Electoral results for the Division of Bradfield

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

Members[]

Member Party Term
  Billy Hughes Liberal 1949–1952
  Harry Turner Liberal 1952–1974
  David Connolly Liberal 1974–1996
  Brendan Nelson Liberal 1996–2009
  Paul Fletcher Liberal 2009–present

Election results[]

Elections in the 2010s[]

2019[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Bradfield.[]
2019 Australian federal election: Bradfield[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Fletcher 58,007 60.33 −0.79
Labor Chris Haviland 20,361 21.18 +4.17
Greens Tony Adams 13,177 13.71 +2.03
Sustainable Australia Stephen Molloy 2,826 2.94 +2.94
United Australia Marcus Versace 1,772 1.84 +1.84
Total formal votes 96,143 95.95 −0.50
Informal votes 4,056 4.05 +0.50
Turnout 100,199 93.38 +1.50
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Paul Fletcher 63,997 66.56 −4.48
Labor Chris Haviland 32,146 33.44 +4.48
Liberal hold Swing −4.48

2016[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Bradfield.[]
2016 Australian federal election: Bradfield[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Fletcher 57,231 61.12 −3.96
Labor Katie Gompertz 15,926 17.01 +0.42
Greens Adrian Jones 10,936 11.68 −1.15
Independent Christine Berman 4,248 4.54 +4.54
Christian Democrats Chris Vale 3,497 3.73 +1.91
Liberty Alliance Peter Kelly 1,796 1.92 +1.92
Total formal votes 93,634 96.45 +2.16
Informal votes 3,446 3.55 −2.16
Turnout 97,080 91.88 −3.41
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Paul Fletcher 66,513 71.04 +0.10
Labor Katie Gompertz 27,121 28.96 −0.10
Liberal hold Swing +0.10

2013[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Bradfield.[]
2013 Australian federal election: Bradfield[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Fletcher 57,506 64.84 +0.39
Labor Chris Haviland 14,720 16.60 −2.62
Greens Pippa McInnes 11,429 12.89 −3.45
Palmer United Blake Buchanan 2,366 2.67 +2.67
Christian Democrats John Archer 1,671 1.88 +1.88
Democratic Labour Paul Harrold 992 1.12 +1.12
Total formal votes 88,684 94.26 −1.64
Informal votes 5,401 5.74 +1.64
Turnout 94,085 93.62 +0.22
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Paul Fletcher 62,771 70.78 +2.60
Labor Chris Haviland 25,913 29.22 −2.60
Liberal hold Swing +2.60

2010[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Bradfield.[]
2010 Australian federal election: Bradfield[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Fletcher 56,143 64.45 +5.06
Labor Sarah Gallard 16,742 19.22 −6.95
Greens Susie Gemmell 14,231 16.34 +5.28
Total formal votes 87,116 95.90 −0.13
Informal votes 3,722 4.10 +0.13
Turnout 90,838 93.41 −0.64
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Paul Fletcher 59,397 68.18 +4.32
Labor Sarah Gallard 27,719 31.82 −4.32
Liberal hold Swing +4.32

Elections in the 2000s[]

2009 by-election[]

2009 Bradfield by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Fletcher 39,752 56.44 −2.63
Greens Susie Gemmell 17,771 25.23 +13.97
Sex Party Marianne Leishman 2,224 3.16 +3.16
Democratic Labour Simon McCaffrey 1,532 2.17 +2.17
Independent Simon Kelly 1,362 1.93 +1.93
Independent Bill Koutalianos 1,183 1.68 +1.68
Christian Democrats James Whitehall 1,054 1.50 −0.24
Nuclear Energy Goronwy Price 754 1.07 +1.07
Climate Change Deborah Burt 685 0.97 +0.97
Independent Brian Buckley 619 0.88 +0.88
Liberal Democrats Lucy Gabb 586 0.83 +0.83
Independent Philip Dowling 553 0.79 +0.79
One Nation Victor Waterson 449 0.64 +0.64
Independent Peter Hanrahan 444 0.63 +0.63
Christian Democrats Esther Heng 363 0.52 +0.52
Christian Democrats Andrew Hestelow 284 0.40 +0.40
Christian Democrats Leighton Thew 188 0.27 +0.27
Christian Democrats Jodi Luke 171 0.24 +0.24
Christian Democrats Robyn Peebles 162 0.23 +0.23
Christian Democrats Darryl Allen 147 0.21 +0.21
Christian Democrats David Pix 98 0.14 +0.14
Christian Democrats Joseph Pender 57 0.08 +0.08
Total formal votes 70,438 91.03 −4.98
Informal votes 6,939 8.97 +4.98
Turnout 77,377 81.36 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Paul Fletcher 45,662 64.83
Greens Susie Gemmell 24,776 35.17
Liberal hold Swing N/A

