Electoral results for the Division of Farrer

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

Members[]

	Party	Term
David Fairbairn	Liberal	1949–1975
Wal Fife	Liberal	1975–1984
Tim Fischer	National	1984–2001
Sussan Ley	Liberal	2001–present

Election results[]

Elections in the 2010s[]

2019[]

2019 Australian federal election: Farrer^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	49,316	50.71	−7.16
	Independent	Kevin Mack	19,926	20.49	+20.49
	Labor	Kieran Drabsch	14,236	14.64	−3.47
	Greens	Dean Moss	4,529	4.66	−3.56
	United Australia	Michael Rose	4,147	4.26	+4.26
	Sustainable Australia	Ross Hamilton	1,429	1.47	+1.47
	Christian Democrats	Philip Langfield	1,327	1.36	−2.24
	Independent	Brian Mills	1,255	1.29	−2.99
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Ellis	1,084	1.11	+1.11
Total formal votes			97,249	90.87	−2.73
Informal votes			9,768	9.13	+2.73
Turnout			107,017	92.64	+0.01
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	67,908	69.83	−0.70
	Labor	Kieran Drabsch	29,341	30.17	+0.70
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	59,260	60.94	−9.59
	Independent	Kevin Mack	37,989	39.06	+39.06
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

2016[]

2016 Australian federal election: Farrer^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	55,893	57.87	+13.85
	Labor	Christian Kunde	17,486	18.11	−2.07
	Greens	Amanda Cohn	7,936	8.22	+4.28
	Liberty Alliance	Ron Pike	5,874	6.08	+6.08
	Independent	Brian Mills	4,133	4.28	+4.28
	Christian Democrats	Paul Rossetto	3,474	3.60	+2.41
	Mature Australia	Trevor O'Brien	1,783	1.85	+1.85
Total formal votes			96,579	93.60	+0.21
Informal votes			6,602	6.40	−0.21
Turnout			103,181	92.63	−3.81
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	68,114	70.53	−1.18
	Labor	Christian Kunde	28,465	29.47	+1.18
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.18

2013[]

2013 Australian federal election: Farrer^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	47,977	57.81	+6.40
	Labor	Gavin Hickey	19,708	23.75	−1.54
	Greens	Christina Sobey	3,643	4.39	−1.49
	Palmer United	Ronald Emmerton	3,392	4.09	+4.09
	Katter's Australian	Ken Trewin	3,091	3.72	+3.72
	Rise Up Australia	Narelle Davis	1,646	1.98	+1.98
	Democratic Labour	Brendan Cattell	1,509	1.82	+1.82
	Bullet Train	Tracey Powell	1,048	1.26	+1.26
	Christian Democrats	Frank Horwill	982	1.18	−2.03
Total formal votes			82,996	92.89	−0.77
Informal votes			6,357	7.11	+0.77
Turnout			89,353	94.53	+0.35
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	55,961	67.43	+2.92
	Labor	Gavin Hickey	27,035	32.57	−2.92
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.92

2010[]

2010 Australian federal election: Farrer^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	42,646	51.41	−5.87
	Labor	Christian Emmery	20,981	25.29	−7.39
	Independent	Louise Burge	9,350	11.27	+11.27
	Greens	Peter Carruthers	4,880	5.88	+1.05
	Christian Democrats	James Male	2,664	3.21	+3.21
	Secular	Mathew Crothers	1,099	1.32	+1.32
		Jason Clancy	724	0.87	+0.87
	Democrats	Stephen Bingle	603	0.73	+0.73
Total formal votes			82,947	93.66	−2.51
Informal votes			5,611	6.34	+2.51
Turnout			88,558	94.15	−2.09
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	53,513	64.51	+3.32
	Labor	Christian Emmery	29,434	35.49	−3.32
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.32

Elections in the 2000s[]

2007[]

