Electoral results for the Division of Mitchell

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Mitchell in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until the present.

Members

Member Party Term
  Roy Wheeler Liberal 1949–1961
  John Armitage Labor 1961–1963
  Les Irwin Liberal 1963–1972
  Alfred Ashley-Brown Labor 1972–1974
  Alan Cadman Liberal 1974–2007
  Alex Hawke Liberal 2007–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Mitchell.[edit]
2022 Australian federal election: Mitchell[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Hawke 56,918 52.61 −9.44
Labor Immanuel Selvaraj 27,597 25.51 +1.57
Greens Matt Cox 12,796 11.83 +3.76
United Australia Linda Daniel 3,916 3.62 +0.88
Liberal Democrats Clinton Mead 3,708 3.43 +3.43
One Nation Donald McKenzie 3,258 3.01 +3.01
Total formal votes 108,193 95.74 +0.78
Informal votes 4,811 4.26 −0.78
Turnout 113,004 93.11 −1.02
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Hawke 65,662 60.69 −7.94
Labor Immanuel Selvaraj 42,531 39.31 +7.94
Liberal hold Swing −7.94
Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Mitchell in the 2022 federal election. The winning candidate got over 50% of first preference votes, so this alluvial diagram is indicative only, and preference flows were not used to determine the final result. The preference flows were used to determine the two-candidate-preferred.

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Mitchell.[edit]
2019 Australian federal election: Mitchell[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Hawke 61,202 62.05 +1.56
Labor Immanuel Selvaraj 23,618 23.94 −0.67
Greens Lawrence Murphy 7,955 8.07 +0.08
Christian Democrats Craig L Hall 3,156 3.20 −3.71
United Australia Roy Hoppenbrouwer 2,705 2.74 +2.74
Total formal votes 98,636 94.96 −0.53
Informal votes 5,234 5.04 +0.53
Turnout 103,870 94.13 +0.87
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Hawke 67,698 68.63 +0.81
Labor Immanuel Selvaraj 30,938 31.37 −0.81
Liberal hold Swing +0.81

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Mitchell.[edit]
2016 Australian federal election: Mitchell[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Hawke 55,168 60.49 −4.33
Labor Andrew Punch 22,440 24.61 +3.53
Greens Michael Bellstedt 7,287 7.99 +1.58
Christian Democrats Darryl Allen 6,303 6.91 +3.70
Total formal votes 91,198 95.49 +1.90
Informal votes 4,308 4.51 −1.90
Turnout 95,506 93.26 −1.50
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Hawke 61,847 67.82 −3.57
Labor Andrew Punch 29,351 32.18 +3.57
Liberal hold Swing −3.57

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Mitchell.[edit]
2013 Australian federal election: Mitchell[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Hawke 56,706 65.47 +2.81
Labor Andrew Punch 17,775 20.52 −5.81
Greens Michael Bellstedt 5,554 6.41 −1.19
Christian Democrats Darryl Allen 2,794 3.23 −0.18
Palmer United Murray Schultz 2,792 3.22 +3.22
Democratic Labour Nathan Dodd 987 1.14 +1.14
Total formal votes 86,608 93.69 −0.73
Informal votes 5,833 6.31 +0.73
Turnout 92,441 94.65 −0.12
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Hawke 62,425 72.08 +4.92
Labor Andrew Punch 24,183 27.92 −4.92
Liberal hold Swing +4.92

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Mitchell.[edit]
2010 Australian federal election: Mitchell[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Hawke 52,465 62.66 +7.87
Labor Nigel Gould 22,046 26.33 −6.71
Greens Colin Dawson 6,363 7.60 +2.32
Christian Democrats Brendon Prentice 2,855 3.41 +0.82
Total formal votes 83,729 94.42 −1.51
Informal votes 4,952 5.58 +1.51
Turnout 88,681 94.76 −0.21
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Hawke 56,229 67.16 +7.51
Labor Nigel Gould 27,500 32.84 −7.51
Liberal hold Swing +7.51