2007[]

2007 Australian federal election: Bradfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brendan Nelson 49,817 59.07 −3.41
Labor Victoria Brookman 22,509 26.69 +5.11
Greens Susie Gemmell 9,495 11.26 +0.01
Christian Democrats Witold Wiszniewski 1,466 1.74 +1.45
Family First James Turnbull 759 0.90 −0.88
CEC Robert H. Butler 285 0.34 +0.34
Total formal votes 84,331 96.01 +0.53
Informal votes 3,501 3.99 −0.53
Turnout 87,832 94.04 −0.55
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brendan Nelson 53,512 63.45 −4.10
Labor Victoria Brookman 30,819 36.55 +4.10
Liberal hold Swing −4.10

2004[]

2004 Australian federal election: Bradfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brendan Nelson 51,356 63.58 −1.02
Labor Neil Neelam 16,735 20.72 +1.71
Greens Robert H Goodwill 9,249 11.45 +4.76
Democrats Jeannette Tsoulos 1,971 2.44 −4.24
Family First Sarah Montgomery 1,459 1.81 +1.81
Total formal votes 80,770 95.65 −0.59
Informal votes 3,675 4.35 +0.59
Turnout 84,445 93.81 −0.41
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brendan Nelson 55,336 68.51 −2.65
Labor Neil Neelam 25,434 31.49 +2.65
Liberal hold Swing −2.65

2001[]

2001 Australian federal election: Bradfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brendan Nelson 52,628 64.60 +2.00
Labor Kathie Blunt 15,489 19.01 −1.01
Greens David Bell 5,451 6.69 +3.56
Democrats Peter Byrne 5,443 6.68 −0.99
One Nation John Webeck 1,247 1.53 −2.05
Christian Democrats Witold Wiszniewski 1,204 1.48 −0.04
Total formal votes 81,462 96.24 −0.81
Informal votes 3,179 3.76 +0.81
Turnout 84,641 94.46
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brendan Nelson 57,969 71.16 −0.13
Labor Kathie Blunt 23,493 28.84 +0.13
Liberal hold Swing −0.13

Elections in the 1990s[]

1998[]

1998 Australian federal election: Bradfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brendan Nelson 47,725 64.37 −0.38
Labor Nadesu Kailainathan 13,937 18.80 +2.99
Democrats Carmel Morris 5,791 7.81 −1.46
One Nation Robert Webeck 2,832 3.82 +3.82
Greens Marc Allen 2,218 2.99 −0.47
Christian Democrats Margaret Ratcliffe 1,228 1.66 −0.10
Natural Law Alexandra Kiely 412 0.56 +0.27
Total formal votes 74,143 97.15 +0.08
Informal votes 2,175 2.85 −0.08
Turnout 76,318 94.61 −1.84
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brendan Nelson 54,276 73.20 −2.56
Labor Nadesu Kailainathan 19,867 26.80 +2.56
Liberal hold Swing −2.56

1996[]

1996 Australian federal election: Bradfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brendan Nelson 48,260 64.75 −5.02
Labor Alex Kemeny 11,779 15.80 −6.56
Democrats Ann Barry 6,908 9.27 +2.99
Greens Richard Wright 2,577 3.46 +3.46
AAFI Len Watkins 2,571 3.45 +3.45
Call to Australia Margaret Ratcliffe 1,307 1.75 +1.75
Independent Patrick Gallagher 918 1.23 +1.23
Natural Law Mark Toomey 216 0.29 −1.30
Total formal votes 74,536 97.07 −0.38
Informal votes 2,252 2.93 +0.38
Turnout 76,788 96.45 +0.20
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brendan Nelson 55,986 75.77 +2.72
Labor Alex Kemeny 17,908 24.23 −2.72
Liberal hold Swing −2.72

1993[]

