Electoral results for the Division of Tangney

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Tangney in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1974 until the present.

Members

Member Party Term
  John Dawkins Labor 1974–1975
  Peter Richardson Liberal 1975–1977
  Progress 1977–1977
  Peter Shack Liberal 1977–1983
  George Gear Labor 1983–1984
  Peter Shack Liberal 1984–1993
Daryl Williams 1993–2004
Dennis Jensen 2004–2016
  Independent 2016
  Ben Morton Liberal 2016–2022
  Sam Lim Labor 2022–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Western Australia § Tangney.[edit]
2022 Australian federal election: Tangney[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ben Morton 43,008 39.99 −11.32
Labor Sam Lim 40,940 38.07 +10.12
Greens Adam Abdul Razak 12,876 11.97 +1.09
Christians Mark Staer 2,481 2.31 +0.05
One Nation Tshung-Hui Chang 2,288 2.13 −0.28
Western Australia Jay Dean Gillett 2,096 1.95 +0.73
United Australia Travis Llewellyn Mark 1,721 1.60 +0.28
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Holroyd 1,110 1.03 +1.03
Federation Brent Fowler 1,028 0.96 +0.96
Total formal votes 107,548 96.18 +0.78
Informal votes 4,271 3.82 −0.78
Turnout 111,819 91.51 −1.99
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sam Lim 56,331 52.38 +11.88
Liberal Ben Morton 51,217 47.62 −11.88
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +11.88
Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Tangney in the 2022 federal election. checkY indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Western Australia § Tangney.[edit]
2019 Australian federal election: Tangney[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ben Morton 44,740 53.63 +4.82
Labor Marion Boswell 21,644 25.95 +2.40
Greens Martin Spencer 9,319 11.17 −1.22
Independent Jillian Horton 1,933 2.32 +2.32
One Nation Scott Rafferty 1,732 2.08 +2.08
Christians Mark Staer 1,695 2.03 −1.34
Western Australia Gavin Waugh 1,080 1.29 +1.29
United Australia Chris Fernandez 969 1.16 +1.16
Independent Paul Waddy 307 0.37 +0.37
Total formal votes 83,419 95.61 −1.84
Informal votes 3,831 4.39 +1.84
Turnout 87,250 92.47 +1.27
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ben Morton 51,275 61.47 +0.40
Labor Marion Boswell 32,144 38.53 −0.40
Liberal hold Swing +0.40

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Western Australia § Tangney.[edit]
2016 Australian federal election: Tangney[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ben Morton 40,790 48.81 −6.95
Labor Marion Boswell 19,679 23.55 −1.82
Greens Thor Kerr 10,353 12.39 +1.40
Independent Dennis Jensen 9,924 11.88 +11.88
Christians John Wieske 2,819 3.37 +0.98
Total formal votes 83,565 97.45 +1.74
Informal votes 2,183 2.55 −1.74
Turnout 85,748 91.20 −5.95
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ben Morton 51,029 61.07 −1.95
Labor Marion Boswell 32,536 38.93 +1.95
Liberal hold Swing −1.95

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in Western Australia § Tangney.[edit]
2013 Australian federal election: Tangney[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dennis Jensen 48,752 57.17 +1.48
Labor Luke Willis 20,744 24.33 −1.47
Greens Peter Best 8,882 10.42 −3.07
Palmer United Wayne Driver 3,738 4.38 +4.38
Christians John Wieske 2,236 2.62 +2.62
Rise Up Australia Stephen Carson 922 1.08 +1.08
Total formal votes 85,274 95.83 −0.69
Informal votes 3,707 4.17 +0.69
Turnout 88,981 93.81 −0.41
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dennis Jensen 55,144 64.67 +2.35
Labor Luke Willis 30,130 35.33 −2.35
Liberal hold Swing +2.35

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in Western Australia § Tangney.[edit]
2010 Australian federal election: Tangney[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dennis Jensen 46,712 55.69 +3.31
Labor David Doepel 21,637 25.80 −5.73
Greens Peter Best 11,311 13.49 +5.20
Christian Democrats Ka-ren Chew 2,814 3.36 +1.01
Family First Moyna Rapp 1,399 1.67 +0.53
Total formal votes 83,873 96.52 −0.83
Informal votes 3,028 3.48 +0.83
Turnout 86,901 94.28 −0.80
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dennis Jensen 52,266 62.32 +2.51
Labor David Doepel 31,607 37.68 −2.51
Liberal hold Swing +2.51