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Mitchell [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Hawke 46,115 56.74 −7.64
Labor Nigel Gould 25,211 31.02 +10.02
Greens Toni Wright-Turner 4,302 5.29 −0.64
Christian Democrats Darryl Allen 2,099 2.58 +0.07
Climate Change James Fiander 1,715 2.11 +2.11
Family First Jarrod Graetz 1,022 1.26 −0.11
Independent Jordie Stuart Bodlay 815 1.00 +0.45
Total formal votes 81,279 96.12 +2.73
Informal votes 3,278 3.88 −2.73
Turnout 84,557 95.63 +1.95
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Hawke 50,058 61.59 −9.09
Labor Nigel Gould 31,221 38.41 +9.09
Liberal hold Swing −9.09

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Mitchell [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 54,582 64.35 +1.09
Labor Harmohan Walia 17,673 20.84 −0.65
Greens Sheryl Jarecki 5,258 6.20 +3.07
Christian Democrats Michael Horgan 2,161 2.55 +0.42
Democrats Kamran Keshavarz Talebi 1,440 1.70 −3.07
Family First Joy Montgomery 1,140 1.34 +1.34
Independent Stephen Burke 1,048 1.24 +0.34
One Nation Norman Byleveld 1,037 1.22 −1.54
Independent Jordie Stuart Bodlay 476 0.56 +0.56
Total formal votes 84,815 93.40 −2.10
Informal votes 5,991 6.60 +2.10
Turnout 90,806 95.10 −0.41
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Cadman 59,950 70.68 −0.64
Labor Harmohan Walia 24,865 29.32 +0.64
Liberal hold Swing −0.64

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Mitchell [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 49,995 63.26 +3.35
Labor John McShane 16,987 21.49 −0.47
Democrats David Baggs 3,769 4.77 −0.26
Greens Cindy Taylor 2,470 3.13 +0.87
One Nation Dale Eder 2,183 2.76 −3.58
Christian Democrats Ken Gregory 1,681 2.13 +0.53
Against Further Immigration David Mudgee 1,235 1.56 +1.56
Independent Stephen Burke 712 0.90 +0.90
Total formal votes 79,032 95.50 −1.05
Informal votes 3,725 4.50 +1.05
Turnout 82,757 95.81
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Cadman 56,366 71.32 +1.85
Labor John McShane 22,666 28.68 −1.85
Liberal hold Swing +1.85

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Mitchell [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 46,203 60.40 −7.03
Labor Anthony Ellard 16,263 21.26 +2.10
One Nation Stephen Burke 5,090 6.65 +6.65
Democrats Helen McAuliffe 3,852 5.04 −3.20
Unity Ilo Uzunoski 1,988 2.60 +2.60
Greens Cindy Taylor 1,719 2.25 +2.25
Christian Democrats Ken Gregory 1,235 1.61 +1.61
Natural Law Michael Lyons 145 0.19 −0.28
Total formal votes 76,495 96.65 −0.36
Informal votes 2,648 3.35 +0.36
Turnout 79,143 95.62 −1.50
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Cadman 53,432 69.85 −4.47
Labor Anthony Ellard 23,063 30.15 +4.47
Liberal hold Swing −4.47

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Mitchell [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 48,541 67.43 +2.54
Labor Erica Lewis 13,790 19.16 −9.03
Democrats Colleen Krason 5,930 8.24 +2.81
Against Further Immigration Tony Pettitt 2,688 3.73 +3.73
Reclaim Australia John Hutchinson 699 0.97 +0.97
Natural Law Penny Price 338 0.47 +0.47
Total formal votes 71,986 97.02 −0.67
Informal votes 2,214 2.98 +0.67
Turnout 74,200 97.13 +0.29
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Cadman 53,293 74.32 +5.66
Labor Erica Lewis 18,410 25.68 −5.66
Liberal hold Swing +5.66

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Mitchell [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 43,819 64.89 +1.98
Labor Julie Kanaghines 19,036 28.19 +5.97
Democrats Roger Posgate 3,664 5.43 −6.58
Confederate Action Charles Anderson 1,005 1.49 +1.49
Total formal votes 67,524 97.68 −0.33
Informal votes 1,602 2.32 +0.33
Turnout 69,126 96.84
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Cadman 46,347 68.67 −1.36
Labor Julie Kanaghines 21,149 31.33 +1.36
Liberal hold Swing −1.36

