Electoral results for the Division of Groom

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Groom in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1984 until the present.

Members[]

Member Party Term
  Tom McVeigh National 1984–1988
  Bill Taylor Liberal 1988–1998
  Ian Macfarlane Liberal 1998–2010
  Liberal National 2010–2016
  John McVeigh Liberal National 2016–2020
  Garth Hamilton Liberal National 2020–present

Election results[]

Elections in the 2020s[]

2020 Groom by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Garth Hamilton 51,534 59.83 +6.49
Labor Chris Meibusch 23,500 27.28 +8.62
Sustainable Australia Sandra Jephcott 6,716 7.80 +7.80
Liberal Democrats Craig Farquharson 4,391 5.10 +5.10
Total formal votes 86,141 97.18 +0.38
Informal votes 2,504 2.82 −0.38
Turnout 88,645 81.66 −11.38
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Garth Hamilton 57,875 67.19 −3.29
Labor Chris Meibusch 28,266 32.81 +3.29
Liberal National hold Swing −3.29

Elections in the 2010s[]

2019[]

2019 Australian federal election: Groom[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National John McVeigh 50,908 53.34 −0.66
Labor Troy Kay 17,811 18.66 −3.54
One Nation David King 12,493 13.09 +13.09
Greens Alyce Nelligan 7,598 7.96 +1.80
United Australia Kenneth Law 3,784 3.96 +3.96
Conservative National Perry Adrelius 2,854 2.99 +2.99
Total formal votes 95,448 96.80 +0.37
Informal votes 3,160 3.20 −0.37
Turnout 98,608 93.05 −0.06
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National John McVeigh 67,274 70.48 +5.17
Labor Troy Kay 28,174 29.52 −5.17
Liberal National hold Swing +5.17

2016[]

2016 Australian federal election: Groom[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National John McVeigh 49,270 54.00 −1.64
Labor Bronwyn Herbertson 20,259 22.20 +0.10
Family First John Sands 9,140 10.02 +7.36
Xenophon Josie Townsend 6,960 7.63 +7.63
Greens Antonia van Geuns 5,618 6.16 +1.82
Total formal votes 91,247 96.43 +0.42
Informal votes 3,380 3.57 −0.42
Turnout 94,627 93.22 −1.35
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National John McVeigh 59,589 65.31 −1.16
Labor Bronwyn Herbertson 31,658 34.69 +1.16
Liberal National hold Swing −1.16

2013[]

2013 Australian federal election: Groom[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Ian Macfarlane 48,966 55.64 −5.61
Labor Troy Murray 19,451 22.10 −0.57
Palmer United Ewen Mathieson 8,225 9.35 +9.35
Greens Trevor Smith 3,823 4.34 −2.96
Katter's Australian Chris Whitty 3,243 3.69 +3.69
Family First Alex Todd 2,342 2.66 −2.90
Rise Up Australia Rick Armitage 1,210 1.37 +1.37
CEC Robert Thies 743 0.84 +0.84
Total formal votes 88,003 96.01 +0.16
Informal votes 3,656 3.99 −0.16
Turnout 91,659 94.58 +0.16
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Ian Macfarlane 58,493 66.47 −2.06
Labor Troy Murray 29,510 33.53 +2.06
Liberal National hold Swing −2.06

2010[]

2010 Australian federal election: Groom[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Ian Macfarlane 51,757 61.25 +8.54
Labor Chris Meibusch 19,153 22.67 -12.16
Greens Frida Forsberg 6,165 7.30 +2.46
Family First Rose Kirkwood 4,696 5.56 +1.18
Independent Rod Jeanneret 2,730 3.23 +2.63
Total formal votes 84,501 95.85 -1.09
Informal votes 3,655 4.15 +1.09
Turnout 88,156 94.41 -1.05
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Ian Macfarlane 57,912 68.53 +10.31
Labor Chris Meibusch 26,589 31.47 -10.31
Liberal National hold Swing +10.31

Elections in the 2000s[]

2007[]

2007 Australian federal election: Groom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Macfarlane 43,880 52.71 -7.52
Labor Chris Meibusch 28,994 34.83 +10.73
Greens Pauline Collins 4,028 4.84 +0.82
Family First Peter Findlay 3,649 4.38 -1.99
Independent Rob Berry 715 0.86 +0.86
Independent Grahame Volker 616 0.74 +0.74
Democrats Shalina Najeeb 608 0.73 -0.33
Independent Rod Jeanneret 497 0.60 -1.75
CEC Irene Jones 263 0.32 -0.06
Total formal votes 83,250 96.94 +0.94
Informal votes 2,627 3.06 -0.94
Turnout 85,877 95.51 +0.14
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Macfarlane 48,468 58.22 -10.59
Labor Chris Meibusch 34,782 41.78 +10.59
Liberal hold Swing -10.59

2004[]

2004 Australian federal election: Groom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Macfarlane 49,131 60.36 +13.50
Labor Paul King 19,516 23.98 +0.32
Family First Peter Findlay 5,168 6.35 +6.35
Greens Karey Harrison 3,252 4.00 +0.45
Independent Rod Jeanneret 1,929 2.37 +2.37
Great Australians Noel Wieck 1,230 1.51 +1.51
Democrats Christoph Donges 860 1.06 -2.17
CEC Oliver Carter 310 0.38 +0.38
Total formal votes 81,396 96.00 -0.57
Informal votes 3,392 4.00 +0.57
Turnout 84,788 94.69 -1.98
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Macfarlane 56,121 68.95 +3.86
Labor Paul King 25,275 31.05 -3.86
Liberal hold Swing +3.86