2007 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	49,794	57.73	+5.90
	Labor	Chris Ryan	28,238	32.74	+6.30
	Greens	Darran Stonehouse	4,169	4.83	+1.28
	Family First	Rhonda Lever	2,657	3.08	+1.59
	Climate Conservatives	Douglas McGregor Henderson	1,088	1.26	+1.26
	CEC	Pat Mathers	313	0.36	-0.15
Total formal votes			86,259	96.18	+2.38
Informal votes			3,427	3.82	-2.38
Turnout			89,686	95.49	-0.52
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	52,766	61.17	-5.46
	Labor	Chris Ryan	33,493	38.83	+5.46
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.46

2004[]

2004 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	48,304	63.48	+25.82
	Labor	Nico Mathews	17,354	22.81	+1.85
	Greens	Bruce Rowston	2,732	3.59	+0.17
	Independent	John Burbidge	1,956	2.57	+2.57
	One Nation	Ray Jones	1,618	2.13	-4.22
	Family First	Jennifer Weller	1,395	1.83	+1.83
	Christian Democrats	Ian Paul Burn	1,275	1.68	+1.68
	Independent	Matt Morgan	682	0.90	+0.90
	Democrats	Frank Kovacs	463	0.61	-1.98
	CEC	Chris Lahy	318	0.42	+0.42
Total formal votes			76,097	93.30	-0.31
Informal votes			5,464	6.70	+0.31
Turnout			81,561	95.16	-0.42
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	53,129	69.82	+19.68
	Labor	Nico Mathews	22,968	30.18	+30.18
	Liberal hold		Swing	+19.68

2001[]

2001 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	28,449	37.66	+33.30
	National	Bill Bott	17,641	23.36	-24.73
	Labor	Frank Millen	15,830	20.96	-3.79
	One Nation	Max Wilkinson	4,795	6.35	-7.61
	Greens	Chris Sobey	2,583	3.42	+3.23
	Democrats	Brett Paterson	1,959	2.59	-1.42
	Independent	Sue Taylor	1,254	1.66	+1.66
	Independent	Stuart Watson	1,068	1.41	+1.41
		Keith Kreutzberger	696	0.92	+0.92
	Independent	Tom Weyrich	485	0.64	+0.64
	Independent	Andrew Gibson	416	0.55	+0.55
	Independent	David Corbett	356	0.47	+0.47
Total formal votes			75,532	93.61	-2.37
Informal votes			5,156	6.39	+2.37
Turnout			80,688	96.04
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	37,869	50.14	+50.14
	National	Bill Bott	37,663	49.86	-14.76
	Liberal gain from National		Swing	+50.14

Elections in the 1990s[]

1998[]

1998 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Tim Fischer	36,602	52.87	-13.46
	Labor	Vivien Voss	16,489	23.82	-0.85
	One Nation	Don McKinnon	9,664	13.96	+13.96
	Democrats	Rohan Sharp	2,940	4.25	-0.03
	Independent	Amanda Duncan-Strelec	2,234	3.23	+3.23
	Australia First	Cliff Broderick	728	1.05	+1.05
	CEC	Alan Boyd	329	0.48	+0.48
	No GST	Maurice Furlan	240	0.35	+0.35
Total formal votes			69,226	96.07	-0.51
Informal votes			2,830	3.93	+0.51
Turnout			72,056	95.91	-0.11
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Tim Fischer	44,733	64.62	-6.61
	Labor	Vivien Voss	24,493	35.38	+6.61
	National hold		Swing	-6.61

1996[]

1996 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Tim Fischer	47,231	66.34	+0.90
	Labor	Lynda Summers	17,563	24.67	-5.06
	Democrats	John Clancy	3,043	4.27	-0.56
	Independent	Peter Whitfield	1,337	1.88	+1.88
	Call to Australia	John Everingham	1,047	1.47	+1.47
	Independent	Luke Downing	979	1.38	+1.38
Total formal votes			71,200	96.59	-0.63
Informal votes			2,517	3.41	+0.63
Turnout			73,717	96.02	-0.19
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Tim Fischer	50,611	71.23	+3.80
	Labor	Lynda Summers	20,439	28.77	-3.80
	National hold		Swing	+3.80

1993[]