1993 Australian federal election: Bradfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Connolly 51,822 69.77 +6.56
Labor Simon Jeans 16,610 22.36 +6.08
Democrats Bob Springett 4,665 6.28 −6.03
Natural Law Mark Courtney-Holland 1,180 1.59 +1.59
Total formal votes 74,277 97.45 −0.53
Informal votes 1,943 2.55 +0.53
Turnout 76,220 96.25
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Connolly 54,247 73.04 +0.45
Labor Simon Jeans 20,020 26.96 −0.45
Liberal hold Swing +0.45

1990[]

1990 Australian federal election: Bradfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Connolly 41,250 63.6 −8.0
Labor Adam McCarthy 11,898 18.3 −1.1
Democrats Henry Long 7,496 11.6 +2.6
Nuclear Disarmament Giovanna Trenoweth 1,811 2.8 +2.8
Independent Anthony Hardwick 1,483 2.3 +2.3
Independent Alan Jacobs 957 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 64,895 97.9
Informal votes 1,376 2.1
Turnout 66,271 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Connolly 46,796 72.3 −3.8
Labor Adam McCarthy 17,913 27.7 +3.8
Liberal hold Swing −3.8

Elections in the 1980s[]

1987[]

1987 Australian federal election: Bradfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Connolly 45,630 71.6 +0.1
Labor Michael Fry 12,359 19.4 −1.3
Democrats Fiona Richardson 5,745 9.0 +1.2
Total formal votes 63,734 97.2
Informal votes 1,864 2.8
Turnout 65,598 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Connolly 48,495 76.1 +0.6
Labor Michael Fry 15,236 23.9 −0.6
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

1984[]

1984 Australian federal election: Bradfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Connolly 44,901 71.5 −2.9
Labor Matthew Strassberg 12,991 20.7 +1.9
Democrats Emma Veitch 4,864 7.8 +1.0
Total formal votes 62,756 96.5
Informal votes 2,271 3.5
Turnout 65,027 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Connolly 47,333 75.5 −1.6
Labor Matthew Strassberg 15,401 24.5 +1.6
Liberal hold Swing −1.6

1983[]

1983 Australian federal election: Bradfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Connolly 49,566 72.1 −3.0
Labor Peter Donovan 14,535 21.1 +3.5
Democrats Anthony Dunne 4,674 6.8 −0.5
Total formal votes 68,775 98.6
Informal votes 988 1.4
Turnout 69,763 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Connolly 51,367 74.69 −3.41
Labor Peter Donovan 17,408 25.31 +3.41
Liberal hold Swing −3.41

1980[]

1980 Australian federal election: Bradfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Connolly 51,354 75.1 +2.5
Labor Keith McKeen 12,018 17.6 +3.4
Democrats Ilse Robey 5,018 7.3 −3.6
Total formal votes 68,390 98.5
Informal votes 1,042 1.5
Turnout 69,432 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Connolly 78.1 −1.6
Labor Keith McKeen 21.9 +1.6
Liberal hold Swing −1.6

Elections in the 1970s[]

1977[]

1977 Australian federal election: Bradfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Connolly 49,052 72.6 −5.8
Labor Pauline Kibble 9,578 14.2 −3.5
Democrats Donald Marrable 7,378 10.9 +10.9
Progress Christopher Brown 1,518 2.2 −1.7
Total formal votes 67,526 98.7
Informal votes 913 1.3
Turnout 68,439 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Connolly 79.7 −1.0
Labor Pauline Kibble 30.3 +1.0
Liberal hold Swing −1.0

1975[]

1975 Australian federal election: Bradfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Connolly 53,135 77.9 +5.6
Labor John Carmody 12,374 18.2 −5.4
Workers Christopher Brown 2,662 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 68,171 98.9
Informal votes 730 1.1
Turnout 68,901 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Connolly 80.2 +6.3
Labor John Carmody 19.8 −6.3
Liberal hold Swing +6.3

1974[]

1974 Australian federal election: Bradfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Connolly 47,142 72.3 +11.0
Labor Bruce Abrahams 15,391 23.6 +0.9
Australia Colvin Johnston 2,660 4.1 −4.1
Total formal votes 65,193 99.1
Informal votes 619 0.9
Turnout 65,812 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Connolly 73.9 +4.6
Labor Bruce Abrahams 26.1 −4.6
Liberal hold Swing +4.6

1972[]