2001[]

2001 Australian federal election: Groom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Macfarlane 36,573 46.86 +13.79
Labor Leeann King 18,467 23.66 -1.57
National Barbara Wuersching 8,563 10.97 -4.25
One Nation David Hoy 6,958 8.92 -9.05
Greens Michael Kane 2,774 3.55 +1.80
Democrats Stephen Eyres 2,521 3.23 +0.55
Independent Rob Berry 2,192 2.81 +2.81
Total formal votes 78,048 96.57 -0.69
Informal votes 2,776 3.43 +0.69
Turnout 80,824 96.06
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Macfarlane 50,802 65.09 +2.05
Labor Leeann King 27,246 34.91 -2.05
Liberal hold Swing +2.05

Elections in the 1990s[]

1998[]

1998 Australian federal election: Groom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Macfarlane 24,631 33.07 -24.99
Labor Geoff Brown 18,787 25.23 +3.11
One Nation Avril Baynes 13,382 17.97 +17.97
National Bruce Green 11,335 15.22 +8.02
Democrats Glenn Polson 1,993 2.68 -2.99
Independent Cynthia Mayne 1,629 2.19 +2.19
Christian Democrats Paul Harry 1,409 1.89 +1.89
Greens Sarah Moles 1,307 1.75 -0.38
Total formal votes 74,473 97.26 -0.43
Informal votes 2,100 2.74 +0.43
Turnout 76,573 95.27 -0.26
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Macfarlane 46,951 63.04 -8.25
Labor Geoff Brown 27,522 36.96 +8.25
Liberal hold Swing -8.25

1996[]

1996 Australian federal election: Groom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Taylor 50,046 64.82 +30.44
Labor Neville Green 17,085 22.13 -4.67
Democrats Mark Carew 4,459 5.78 +2.01
Greens Sarah Moles 1,789 2.32 +0.05
Independent Peter Ousby 1,657 2.15 +2.15
One Australia Ray Buckley 1,578 2.04 +2.04
Indigenous Peoples W. J. McCarthy 595 0.77 -0.43
Total formal votes 77,209 97.71 +0.13
Informal votes 1,813 2.29 -0.13
Turnout 79,022 95.52 -0.70
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Taylor 54,894 71.28 +7.16
Labor Neville Green 22,117 28.72 -7.16
Liberal hold Swing +7.16

1993[]

1993 Australian federal election: Groom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Taylor 25,915 34.38 -5.80
Labor Ray Webber 20,198 26.80 -3.92
National Joe Hanna 16,131 21.40 +4.02
Confederate Action Garry Berghofer 7,672 10.18 +10.18
Democrats Alan May 2,839 3.77 -7.91
Greens Carey Harrison 1,712 2.27 +2.27
Indigenous Peoples Wally McCarthy 905 1.20 +1.20
Total formal votes 75,372 97.57 -0.56
Informal votes 1,875 2.43 +0.56
Turnout 77,247 96.23
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Taylor 48,304 64.12 +1.69
Labor Ray Webber 27,031 35.88 -1.69
Liberal hold Swing +1.69

1990[]

1990 Australian federal election: Groom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Taylor 29,041 40.8 +27.5
Labor Stewart Scott-Irving 22,103 31.1 -1.3
National Terry Day 11,664 16.4 -32.5
Democrats Trevor Ives 8,319 11.7 +6.3
Total formal votes 71,127 98.1
Informal votes 1,396 1.9
Turnout 72,523 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Taylor 44,138 62.2 +1.9
Labor Stewart Scott-Irving 26,880 37.8 -1.9
Liberal hold Swing +1.9

Elections in the 1980s[]

1988 by-election[]

1988 Groom by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Taylor 20,651 33.3 +19.9
National David Russell 17,814 28.8 -20.1
Labor Linda Dwyer 14,973 24.2 -8.2
Independent Vincent Burke 4,661 7.5 +7.5
Democrats Mark Carew 3,474 5.6 +0.2
Independent Peter Consandine 369 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 61,942 98.6
Informal votes 889 1.4
Turnout 62,831 88.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Taylor 38,651 62.4 +62.4
National David Russell 23,271 37.6 -25.2
Liberal gain from National Swing +25.2

1987[]

1987 Australian federal election: Groom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tom McVeigh 32,054 48.9 -7.1
Labor Linda Dwyer 21,217 32.4 +0.9
Liberal Alexander Munro 8,754 13.3 +4.4
Democrats Mark Carew 3,556 5.4 +1.8
Total formal votes 65,581 97.1
Informal votes 1,938 2.9
Turnout 67,519 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Tom McVeigh 41,174 62.8 -3.1
Labor Linda Dwyer 24,407 37.2 +3.1
National hold Swing -3.1

1984[]

1984 Australian federal election: Groom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tom McVeigh 34,047 56.0 -4.9
Labor Ronald Cullin 19,142 31.5 -1.9
Liberal Alexander Munro 5,417 8.9 +8.9
Democrats Raymond Dow 2,160 3.6 -2.1
Total formal votes 60,766 97.6
Informal votes 2,389 2.4
Turnout 63,155 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Tom McVeigh 40,052 65.9 +2.7
Labor Ronald Cullin 20,714 34.1 -2.7
National hold Swing +2.7

References[]

  1. ^ "Tally Room: 2020 Groom By-election". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  2. ^ Groom, QLD, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. ^ Groom, QLD, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  4. ^ 2013 results for Groom, AEC.
  5. ^ "2010 results for Groom". AEC.
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