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Mitchell [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 45,050 62.9 −9.6
Labor Graeme McIlveen 15,704 21.9 −5.5
Democrats Jan Watts 8,982 12.5 +12.5
Call to Australia Harold Morton 1,854 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 71,590 98.0
Informal votes 1,427 2.0
Turnout 73,017 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Cadman 50,223 70.3 −2.2
Labor Graeme McIlveen 21,172 29.7 +2.2
Liberal hold Swing −2.2

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Mitchell [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 46,473 72.5 +5.0
Labor Geoff Robinson 17,603 27.5 +2.0
Total formal votes 64,076 97.3
Informal votes 1,769 2.7
Turnout 65,845 95.1
Liberal hold Swing +1.7

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Mitchell [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 37,568 67.5 +0.8
Labor Edward Mason 14,188 25.5 −2.5
Democrats Alan Page 3,928 7.1 +1.8
Total formal votes 55,684 95.8
Informal votes 2,427 4.2
Turnout 58,111 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Cadman 39,411 70.8 +2.0
Labor Edward Mason 16,273 29.2 −2.0
Liberal hold Swing +2.0

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Mitchell [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 48,797 58.4 −4.8
Labor Arthur Llewellyn 30,298 36.3 +5.6
Democrats Rona Samuels 4,450 5.3 −0.8
Total formal votes 83,545 98.1
Informal votes 1,623 1.9
Turnout 85,168 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Cadman 60.5 −5.1
Labor Arthur Llewellyn 39.5 +5.1
Liberal hold Swing −5.1

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Mitchell [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 48,860 63.2 +2.8
Labor Patrick McArdle 23,703 30.7 +3.6
Democrats Rosemary Mason 4,744 6.1 −3.1
Total formal votes 77,307 98.0
Informal votes 1,603 2.0
Turnout 78,910 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Cadman 65.6 −1.6
Labor Patrick McArdle 34.4 +1.6
Liberal hold Swing −1.6

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Mitchell [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 39,454 60.4 −5.8
Labor Ellen Thompson 17,733 27.1 −4.0
Democrats Michael Hartnell 5,988 9.2 +9.2
Independent Ronald Allan 1,817 2.8 +2.8
Progress Dimitar Mikusalev 353 0.5 −0.7
Total formal votes 65,345 98.0
Informal votes 1,331 2.0
Turnout 66,676 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Cadman 67.2 −1.0
Labor Ellen Thompson 32.8 +1.0
Liberal hold Swing −1.0

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Mitchell [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 50,875 62.0 +12.0
Labor David Savage 28,970 35.3 −11.6
Workers Duncan Yuille 999 1.2 +1.2
Australia Alexander Munro 705 0.9 −1.6
Independent Dimitar Mikusalev 246 0.3 +0.3
Independent Ivor F 225 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 82,020 98.1
Informal votes 1,563 1.9
Turnout 83,583 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Cadman 64.0 +12.5
Labor David Savage 36.0 −12.5
Liberal hold Swing +12.5

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Mitchell [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 39,009 50.4 +5.8
Labor Alfred Ashley-Brown 36,283 46.9 −0.6
Australia John Butterworth 2,080 2.7 −1.4
Total formal votes 77,372 98.6
Informal votes 1,122 1.4
Turnout 78,494 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Cadman 51.5 +2.7
Labor Alfred Ashley-Brown 48.5 −2.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +2.7

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Mitchell [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alfred Ashley-Brown 31,631 47.5 +2.8
Liberal Les Irwin 29,702 44.6 −3.1
Australia Patricia Berzin 2,729 4.1 +1.8
Democratic Labor David Sanson 1,925 2.9 −0.4
Independent David McArthur 329 0.5 +0.5
Independent Ivor F 226 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 66,542 97.6
Informal votes 1,646 2.4
Turnout 68,188 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alfred Ashley-Brown 34,047 51.2 +3.7
Liberal Les Irwin 32,495 48.8 −3.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.7

