Electoral results for the Division of McMillan

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of McMillan in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until its abolition in 2019.

Members[]

Member Party Term
  Geoffrey Brown Liberal 1949–1955
  Alex Buchanan Liberal 1955–1972
  Independent 1972–1972
  Arthur Hewson Country/National Country 1972–1975
  Barry Simon Liberal 1975–1980
  Barry Cunningham Labor 1980–1990
  John Riggall Liberal 1990–1993
  Barry Cunningham Labor 1993–1996
  Russell Broadbent Liberal 1996–1998
  Christian Zahra Labor 1998–2004
  Russell Broadbent Liberal 2004–2019

Election results[]

Elections in the 2010s[]

2016[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Victoria § McMillan.[]
2016 Australian federal election: McMillan[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Russell Broadbent 48,304 47.86 −2.50
Labor Chris Buckingham 29,531 29.26 +4.21
Greens Donna Lancaster 9,810 9.72 +2.10
Family First Nathan Harding 3,418 3.39 +1.38
Animal Justice Jennifer McAdam 3,022 2.99 +2.99
Rise Up Australia Norman Baker 2,786 2.76 +2.09
Liberal Democrats Jim McDonald 2,289 2.27 +2.27
Christians Kathleen Ipsen 1,761 1.74 +1.74
Total formal votes 100,921 94.29 +0.40
Informal votes 6,115 5.71 −0.40
Turnout 107,036 92.11 −2.53
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Russell Broadbent 56,543 56.03 −5.80
Labor Chris Buckingham 44,378 43.97 +5.80
Liberal hold Swing −5.80

2013[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in Victoria § McMillan.[]
2013 Australian federal election: McMillan[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Russell Broadbent 47,316 50.36 +1.31
Labor Anthony Naus 23,537 25.05 −10.71
Greens Malcolm McKelvie 7,157 7.62 −2.09
Palmer United Matthew Sherry 4,380 4.66 +4.66
Katter's Australian David Amor 2,262 2.41 +2.41
Sex Party Benjamin Staggard 2,168 2.31 +2.20
Family First Luke Conlon 1,893 2.01 −1.24
Democratic Labour Andrew Kis-Rigo 1,641 1.75 +1.75
Independent John Parker 1,245 1.33 +1.33
Country Alliance Ross Fisher 822 0.87 +0.87
Independent Leigh Gatt 695 0.74 −1.35
Rise Up Australia Norman Baker 627 0.67 +0.67
Senator Online Gary Patton 209 0.22 +0.22
Total formal votes 93,952 93.89 −2.15
Informal votes 6,118 6.11 +2.15
Turnout 100,070 94.64 +0.34
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Russell Broadbent 58,095 61.83 +7.62
Labor Anthony Naus 35,857 38.17 −7.62
Liberal hold Swing +7.62

2010[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in Victoria § McMillan.[]
2010 Australian federal election: McMillan[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Russell Broadbent 41,870 49.28 −0.65
Labor Christine Maxfield 30,212 35.56 −2.58
Greens Malcolm McKelvie 8,258 9.72 +3.72
Family First Linden Stokes 2,776 3.27 +0.33
Independent Leigh Gatt 1,844 2.17 +2.17
Total formal votes 84,960 96.03 −0.54
Informal votes 3,511 3.97 +0.54
Turnout 88,471 94.80 −1.08
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Russell Broadbent 46,229 54.41 −0.38
Labor Christine Maxfield 38,731 45.59 +0.38
Liberal hold Swing −0.38

Elections in the 2000s[]

2007[]

2007 Australian federal election: McMillan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Russell Broadbent 40,254 49.93 +7.00
Labor Christine Maxfield 30,743 38.14 +0.28
Greens Sandra Betts 4,839 6.00 +1.52
Family First Terry Aeschlimann 2,370 2.94 +1.23
Democrats Don Walters 1,206 1.50 +0.65
Democratic Labor Suryan Chandrasegaran 775 0.96 +0.61
CEC Theo Alblas 287 0.36 +0.19
Liberty & Democracy Ben Fiechtner 141 0.17 +0.17
Total formal votes 80,615 96.57 +1.06
Informal votes 2,859 3.43 -1.06
Turnout 83,474 95.85 -0.04
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Russell Broadbent 44,172 54.79 -0.20
Labor Christine Maxfield 36,443 45.21 +0.20
Liberal hold Swing -0.20

2004[]