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Tangney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dennis Jensen 39,406 50.85 −2.87
Labor Mark Reynolds 24,832 32.04 +3.50
Greens Christine Ivan 6,896 8.90 +1.10
Independent Katherine Jackson 3,070 3.96 +3.96
Christian Democrats Ka-ren Chew 1,867 2.41 −0.37
Family First Lisa Saladine 815 1.05 +1.05
One Nation Lloyd Boon 613 0.79 −1.66
Total formal votes 77,499 97.27 +1.71
Informal votes 2,178 2.73 −1.71
Turnout 79,677 94.56 +0.65
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dennis Jensen 45,480 58.68 −3.07
Labor Mark Reynolds 32,019 41.32 +3.07
Liberal hold Swing −3.07

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Tangney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dennis Jensen 40,061 53.72 +3.91
Labor Gavin Waugh 21,288 28.54 −3.29
Greens Andrew Duckett 5,814 7.80 +2.77
Christian Democrats Colleen Tapley 2,075 2.78 +1.24
Independent Wilson Wu 1,870 2.51 +2.51
One Nation Lloyd Boon 1,828 2.45 −0.94
Democrats Andrew Ingram 1,440 1.93 −3.38
Citizens Electoral Council Neil Vincent 204 0.27 +0.27
Total formal votes 74,580 95.56 −0.40
Informal votes 3,468 4.44 +0.40
Turnout 78,048 93.91 −1.52
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dennis Jensen 46,050 61.75 +3.78
Labor Gavin Waugh 28,530 38.25 −3.78
Liberal hold Swing +3.78

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Tangney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Daryl Williams 37,847 49.81 +1.46
Labor Sam Gowegati 24,181 31.83 −0.32
Democrats Andrew Ingram 4,033 5.31 −0.28
Greens Ben Stanwix 3,820 5.03 +0.23
One Nation Aaron Lumsdaine 2,576 3.39 −3.61
Independent Gordon Graham 1,231 1.62 +1.62
Christian Democrats Craig Watson 1,171 1.54 −0.14
Liberals for Forests Michael Lucas 1,122 1.48 +1.48
Total formal votes 75,981 95.96 −0.93
Informal votes 3,200 4.04 +0.93
Turnout 79,181 95.75
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Daryl Williams 44,047 57.97 +0.93
Labor Sam Gowegati 31,934 42.03 −0.93
Liberal hold Swing +0.93

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Tangney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Daryl Williams 36,547 47.31 −7.62
Labor Martin Whitely 25,521 33.04 +2.18
One Nation Raymond O'Dwyer 5,564 7.20 +7.20
Democrats Geoff Taylor 4,350 5.63 −2.95
Greens Joshua Byrne 3,542 4.58 −0.35
Christian Democrats Suryan Chandrasegaran 1,484 1.92 +1.92
Abolish Child Support Manny Goldberg 246 0.32 +0.32
Total formal votes 77,254 96.74 −0.34
Informal votes 2,601 3.26 +0.34
Turnout 79,855 95.70 −0.31
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Daryl Williams 43,184 55.90 −5.96
Labor Martin Whitely 34,070 44.10 +5.96
Liberal hold Swing −5.96

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Tangney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Daryl Williams 37,759 55.45 −1.58
Labor Dermot Buckley 20,426 29.99 −1.59
Democrats Ilse Trewin 6,090 8.94 +5.35
Greens Margaret Jenkins 3,454 5.07 −0.76
Natural Law Ken Barrett 372 0.55 +0.10
Total formal votes 68,101 97.06 −0.92
Informal votes 2,063 2.94 +0.92
Turnout 70,164 96.01 −0.52
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Daryl Williams 42,050 62.13 +0.27
Labor Dermot Buckley 25,630 37.87 −0.27
Liberal hold Swing +0.27