1993 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Tim Fischer	45,447	65.44	-2.33
	Labor	Bill Higgins	20,648	29.73	-2.49
	Democrats	Ian McKenzie	3,354	4.83	+4.83
Total formal votes			69,449	97.22	-0.33
Informal votes			1,987	2.78	+0.33
Turnout			71,436	96.21
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Tim Fischer	46,829	67.43	-0.34
	Labor	Bill Higgins	22,615	32.57	+0.34
	National hold		Swing	-0.34

1990[]

1990 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Tim Fischer	46,091	67.8	+9.6
	Labor	Bill Higgins	21,898	32.2	-0.4
Total formal votes			67,989	97.6
Informal votes			1,697	2.4
Turnout			69,686	95.6
	National hold		Swing	+2.6

Elections in the 1980s[]

1987[]

1987 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Tim Fischer	37,753	58.2	+14.8
	Labor	Barry Marks	21,129	32.6	-3.2
	Independent	Ray Brooks	5,977	9.2	+9.2
Total formal votes			64,859	96.2
Informal votes			2,536	3.8
Turnout			67,395	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Tim Fischer	42,302	65.2	+2.2
	Labor	Barry Marks	22,555	34.8	-2.2
	National hold		Swing	+2.2

1984[]

1984 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Tim Fischer	26,986	43.4	+26.8
	Labor	Eric Thomas	22,238	35.8	-5.2
	Liberal	John Roach	12,915	20.8	-20.6
Total formal votes			62,139	95.9
Informal votes			2,638	4.1
Turnout			64,777	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Tim Fischer	39,116	63.0	+63.0
	Labor	Eric Thomas	23,020	37.0	-5.6
	National gain from Liberal		Swing	+63.0

1983[]

1983 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wal Fife	40,060	57.4	-1.0
	Labor	Noel Diffey	27,168	38.9	+5.3
	Democrats	Scott Milne	1,872	2.7	-4.1
	Progress	Maureen Nathan	740	1.1	-0.1
Total formal votes			69,840	98.6
Informal votes			970	1.4
Turnout			70,810	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wal Fife	41,347	59.2	-2.6
	Labor	Noel Diffey	28,493	40.8	+2.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.6

1980[]

1980 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wal Fife	39,670	58.4	-3.5
	Labor	Lloyd Elliott	22,856	33.6	+3.7
	Democrats	Rodney Dominish	4,613	6.8	+0.7
	Progress	Maureen Nathan	808	1.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			67,947	98.4
Informal votes			1,100	1.6
Turnout			69,047	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wal Fife		61.8	-4.6
	Labor	Lloyd Elliott		38.2	+4.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.6

Elections in the 1970s[]

1977[]

1977 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wal Fife	40,187	61.9	+11.5
	Labor	Donald Fleming	19,400	29.9	+0.2
	Democrats	Margaret Healey	3,962	6.1	+6.1
	Independent	Thomas Guy	718	1.1	+1.1
	Progress	Maureen Nathan	643	1.0	+0.1
Total formal votes			64,910	98.1
Informal votes			1,230	1.9
Turnout			66,140	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wal Fife		66.4	-0.7
	Labor	Donald Fleming		33.6	+0.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.7

1975[]

1975 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wal Fife	29,570	49.4	-6.1
	Labor	Patrick Brassil	18,100	30.4	-9.5
	National Country	Kevin Bowtell	10,403	17.5	+17.5
	Democratic Labor	Anthony Quinn	519	0.9	+0.9
	Workers	Arthur Robinson	514	0.9	+0.9
	Australia	Mike Donelan	413	0.7	-3.6
Total formal votes			59,519	98.6
Informal votes			867	1.4
Turnout			60,386	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wal Fife		66.4	+9.3
	Labor	Patrick Brassil		33.6	-9.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9.3

1974[]

1974 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	32,125	55.8	+7.9
	Labor	Kevin Esler	22,926	39.9	+1.6
	Australia	Peter Benton	2,477	4.3	-2.4
Total formal votes			57,528	98.6
Informal votes			795	1.4
Turnout			58,323	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Fairbairn		57.1	+1.1
	Labor	Kevin Esler		42.9	-1.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.1