2004 Australian federal election: McMillan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Russell Broadbent 32,379 42.93 +13.80
Labor Christian Zahra 28,555 37.86 +0.94
National Bridget McKenzie 6,676 8.85 -7.74
Greens Chris Aitken 3,381 4.48 -0.89
Family First Harold Paul 1,289 1.71 +1.71
Independent Howard Emanuel 1,079 1.43 +1.43
One Nation A R Gizycki de Gozdawa 1,044 1.38 -2.55
Democrats Julie Grant 638 0.85 -3.10
Democratic Labor Greg Byrne 263 0.35 +0.35
CEC Graeme Reid 127 0.17 +0.10
Total formal votes 75,431 95.51 -0.25
Informal votes 3,543 4.49 +0.25
Turnout 78,974 95.89 -0.17
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Russell Broadbent 41,477 54.99 +2.15
Labor Christian Zahra 33,954 45.01 -2.15
Liberal hold Swing +2.15

2001[]

2001 Australian federal election: McMillan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Christian Zahra 35,238 44.48 +7.57
Liberal Jim Forbes 31,532 39.80 +0.94
Democrats David Wall 3,233 4.08 -0.17
Greens Jenny Farrar 2,918 3.68 +1.51
One Nation John Holtman 2,864 3.62 -1.61
National David Roberts 2,172 2.74 +2.74
Betty Howell 1,262 1.59 +1.59
Total formal votes 79,219 96.52 +0.63
Informal votes 2,853 3.48 -0.63
Turnout 82,072 96.44
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Christian Zahra 41,559 52.46 +1.89
Liberal Jim Forbes 37,660 47.54 -1.89
Labor hold Swing +1.89

Elections in the 1990s[]

1998[]

1998 Australian federal election: McMillan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Russell Broadbent 29,512 38.91 -1.20
Labor Christian Zahra 27,995 36.91 -3.95
One Nation Bryan Atkin 3,963 5.22 +5.22
Independent Barry Cunningham 3,800 5.01 +5.01
Democrats David Wall 3,228 4.26 -0.81
Shooters Peter Kelly 2,954 3.89 +3.89
Australia First Peter Wells 2,036 2.68 +2.68
Greens Jenny Farrar 1,645 2.17 -0.50
Independent Anthony Geoghegan 352 0.46 +0.46
Unity Colin Milne 247 0.33 +0.33
Natural Law Peter Jackson 116 0.15 -0.07
Total formal votes 75,848 95.89 -1.40
Informal votes 3,251 4.11 +1.40
Turnout 79,099 96.53 -0.31
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Christian Zahra 38,360 50.57 +2.64
Liberal Russell Broadbent 37,488 49.43 -2.64
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +2.64

1996[]

1996 Australian federal election: McMillan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Cunningham 31,115 40.86 -4.92
Liberal Russell Broadbent 30,546 40.11 -2.38
National Helen Hoppner 6,206 8.15 +6.93
Democrats Colin Thornby 3,869 5.07 +1.66
Greens Luke van der Meulen 2,031 2.67 +2.67
Independent Dave Smith 878 1.15 +1.15
Call to Australia Norman Baker 818 1.07 +1.07
Independent Chris King 526 0.69 +0.69
Natural Law Michael Pollock 170 0.22 -0.35
Total formal votes 76,149 97.39 -0.32
Informal votes 2,119 2.71 +0.32
Turnout 78,268 96.83 -0.09
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Russell Broadbent 39,333 52.07 +2.60
Labor Barry Cunningham 36,210 47.93 -2.60
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +2.60

1993[]

1993 Australian federal election: McMillan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Cunningham 34,295 45.66 +7.77
Liberal John Riggall 32,939 43.86 +5.52
Independent Helen Hoppner 4,385 5.84 +5.84
Democrats David White 2,515 3.35 -6.86
Independent Glen Mann 540 0.72 -0.05
Natural Law Cathy Boschin 428 0.57 +0.57
Total formal votes 75,102 97.60 +0.31
Informal votes 1,848 2.40 -0.31
Turnout 76,950 96.92
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Cunningham 37,793 50.40 +4.84
Liberal John Riggall 37,200 49.60 -4.84
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.84

1990[]

1990 Australian federal election: McMillan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Riggall 27,224 38.3 +5.3
Labor Barry Cunningham 26,903 37.9 -9.7
Democrats Ross Ollquist 7,247 10.2 +4.9
National Jillian Petersen 6,358 9.0 -3.1
Call to Australia Michael Slaughter 2,726 3.8 +3.8
Independent Glen Mann 544 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 71,002 97.3
Informal votes 1,976 2.7
Turnout 72,978 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Riggall 38,576 54.4 +7.4
Labor Barry Cunningham 32,281 45.6 -7.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.4

Elections in the 1980s[]

1987[]

