Electoral results for the Division of Diamond Valley

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Diamond Valley in Australian federal elections from the electorate's creation in 1969 until its abolition in 1984.

Members[]

Member Party Term
  Neil Brown Liberal 1969–1972
  David McKenzie Labor 1972–1975
  Neil Brown Liberal 1975–1983
  Peter Staples Labor 1983–1984

Election results[]

Elections in the 1980s[]

1983[]

1983 Australian federal election: Diamond Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Staples 36,726 46.4 +6.0
Liberal Neil Brown 36,006 45.5 -3.1
Democrats Lynden Kenyon 5,162 6.5 -4.5
Democratic Labor Anne-Marie Petrucco 1,229 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 79,123 98.1
Informal votes 1,492 1.9
Turnout 80,615 97.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Staples 39,907 50.4 +4.1
Liberal Neil Brown 39,216 49.6 -4.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.1

1980[]

1980 Australian federal election: Diamond Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Neil Brown 35,082 48.6 +0.1
Labor John Scomparin 29,186 40.4 +9.2
Democrats Geoffrey Loftus-Hills 7,936 11.0 -5.2
Total formal votes 72,204 98.0
Informal votes 1,438 2.0
Turnout 73,642 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Neil Brown 38,750 53.7 -6.6
Labor John Scomparin 33,454 46.3 +6.6
Liberal hold Swing -6.6

Elections in the 1970s[]

1977[]

1977 Australian federal election: Diamond Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Neil Brown 31,674 48.5 -7.7
Labor Jean Downing 20,355 31.2 -6.9
Democrats Ronald Goldman 10,561 16.2 +16.2
Democratic Labor Christopher Curtis 2,672 4.1 +1.0
Total formal votes 65,262 98.2
Informal votes 1,173 1.8
Turnout 66,435 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Neil Brown 60.3 +0.0
Labor Jean Downing 39.7 -0.0
Liberal hold Swing +0.0

1975[]

1975 Australian federal election: Diamond Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Neil Brown 47,975 55.0 +10.2
Labor David McKenzie 34,252 39.3 -7.8
Democratic Labor Christopher Curtis 2,691 3.1 -2.2
Australia John Franceschini 1,308 1.5 -0.9
Independent Marc Aussie-Stone 778 0.9 +0.9
Independent John Duncan 198 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 87,202 98.6
Informal votes 1,202 1.4
Turnout 88,404 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Neil Brown 59.1 +9.8
Labor David McKenzie 40.9 -9.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.8

1974[]

1974 Australian federal election: Diamond Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David McKenzie 38,519 47.1 +1.9
Liberal Geoffrey Waite 36,683 44.8 +5.8
Democratic Labor Christopher Curtis 4,249 5.2 -1.9
Australia Harold Taskis 1,987 2.4 -3.9
Independent Victor Gibson 394 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 81,832 98.6
Informal votes 1,172 1.4
Turnout 83,004 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David McKenzie 41,495 50.7 -0.9
Liberal Geoffrey Waite 40,337 49.3 +0.9
Labor hold Swing -0.9

1972[]

1972 Australian federal election: Diamond Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David McKenzie 30,927 45.2 +3.9
Liberal Neil Brown 26,651 39.0 -6.7
Democratic Labor Jim Marmion 4,876 7.1 -3.4
Australia John Siddons 4,314 6.3 +3.8
Def. of Govt Schools Douglas Alexander 1,489 2.2 +2.2
Independent Shaun Redmond 145 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 68,402 97.5
Informal votes 1,761 2.5
Turnout 70,163 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David McKenzie 51.6 +7.7
Liberal Neil Brown 48.4 -7.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +7.7

Elections in the 1960s[]

1969[]

1969 Australian federal election: Diamond Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Neil Brown 24,403 45.7 -2.2
Labor David McKenzie 22,021 41.3 +8.0
Democratic Labor Leo Morison 5,596 10.5 -1.2
Australia John Hill 1,354 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 53,374 97.4
Informal votes 1,443 2.6
Turnout 54,817 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Neil Brown 29,927 56.1 -6.0
Labor David McKenzie 23,447 43.9 +6.0
Liberal hold Swing -6.0

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