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Tangney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Daryl Williams 38,910 57.02 +2.07
Labor Jason Jordan 21,549 31.58 +4.18
Greens Mark Sundancer 3,976 5.83 −1.14
Democrats Don Bryant 2,449 3.59 −6.01
Call to Australia John Trenning 1,048 1.54 +1.54
Natural Law Ken Barrett 303 0.44 +0.44
Total formal votes 68,235 97.98 +0.76
Informal votes 1,406 2.02 −0.76
Turnout 69,641 96.53
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Daryl Williams 42,189 61.86 +0.10
Labor Jason Jordan 26,016 38.14 −0.10
Liberal hold Swing +0.10

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Tangney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Shack 34,571 55.0 +0.5
Labor Chris Keely 17,239 27.4 −9.8
Democrats Hannah Wolfe 6,039 9.6 +3.9
Greens Mark Schneider 4,386 7.0 +7.0
Grey Power Andrew Wade 675 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 62,910 97.2
Informal votes 1,798 2.8
Turnout 64,708 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Shack 38,779 61.8 +2.7
Labor Chris Keely 24,019 38.2 −2.7
Liberal hold Swing +2.7

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Tangney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Shack 33,520 52.9 −2.4
Labor Ray Masterton 24,599 38.8 −1.5
Democrats Richard Jeffreys 3,610 5.7 +1.3
National William Witham 1,649 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 63,378 94.4
Informal votes 3,738 5.6
Turnout 67,116 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Shack 36,405 57.4 −0.4
Labor Ray Masterton 26,962 42.5 +0.4
Liberal hold Swing −0.4

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Tangney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Shack 31,531 55.3 +6.9
Labor David Dale 22,978 40.3 −5.7
Democrats Ron Murray 2,514 4.4 +0.6
Total formal votes 57,023 94.1
Informal votes 3,557 5.9
Turnout 60,580 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Shack 32,934 57.8 +7.6
Labor David Dale 24,089 42.2 −7.6
Liberal hold Swing +7.6

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Tangney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Gear 34,899 49.4 +9.1
Liberal Peter Shack 31,811 45.0 −5.1
Democrats Ron Murray 2,706 3.8 −5.9
Socialist Workers Bronwen Beachey 1,236 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 70,652 98.2
Informal votes 1,256 1.8
Turnout 71,917 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Gear 53.2 +7.8
Liberal Peter Shack 46.8 −7.8
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +7.8

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Tangney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Shack 32,592 50.1 −0.1
Labor Maureen Wong 26,216 40.3 +8.6
Democrats Robert McCormack 6,288 9.7 −4.8
Total formal votes 65,096 97.7
Informal votes 1,549 2.3
Turnout 66,645 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Shack 54.6 −5.3
Labor Maureen Wong 45.4 +5.3
Liberal hold Swing −5.3

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Tangney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Shack 32,198 48.7 −7.7
Labor Duncan Graham 21,947 33.2 −6.7
Democrats Geoffrey Taylor 9,561 14.5 +14.5
Progress Geoffrey McNeil 2,361 3.6 −0.2
Total formal votes 66,067 96.9
Informal votes 2,145 3.1
Turnout 68,212 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Shack 58.4 −0.2
Labor Duncan Graham 41.6 +0.2
Liberal hold Swing −0.2

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Tangney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Richardson 34,677 54.4 +12.8
Labor John Dawkins 26,697 41.9 −8.7
Workers Warwick Agnew 2,395 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 63,769 97.7
Informal votes 1,508 2.3
Turnout 65,277 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Richardson 56.6 +9.7
Labor John Dawkins 43.4 −9.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.7

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Tangney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Dawkins 28,176 50.6
Liberal Peter Whyte 23,196 41.6
National Alliance June Bunce 3,430 6.2
Australia Wendy Russell-Brown 900 1.6
Total formal votes 55,702 97.5
Informal votes 1,419 2.5
Turnout 57,121 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Dawkins 53.1 +2.5
Liberal Peter Whyte 46.9 −2.5
Labor notional hold Swing +2.5

References

  1. ^ Tangney, WA, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. ^ Tangney, WA, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. ^ Tangney, WA, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  4. ^ 2013 results for Tangney, AEC.
  5. ^ "2010 results for Tangney". AEC.