1972[]

1972 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	24,096	47.9	-7.0
	Labor	Kevin Esler	19,276	38.3	+6.0
	Democratic Labor	Anthony Quinn	3,531	7.0	-0.4
	Australia	Mike Donelan	3,394	6.7	+6.7
Total formal votes			50,297	98.7
Informal votes			653	1.3
Turnout			50,950	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	28,145	56.0	-7.5
	Labor	Kevin Esler	22,152	44.0	+7.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-7.5

Elections in the 1960s[]

1969[]

1969 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	26,058	54.9	-11.0
	Labor	Noel Murray	15,324	32.3	+8.1
	Democratic Labor	James Keogh	3,507	7.4	-2.5
	Independent	John Ross	2,574	5.4	+5.4
Total formal votes			47,463	98.7
Informal votes			625	1.3
Turnout			48,088	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Fairbairn		63.5	-11.3
	Labor	Noel Murray		36.5	+11.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-11.3

1966[]

1966 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	28,700	66.6	+7.7
	Labor	Alan Thomson	10,151	23.5	-8.3
	Democratic Labor	James Keogh	4,271	9.9	+0.6
Total formal votes			43,122	98.1
Informal votes			830	1.9
Turnout			43,952	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Fairbairn		75.5	+9.0
	Labor	Alan Thomson		24.5	-9.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9.0

1963[]

1963 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	24,744	58.9	+3.2
	Labor	Herb McPherson	13,341	31.8	-2.3
	Democratic Labor	Lawrence Esler	3,901	9.3	-1.0
Total formal votes			41,986	99.1
Informal votes			384	0.9
Turnout			42,370	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Fairbairn		66.5	+2.4
	Labor	Herb McPherson		33.5	-2.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.4

1961[]

1961 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	22,707	55.7	-2.4
	Labor	Herb McPherson	13,899	34.1	+3.2
	Democratic Labor	William Brennan	4,195	10.3	-0.7
Total formal votes			40,801	98.4
Informal votes			678	1.6
Turnout			41,479	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Fairbairn		64.1	-3.0
	Labor	Herb McPherson		35.9	+3.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.0

Elections in the 1950s[]

1958[]

1958 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	23,395	58.1	-7.8
	Labor	Robert Garland	12,441	30.9	-3.2
	Democratic Labor	William Brennan	4,412	11.0	+11.0
Total formal votes			40,248	97.9
Informal votes			850	2.1
Turnout			41,098	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Fairbairn		67.1	+1.2
	Labor	Robert Garland		32.9	-1.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.2

1955[]

1955 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	25,805	65.9	+8.8
	Labor	Robert Garland	13,361	34.1	-8.8
Total formal votes			39,166	97.9
Informal votes			855	2.1
Turnout			40,021	95.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.8

1954[]

1954 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	22,668	57.1	+0.7
	Labor	Daniel Byrnes	17,005	42.9	-0.7
Total formal votes			39,673	99.2
Informal votes			339	0.8
Turnout			40,012	96.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.7

1951[]

1951 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	21,678	56.4	+18.2
	Labor	Daniel Byrnes	26,744	43.6	+4.3
Total formal votes			38,422	98.5
Informal votes			570	1.5
Turnout			38,992	96.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.4

Elections in the 1940s[]

1949[]

1949 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas McGrath	14,853	39.3	-7.0
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	14,425	38.2	+20.4
	Country	John Mackay	8,099	21.4	-14.1
	Communist	Bill Gollan	419	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			37,796	98.3
Informal votes			665	1.7
Turnout			38,461	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	22,222	58.8	+58.8
	Labor	Thomas McGrath	15,574	41.2	-7.2
	Liberal gain from Country		Swing	+58.8

References[]

^ Farrer, NSW, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ Farrer, NSW, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ 2013 results for Farrer, AEC.
^ "2010 results for Farrer". AEC.

Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
Carr, Adam. Psephos

[1] Farrer, NSW, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.

[2] Farrer, NSW, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.

[3] 2013 results for Farrer, AEC.

[4] "2010 results for Farrer". AEC.

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