958 39.7 −3.0
National hold Swing +3.0

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ralph Hunt 33,988 54.7 −1.2
Labor Pamela Smith 25,271 40.6 +4.1
Democrats Lyall Munro Jnr 1,958 3.1 −2.3
Independent John Brazier 968 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 62,185 96.4
Informal votes 2,331 3.6
Turnout 64,516 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Ralph Hunt 35,634 57.3 −2.6
Labor Pamela Smith 26,587 42.7 +2.6
National hold Swing −2.6

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ralph Hunt 38,839 57.0 −1.4
Labor Robert Hamilton 25,585 37.6 +2.1
Democrats Gloria Collison 3,711 5.4 −0.6
Total formal votes 68,135 98.7
Informal votes 932 1.3
Turnout 69,067 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Ralph Hunt 58.8 −1.6
Labor Robert Hamilton 41.2 +1.6
National hold Swing −1.6

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Ralph Hunt 38,796 58.4 −0.6
Labor Robert Hamilton 23,589 35.5 +2.8
Democrats Gloria Collison 4,004 6.0 +1.5
Total formal votes 66,389 98.5
Informal votes 1,041 1.5
Turnout 67,430 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Ralph Hunt 60.4 −2.9
Labor Robert Hamilton 39.6 +2.9
National Country hold Swing −2.9

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Ralph Hunt 37,600 59.0 +0.2
Labor Francis Fish 20,831 32.7 −7.0
Democrats Heather Howe 2,866 4.5 +4.5
Progress Brian Allen 1,743 2.7 +2.7
Independent Lyall Munro 654 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 63,694 97.9
Informal votes 1,362 2.1
Turnout 65,056 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Ralph Hunt 63.3 +3.0
Labor Francis Fish 36.7 −3.0
National Country hold Swing +3.0

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Ralph Hunt 31,779 62.0 +4.0
Labor Francis Bourke 18,686 36.5 −4.1
Independent Norbert Hennessy 449 0.9 +0.9
Independent William O'Donnell 331 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 51,245 98.3
Informal votes 893 1.7
Turnout 52,138 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Ralph Hunt 63.5 +4.9
Labor Francis Bourke 36.5 −4.9
National Country hold Swing +4.9

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ralph Hunt 28,892 58.0 +7.8
Labor Francis Bourke 20,249 40.6 −2.8
Australia James Thompson 689 1.4 −1.0
Total formal votes 49,830 98.8
Informal votes 602 1.2
Turnout 50,432 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Ralph Hunt 58.6 +4.4
Labor Francis Bourke 41.4 −4.4
Country hold Swing +4.4

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ralph Hunt 22,979 50.2 +0.2
Labor Robert Downing 19,896 43.4 −0.9
Democratic Labor John Gough 1,532 3.3 +3.3
Australia Kevin Mapperson 1,083 2.4 −2.0
Independent William O'Donnell 324 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 45,814 98.1
Informal votes 865 1.9
Turnout 46,679 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Ralph Hunt 54.2 +1.2
Labor Robert Downing 45.8 −1.2
Country hold Swing +1.2

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ralph Hunt 22,735 50.0 −11.1
Labor Roger Nott 20,143 44.3 +5.4
Australia Brian Edwards 2,014 4.4 +4.4
Independent Halwyn Webster 546 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 45,438 98.7
Informal votes 619 1.3
Turnout 46,057 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Ralph Hunt 53.0 −8.1
Labor Roger Nott 47.0 +8.1
Country hold Swing −8.1

1969 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1969 Gwydir by-election § Results.[edit]
Gwydir by-election, 1969[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ralph Hunt 21,113 53.6 −7.7
Labor Roger Nott 18,293 46.4 +7.7
Total formal votes 39,406 99.0
Informal votes 394 1.0
Turnout 39,800 88.2
Country hold Swing −7.7

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ian Allan 25,184 61.3 +6.3
Labor Reginald Lang 15,895 38.7 −6.3
Total formal votes 41,079 98.2
Informal votes 740 1.8
Turnout 41,819 94.7
Country hold Swing +6.3

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ian Allan 22,477 55.0 +4.9
Labor Kenneth Green 18,373 45.0 −0.1
Total formal votes 40,850 99.2
Informal votes 311 0.8
Turnout 41,161 94.9
Country hold Swing +1.1

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ian Allan 19,845 50.1 −4.9
Labor Austin Heffernan 17,836 45.1 +0.1
Democratic Labor Stanley Parmenter 1,901 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 39,582 98.4
Informal votes 642 1.6
Turnout 40,224 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Ian Allan 53.9 −1.1
Labor Austin Heffernan 46.1 +1.1
Country hold Swing −1.1