1987 Australian federal election: McMillan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Cunningham 30,610 48.9 -4.6
Liberal John Kiely 19,846 31.7 -1.5
National Pat O'Brien 7,544 12.1 +6.0
Democrats Ross Ollquist 3,319 5.3 +1.1
Independent Anne Lorraine 833 1.3 +1.3
Independent Thomas Walsh 404 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 62,556 96.2
Informal votes 2,466 3.8
Turnout 65,022 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Cunningham 33,949 54.3 -3.8
Liberal John Kiely 28,555 45.7 +3.8
Labor hold Swing -3.8

1984[]

1984 Australian federal election: McMillan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Cunningham 31,517 53.5 +4.1
Liberal John Dwyer 19,559 33.2 -5.2
National Heather Ronald 3,580 6.1 +1.4
Democrats James Richards 2,509 4.3 -1.5
Democratic Labor Anne Barrett 1,732 2.9 +1.2
Total formal votes 58,897 93.0
Informal votes 4,415 7.0
Turnout 63,312 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Cunningham 34,182 58.0 +4.1
Liberal John Dwyer 24,705 42.0 -4.1
Labor hold Swing +4.1

1983[]

1983 Australian federal election: McMillan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Cunningham 34,099 48.3 +5.4
Liberal Greg Ross 27,831 39.5 -4.7
Democrats Gloria Auchterlonie 4,062 5.8 -1.5
National Stewart Robertson 3,317 4.7 +4.7
Democratic Labor John Sellens 1,219 1.7 -3.3
Total formal votes 70,528 97.9
Informal votes 1,548 2.1
Turnout 72,076 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Cunningham 37,433 53.1 +1.7
Liberal Greg Ross 33,095 46.9 -1.7
Labor hold Swing +1.7

1980[]

1980 Australian federal election: McMillan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry Simon 28,957 44.2 -0.3
Labor Barry Cunningham 28,100 42.9 +7.5
Democrats Sandra Burke 4,748 7.3 -6.9
Democratic Labor Brian Handley 3,295 5.0 +0.2
Independent Robert McCracken 378 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 65,478 97.3
Informal votes 1,803 2.7
Turnout 67,281 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Cunningham 33,647 51.4 +6.2
Liberal Barry Simon 31,831 48.6 -6.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.2

Elections in the 1970s[]

1977[]

1977 Australian federal election: McMillan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry Simon 27,650 44.5 +11.9
Labor Richard Elkington 21,999 35.4 -4.2
Democrats Ronald Dent 8,844 14.2 +14.2
Democratic Labor Brian Handley 3,010 4.8 +0.9
Independent Norman Holyoak 667 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 62,170 97.1
Informal votes 1,847 2.9
Turnout 64,017 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Simon 34,077 54.8 -1.9
Labor Richard Elkington 28,093 45.2 +1.9
Liberal hold Swing -1.9

1975[]

1975 Australian federal election: McMillan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Rutherford 22,402 39.6 -4.3
Liberal Barry Simon 18,415 32.6 +8.4
National Country Arthur Hewson 12,971 22.9 -1.9
Democratic Labor Les Hilton 2,227 3.9 -0.2
Independent David Little 525 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 56,540 98.0
Informal votes 1,182 2.0
Turnout 57,722 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Simon 32,070 56.7 +56.7
Labor William Rutherford 24,470 43.3 -2.1
Liberal gain from National Country Swing +2.1

1974[]

1974 Australian federal election: McMillan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Murphy 24,201 43.9 -1.9
Country Arthur Hewson 13,650 24.8 +8.2
Liberal Ronald Dent 13,345 24.2 +0.1
Democratic Labor Les Hilton 2,273 4.1 -3.1
Australia Ronald Broadhurst 1,666 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 55,135 97.9
Informal votes 1,177 2.1
Turnout 56,312 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Arthur Hewson 30,110 54.6 +2.2
Labor Barry Murphy 25,025 45.4 -2.2
Country hold Swing +2.2

1972[]

1972 Australian federal election: McMillan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Mountford 22,802 45.8 +3.7
Liberal Barrie Armitage 12,025 24.1 -8.0
Country Arthur Hewson 8,282 16.6 -0.3
Democratic Labor Michael Houlihan 3,583 7.2 -1.8
Independent Alex Buchanan 3,113 6.3 +6.3
Total formal votes 49,805 98.1
Informal votes 962 1.9
Turnout 50,767 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Arthur Hewson 26,096 52.4 +52.4
Labor Frank Mountford 23,709 47.6 +2.9
Country gain from Liberal Swing -2.9

Elections in the 1960s[]

1969[]