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Mitchell [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Les Irwin 25,560 47.7 −4.0
Labor Alfred Ashley-Brown 23,907 44.7 +8.5
Democratic Labor John Maguire 1,773 3.3 +0.1
Australia Gordon Waller 1,244 2.3 +2.3
Pensioner Power Harvey Clift 1,055 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 53,539 97.7
Informal votes 1,275 2.3
Turnout 54,814 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Les Irwin 28,111 52.5 −6.7
Labor Alfred Ashley-Brown 25,428 47.5 +6.7
Liberal hold Swing −6.7

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Mitchell [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Les Irwin 48,570 54.3 +5.0
Labor Peter McLoughlin 30,070 33.6 −10.8
Independent William Murray 3,528 3.9 +3.9
Independent Francis Bonnor 2,885 3.2 +3.2
Democratic Labor Andrew Diehm 2,878 3.2 −0.5
Independent Alan Jones 433 0.5 +0.5
Independent Michael Deecke 414 0.5 +0.5
Independent Dennis Rees 373 0.4 +0.4
Independent Kevin Martin 318 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 89,469 95.1
Informal votes 4,614 4.9
Turnout 94,083 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Les Irwin 61.8 +8.7
Labor Peter McLoughlin 38.1 −8.7
Liberal hold Swing +8.7

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Mitchell [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Les Irwin 29,230 49.3 +6.4
Labor John Armitage 35,301 44.4 −7.8
Democratic Labor Malcolm Towner 2,943 3.7 −0.6
New Guinea Albert Ackerman 1,604 2.0 +2.0
Independent John Ashe 438 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 79,516 97.6
Informal votes 1,976 2.4
Turnout 81,492 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Les Irwin 42,226 53.1 +6.5
Labor John Armitage 37,290 46.9 −6.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.5

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Mitchell [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Armitage 36,363 52.2 +11.0
Liberal Roy Wheeler 29,887 42.9 −11.7
Democratic Labor Allan Dwyer 3,011 4.3 +0.1
Independent John Mantova 404 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 69,665 97.4
Informal votes 1,854 2.6
Turnout 71,519 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Armitage 53.4 +11.4
Liberal Roy Wheeler 46.6 −11.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +11.4

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Mitchell [25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roy Wheeler 26,536 54.6 −5.1
Labor Reginald Byrne 20,062 41.2 +0.9
Democratic Labor Francis Moffitt 2,039 4.2 +4.2
Total formal votes 48,637 97.4
Informal votes 1,317 2.6
Turnout 49,954 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roy Wheeler 58.0 −1.7
Labor Reginald Byrne 42.0 +1.7
Liberal hold Swing −1.7

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Mitchell [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roy Wheeler 24,077 59.7 +3.8
Labor Doug Bowd 16,239 40.3 −3.8
Total formal votes 40,316 97.6
Informal votes 971 2.4
Turnout 41,287 93.8
Liberal hold Swing +3.8

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Mitchell [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roy Wheeler 24,391 50.1 −3.7
Labor Doug Bowd 23,151 47.5 +6.4
Communist Mel McCalman 1,186 2.4 −2.6
Total formal votes 48,728 98.7
Informal votes 661 1.3
Turnout 49,389 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roy Wheeler 50.3 −5.0
Labor Doug Bowd 49.7 +5.0
Liberal hold Swing −5.0

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Mitchell [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roy Wheeler 23,028 53.8 −3.1
Labor Joseph White 17,580 41.1 −2.0
Communist Mel McCalman 2,158 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 42,766 97.8
Informal votes 978 2.2
Turnout 43,744 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roy Wheeler 55.3 −1.6
Labor Joseph White 44.7 +1.6
Liberal hold Swing −1.6

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Mitchell [29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roy Wheeler 23,274 56.9 +17.0
Labor Joseph White 17,643 43.1 −8.7
Total formal votes 40,917 97.7
Informal votes 963 2.3
Turnout 41,880 96.4
Liberal notional gain from Labor Swing +12.8

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