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ian Allan 21,304 55.0 −2.9
Labor Austin Heffernan 17,414 45.0 +2.9
Total formal votes 38,718 98.4
Informal votes 640 1.6
Turnout 39,358 94.9
Country hold Swing −2.9

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ian Allan 22,271 57.9 +5.0
Labor Austin Heffernan 16,162 42.1 −5.0
Total formal votes 38,433 98.2
Informal votes 700 1.8
Turnout 39,133 94.9
Country hold Swing +5.0

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ian Allan 20,101 53.1 −0.1
Labor Michael Quinn 17,731 46.9 +0.1
Total formal votes 37,832 99.3
Informal votes 264 0.7
Turnout 38,096 95.7
Country hold Swing −0.1

1953 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1953 Gwydir by-election § Results.[edit]
Gwydir by-election, 1953[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Quinn 15,784 45.3 −1.5
Country Ian Allan 9,823 28.2 −8.8
Country Thelma Kirkby 5,649 16.2 +16.2
Liberal Arthur Howard 3,584 10.3 +10.3
Total formal votes 34,840 98.6
Informal votes 480 1.4
Turnout 35,320 89.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Ian Allan 18,409 52.8 −0.4
Labor Michael Quinn 16,431 47.2 +0.4
Country hold Swing −0.4

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Thomas Treloar 19,460 53.2 −1.9
Labor Norman Ferguson 17,147 46.8 +1.9
Total formal votes 36,607 98.9
Informal votes 408 1.1
Turnout 37,015 95.5
Country hold Swing −1.9

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Thomas Treloar 20,018 55.1 +17.4
Labor William Scully 16,282 44.9 −3.5
Total formal votes 36,300 99.1
Informal votes 346 0.9
Turnout 36,646 95.8
Country gain from Labor Swing +9.2

1946

1946 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Scully 22,434 48.7 −10.8
Country Thomas Treloar 16,513 35.4 +5.4
Protestant People William Campbell 2,661 5.8 +5.8
Liberal Thomas Mort 1,689 3.7 +3.7
Independent Country Ben Wade 1,350 2.9 +2.9
Services Tom Carmody 914 2.0 +2.0
Independent George McDonald 381 0.8 +0.8
Independent Kevin Nott 322 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 46,064 95.7
Informal votes 2,054 4.3
Turnout 48,118 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Scully 51.2 −12.5
Country Thomas Treloar 48.8 +12.5
Labor hold Swing −12.5

1943

1943 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Scully 28,404 59.5 +4.1
Country Colin Gale 14,320 30.0 −13.0
Independent Edmund Daniel 3,985 8.3 +8.3
One Parliament William Mills 1,027 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 47,736 98.6
Informal votes 684 1.4
Turnout 48,420 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Scully 63.7 +4.9
Country Colin Gale 36.3 −4.9
Labor hold Swing +4.9

1940

1940 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Scully 27,231 55.4 +3.0
Country Ben Wade 13,373 27.2 −4.6
Country Ernest Batchelor 7,738 15.8 +15.8
Independent Frederick Deakins 788 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 49,130 98.2
Informal votes 881 1.8
Turnout 50,011 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Scully 58.8 +6.4
Country Ben Wade 41.2 −6.4
Labor hold Swing +6.4

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Scully 27,140 52.4 +44.3
Country Ernest Batchelor 24,679 47.6 −4.9
Total formal votes 51,819 98.9
Informal votes 601 1.1
Turnout 52,420 96.8
Labor hold Swing +6.9

1937 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1937 Gwydir by-election § Results.[edit]
Gwydir by-election, 1937[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Scully 25,551 52.3 +44.2
Country Ernest Batchelor 13,168 27.0 −4.8
Country Oliver Milling 8,155 16.7 +16.7
Country Geoffrey Moore 1,963 4.0 +4.0
Total formal votes 48,837 98.7
Informal votes 639 1.3
Turnout 49,476 90.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Scully 54.3 +54.3
Country Ernest Batchelor 45.7 −8.8
Labor gain from Country Swing +8.8

1934

1934 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Aubrey Abbott 26,229 52.5 −5.7
Labor (NSW) Edward Cummins 19,682 39.4 +28.3
Labor Arthur Griffith 4,030 8.1 −25.7
Total formal votes 49,941 98.1
Informal votes 984 1.9
Turnout 50,925 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Aubrey Abbott 54.5 −8.2
Labor (NSW) Edward Cummins 45.5 +45.5
Country hold Swing −8.2