1969 Australian federal election: McMillan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Mountford 20,390 42.1 +8.2
Liberal Alex Buchanan 15,530 32.1 -18.5
Country John Dwyer 8,164 16.9 +16.9
Democratic Labor Les Hilton 4,337 9.0 -2.1
Total formal votes 48,421 97.6
Informal votes 1,189 2.4
Turnout 49,610 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Buchanan 26,795 55.3 -7.5
Labor Frank Mountford 21,626 44.7 +7.5
Liberal hold Swing -7.5

1966[]

1966 Australian federal election: McMillan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Buchanan 22,857 50.4 +0.6
Labor Eric Kent 15,449 34.1 -4.4
Democratic Labor Les Hilton 5,040 11.1 -0.5
Independent Thomas Yates 2,000 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 45,346 97.0
Informal votes 1,397 3.0
Turnout 46,743 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Buchanan 62.6 +2.2
Labor Eric Kent 37.4 -2.2
Liberal hold Swing +2.2

1963[]

1963 Australian federal election: McMillan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Buchanan 22,479 49.8 +14.3
Labor Eric Kent 17,377 38.5 +1.6
Democratic Labor Les Hilton 5,243 11.6 +0.0
Total formal votes 45,099 99.0
Informal votes 442 1.0
Turnout 45,541 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Buchanan 27,221 60.4 -0.8
Labor Eric Kent 17,878 39.6 +0.8
Liberal hold Swing -0.8

1961[]

1961 Australian federal election: McMillan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Longstaff 15,907 36.9 -2.4
Liberal Alex Buchanan 15,288 35.5 +5.4
Country Francis Hawtin 6,758 15.7 -3.0
Democratic Labor Les Hilton 4,988 11.6 +1.4
Republican Patrick Linane 181 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 43,122 97.6
Informal votes 1,078 2.4
Turnout 44,200 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Buchanan 26,401 61.2 +4.0
Labor James Longstaff 16,721 38.8 -4.0
Liberal hold Swing +4.0

Elections in the 1950s[]

1958[]

1958 Australian federal election: McMillan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Brown 15,821 39.3 +4.7
Liberal Alex Buchanan 12,113 30.1 -21.9
Country Francis Hawtin 7,514 18.7 +18.7
Democratic Labor Kevin Scanlon 4,123 10.2 -3.2
Communist Wattie Doig 450 1.1 +1.1
Independent Decima Mayne 210 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 40,231 95.2
Informal votes 2,040 4.8
Turnout 42,271 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Buchanan 23,031 57.2 -5.5
Labor George Brown 17,200 42.8 +5.5
Liberal hold Swing -5.5

1955[]

1955 Australian federal election: McMillan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Buchanan 20,197 52.0 +10.7
Labor Horace Hawkins 13,430 34.6 -8.3
Labor (A-C) Desmond Devlin 5,193 13.4 +13.4
Total formal votes 38,820 97.6
Informal votes 969 2.4
Turnout 39,789 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Buchanan 62.7 +7.3
Labor Horace Hawkins 37.3 -7.3
Liberal hold Swing +7.3

1954[]

1954 Australian federal election: McMillan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Desmond Devlin 17,989 43.2 +2.4
Liberal Geoffrey Brown 17,054 41.0 -14.7
Country John McDonald 5,790 13.9 +13.9
Communist Bob Hamilton 776 1.9 -1.5
Total formal votes 41,609 98.4
Informal votes 694 1.6
Turnout 42,303 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoffrey Brown 22,314 53.6 -2.4
Labor Desmond Devlin 19,295 46.4 +2.4
Liberal hold Swing -2.4

1951[]

1951 Australian federal election: McMillan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoffrey Brown 21,465 55.7 +23.3
Labor Horace Hawkins 15,717 40.8 +2.1
Communist Fred Charlesworth 1,328 3.4 +0.9
Total formal votes 38,510 98.1
Informal votes 747 1.9
Turnout 39,257 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoffrey Brown 56.0 -0.9
Labor Horace Hawkins 44.0 +0.9
Liberal hold Swing -0.9

Elections in the 1940s[]

1949[]

1949 Australian federal election: McMillan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Adam Keltie 14,263 38.7 -3.6
Liberal Geoffrey Brown 11,938 32.4 +6.5
Country Bob May 9,714 26.4 -0.6
Communist Bob Hamilton 912 2.5 -2.2
Total formal votes 36,827 98.0
Informal votes 758 2.0
Turnout 37,585 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoffrey Brown 20,960 56.9 +6.1
Labor Adam Keltie 15,867 43.1 -6.1
Liberal gain from Country Swing +6.1

References[]

  1. ^ McMillan, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. ^ 2013 results for McMillan, AEC.
  3. ^ "2010 results for McMillan". AEC.
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