1972 Australian federal election: Bradfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Turner 36,378 61.3 −1.7
Labor John Pomeroy 13,458 22.7 −0.1
Australia Mavis McMillan 4,876 8.2 +4.0
Democratic Labor Allan Dwyer 2,412 4.1 −1.6
Independent Helen Berrill 2,251 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 59,375 99.0
Informal votes 607 1.0
Turnout 59,982 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harry Turner 69.3 −2.1
Labor John Pomeroy 30.7 +2.1
Liberal hold Swing −2.1

Elections in the 1960s[]

1969[]

1969 Australian federal election: Bradfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Turner 34,184 63.0 −16.3
Labor Keith Crook 12,364 22.8 +8.3
Democratic Labor Anthony Felton 3,085 5.7 −0.5
Independent Betty Loneragan 2,306 4.3 +4.3
Australia Barbara Wilson 2,293 4.2 +4.2
Total formal votes 54,232 98.6
Informal votes 755 1.4
Turnout 54,987 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harry Turner 71.4 −12.9
Labor Keith Crook 28.6 +12.9
Liberal hold Swing −12.9

1966[]

1966 Australian federal election: Bradfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Turner 44,317 78.4 +0.4
Labor William Bramwell 8,698 15.4 −0.6
Democratic Labor Allan Dwyer 3,533 6.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 56,548 97.9
Informal votes 1,191 2.1
Turnout 57,739 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harry Turner 83.4 +1.4
Labor William Bramwell 16.6 −1.4
Liberal hold Swing +1.4

1963[]

1963 Australian federal election: Bradfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Turner 41,831 78.0 +6.6
Labor Lawrence McCulloch 8,575 16.0 −4.8
Democratic Labor Dominique Droulers 3,245 6.0 −1.8
Total formal votes 53,651 98.9
Informal votes 601 1.1
Turnout 54,252 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harry Turner 82.0 +5.2
Labor Lawrence McCulloch 18.0 −5.2
Liberal hold Swing +5.2

1961[]

1961 Australian federal election: Bradfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Turner 36,166 71.4 −4.3
Labor Percy Staines 10,545 20.8 +4.6
Democratic Labor Dominique Droulers 3,946 7.8 −0.3
Total formal votes 50,657 98.2
Informal votes 946 1.8
Turnout 51,603 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harry Turner 76.8 −4.6
Labor Percy Staines 23.2 +4.6
Liberal hold Swing −4.6

Elections in the 1950s[]

1958[]

1958 Australian federal election: Bradfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Turner 34,363 75.7 −24.3
Labor Percy Staines 7,338 16.2 +16.2
Democratic Labor Dominique Droulers 3,677 8.1 +8.1
Total formal votes 45,378 97.8
Informal votes 1,035 2.2
Turnout 46,413 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harry Turner 81.4 −18.6
Labor Percy Staines 18.6 +18.6
Liberal hold Swing −18.6

1955[]

1955 Australian federal election: Bradfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Turner unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

1954[]

1954 Australian federal election: Bradfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Turner unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

1952 by-election[]

1952 Bradfield by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Turner 22,912 57.0 −21.7
Independent Martin Hardie 15,336 38.2 +38.2
Independent Labor John Smith 1,070 2.7 +2.7
Independent Colin Potts 569 1.4 +1.4
Independent Edward Wright 225 0.6 +0.6
Independent Samuel Simons 84 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 40,196 98.1
Informal votes 784 1.9
Turnout 40,980 90.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harry Turner 58.4 −20.3
Independent Martin Hardie 41.6 +41.6
Liberal hold Swing −20.3

1951[]

1951 Australian federal election: Bradfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Billy Hughes 32,469 78.7 +7.3
Labor Hugh Milne 8,784 21.3 −0.4
Total formal votes 41,253 98.2
Informal votes 762 1.8
Turnout 42,015 95.8
Liberal hold Swing +3.8

Elections in the 1940s[]

1949[]

1949 Australian federal election: Bradfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Billy Hughes 28,428 71.4 −3.8
Labor Ken Gee 8,645 21.7 −3.0
Independent Edward Price 2,764 6.9 +6.9
Total formal votes 39,837 98.2
Informal votes 722 1.8
Turnout 40,559 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Billy Hughes 74.9 −0.3
Labor Ken Gee 25.1 +0.3
Liberal hold Swing −0.3

References[]

  1. ^ Bradfield, NSW, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. ^ Bradfield, NSW, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. ^ 2013 results for Bradfield, AEC.
  4. ^ "2010 results for Bradfield". AEC.
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