1931

1931 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Aubrey Abbott 18,321 45.6 +9.0
Labor Lou Cunningham 9,995 24.9 −28.8
Labor (NSW) Edward Cummins 7,931 19.8 +19.8
Country Arnold Brown 3,900 9.7 +9.7
Total formal votes 40,147 96.6
Informal votes 1,419 3.4
Turnout 41,566 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Aubrey Abbott 59.8 +13.5
Labor Lou Cunningham 40.2 −13.5
Country gain from Labor Swing +13.5

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lou Cunningham 20,873 53.7 +6.0
Country Aubrey Abbott 18,014 46.3 −6.0
Total formal votes 38,887 97.9
Informal votes 831 2.1
Turnout 39,718 92.7
Labor gain from Country Swing +6.0

1928

1928 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Aubrey Abbott 18,959 52.3 +21.5
Labor Lou Cunningham 17,266 47.7 +2.2
Total formal votes 36,225 95.2
Informal votes 1,811 4.8
Turnout 38,036 92.1
Country hold Swing −0.8

1925

1925 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lou Cunningham 15,531 45.5 −0.8
Country Aubrey Abbott 10,509 30.8 −5.6
Nationalist Joseph McGowan 8,080 23.7 +6.4
Total formal votes 34,120 97.5
Informal votes 881 2.5
Turnout 35,001 88.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Aubrey Abbott 18,124 53.1 +3.2
Labor Lou Cunningham 15,996 46.9 −3.2
Country gain from Labor Swing +3.2

1922

1922 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lou Cunningham 11,056 46.3 −5.5
Country Gordon Wilkins 8,688 36.4 +36.4
Nationalist William Ashford 4,121 17.3 −24.3
Total formal votes 23,865 96.1
Informal votes 972 3.9
Turnout 24,837 64.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lou Cunningham 11,951 50.1 −5.0
Country Gordon Wilkins 11,914 49.9 +5.0
Labor hold Swing −5.0

Elections in the 1910s

1919

1919 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lou Cunningham 10,333 49.1 +5.6
Nationalist William Webster 8,699 41.4 −15.1
Independent James Bell 1,992 9.5 +9.5
Total formal votes 21,024 93.4
Informal votes 1,477 6.6
Turnout 22,501 69.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lou Cunningham 11,183 53.2 +9.7
Nationalist William Webster 9,841 46.8 −9.7
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +9.7

1917

1917 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist William Webster 13,275 56.5 +10.3
Labor Cecil Last 10,239 43.5 −10.3
Total formal votes 23,514 96.8
Informal votes 781 3.2
Turnout 24,295 69.4
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing +10.3

1914

1914 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Webster 13,560 53.8 +1.6
Liberal John Blackney 11,658 46.2 −1.6
Total formal votes 25,218 97.2
Informal votes 719 2.8
Turnout 25,937 73.3
Labor hold Swing +1.6

1913

1913 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Webster 11,296 52.2 −7.3
Liberal John Blackney 10,348 47.8 +7.3
Total formal votes 21,644 96.2
Informal votes 851 3.8
Turnout 22,495 62.2
Labor hold Swing −7.3

1910

1910 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Webster 10,729 59.6 +6.3
Liberal Robert Patten 7,160 40.4 −6.3
Total formal votes 17,729 98.3
Informal votes 311 1.7
Turnout 18,040 59.9
Labour hold Swing +6.3

Elections in the 1900s

1906

1906 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Webster 7,118 53.3 −0.2
Anti-Socialist Thomas Cunningham 6,246 46.7 +16.0
Total formal votes 13,364 96.8
Informal votes 442 3.2
Turnout 13,806 53.6
Labour hold Swing −8.1

1903

1903 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Webster 4,395 53.5 +24.4
Free Trade James Macarthur-Onslow 2,522 30.7 +17.1
Ind. Protectionist Robert Barton 1,302 15.8 +15.8
Total formal votes 8,219 95.0
Informal votes 431 5.0
Turnout 8,650 38.7
Labour gain from Protectionist Swing +24.3

1901

1901 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist George Cruickshank 3,522 54.9 +54.9
Labour William Webster 1,869 29.1 +29.1
Free Trade Edward Foxall 871 13.6 +13.6
Ind. Free Trade William Buchanan 157 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 6,419 97.6
Informal votes 156 2.4
Turnout 6,575 50.6
Protectionist win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ^ The Australian Electoral Commission has no record of the distribution of preferences for this by-election, despite the fact that a full distribution was required by the Electoral Act. Adam Carr estimates a majority of 60.4% for Anderson, assuming 75% of O'Regan's preferences went to Uebergang.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "By-Elections 1987-1990". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. ^ "By-Elections 1966-1969". Psephos. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  3. ^ "By-Elections 1951-1954". Psephos. Archived from the original on 16 March 2011.
  4. ^ "By-Elections 1934-1937". Psephos.