Electoral results for the Division of Mitchell

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

Members[]

Member Party Term
  Roy Wheeler Liberal 1949–1961
  John Armitage Labor 1961–1963
  Les Irwin Liberal 1963–1972
  Alfred Ashley-Brown Labor 1972–1974
  Alan Cadman Liberal 1974–2007
  Alex Hawke Liberal 2007–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 § Mitchell.[]
2019 Australian federal election: Mitchell[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Hawke 61,202 62.05 +1.56
Labor Immanuel Selvaraj 23,618 23.94 −0.67
Greens Lawrence Murphy 7,955 8.07 +0.08
Christian Democrats Craig L Hall 3,156 3.20 −3.71
United Australia Roy Hoppenbrouwer 2,705 2.74 +2.74
Total formal votes 98,636 94.96 −0.53
Informal votes 5,234 5.04 +0.53
Turnout 103,870 94.13 +0.87
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Hawke 67,698 68.63 +0.81
Labor Immanuel Selvaraj 30,938 31.37 −0.81
Liberal hold Swing +0.81

2016[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Mitchell.[]
2016 Australian federal election: Mitchell[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Hawke 55,168 60.49 −4.33
Labor Andrew Punch 22,440 24.61 +3.53
Greens Michael Bellstedt 7,287 7.99 +1.58
Christian Democrats Darryl Allen 6,303 6.91 +3.70
Total formal votes 91,198 95.49 +1.90
Informal votes 4,308 4.51 −1.90
Turnout 95,506 93.26 −1.50
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Hawke 61,847 67.82 −3.57
Labor Andrew Punch 29,351 32.18 +3.57
Liberal hold Swing −3.57

2013[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Mitchell.[]
2013 Australian federal election: Mitchell[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Hawke 56,706 65.47 +2.81
Labor Andrew Punch 17,775 20.52 −5.81
Greens Michael Bellstedt 5,554 6.41 −1.19
Christian Democrats Darryl Allen 2,794 3.23 −0.18
Palmer United Murray Schultz 2,792 3.22 +3.22
Democratic Labour Nathan Dodd 987 1.14 +1.14
Total formal votes 86,608 93.69 −0.73
Informal votes 5,833 6.31 +0.73
Turnout 92,441 94.65 −0.12
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Hawke 62,425 72.08 +4.92
Labor Andrew Punch 24,183 27.92 −4.92
Liberal hold Swing +4.92

2010[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Mitchell.[]
2010 Australian federal election: Mitchell[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Hawke 52,465 62.66 +7.87
Labor Nigel Gould 22,046 26.33 −6.71
Greens Colin Dawson 6,363 7.60 +2.32
Christian Democrats Brendon Prentice 2,855 3.41 +0.82
Total formal votes 83,729 94.42 −1.51
Informal votes 4,952 5.58 +1.51
Turnout 88,681 94.76 −0.21
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Hawke 56,229 67.16 +7.51
Labor Nigel Gould 27,500 32.84 −7.51
Liberal hold Swing +7.51

Elections in the 2000s[]

2007[]

2007 Australian federal election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Hawke 46,115 56.74 -7.64
Labor Nigel Gould 25,211 31.02 +10.02
Greens Toni Wright-Turner 4,302 5.29 -0.64
Christian Democrats Darryl Allen 2,099 2.58 +0.07
Climate Change James Fiander 1,715 2.11 +2.11
Family First Jarrod Graetz 1,022 1.26 -0.11
Independent Jordie Stuart Bodlay 815 1.00 +0.45
Total formal votes 81,279 96.12 +2.73
Informal votes 3,278 3.88 -2.73
Turnout 84,557 95.63 +1.95
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alex Hawke 50,058 61.59 -9.09
Labor Nigel Gould 31,221 38.41 +9.09
Liberal hold Swing -9.09

2004[]

2004 Australian federal election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 54,582 64.35 +1.09
Labor Harmohan Walia 17,673 20.84 -0.65
Greens Sheryl Jarecki 5,258 6.20 +3.07
Christian Democrats Michael Horgan 2,161 2.55 +0.42
Democrats Kamran Keshavarz Talebi 1,440 1.70 -3.07
Family First Joy Montgomery 1,140 1.34 +1.34
Independent Stephen Burke 1,048 1.24 +0.34
One Nation Norman Byleveld 1,037 1.22 -1.54
Independent Jordie Stuart Bodlay 476 0.56 +0.56
Total formal votes 84,815 93.40 -2.10
Informal votes 5,991 6.60 +2.10
Turnout 90,806 95.10 -0.41
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Cadman 59,950 70.68 -0.64
Labor Harmohan Walia 24,865 29.32 +0.64
Liberal hold Swing -0.64

2001[]

2001 Australian federal election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 49,995 63.26 +3.35
Labor John McShane 16,987 21.49 -0.47
Democrats David Baggs 3,769 4.77 -0.26
Greens Cindy Taylor 2,470 3.13 +0.87
One Nation Dale Eder 2,183 2.76 -3.58
Christian Democrats Ken Gregory 1,681 2.13 +0.53
AAFI David Mudgee 1,235 1.56 +1.56
Independent Stephen Burke 712 0.90 +0.90
Total formal votes 79,032 95.50 -1.05
Informal votes 3,725 4.50 +1.05
Turnout 82,757 95.81
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Cadman 56,366 71.32 +1.85
Labor John McShane 22,666 28.68 -1.85
Liberal hold Swing +1.85

Elections in the 1990s[]

1998[]

1998 Australian federal election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 46,203 60.40 -7.03
Labor Anthony Ellard 16,263 21.26 +2.10
One Nation Stephen Burke 5,090 6.65 +6.65
Democrats Helen McAuliffe 3,852 5.04 -3.20
Unity Ilo Uzunoski 1,988 2.60 +2.60
Greens Cindy Taylor 1,719 2.25 +2.25
Christian Democrats Ken Gregory 1,235 1.61 +1.61
Natural Law Michael Lyons 145 0.19 -0.28
Total formal votes 76,495 96.65 -0.36
Informal votes 2,648 3.35 +0.36
Turnout 79,143 95.62 -1.50
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Cadman 53,432 69.85 -4.47
Labor Anthony Ellard 23,063 30.15 +4.47
Liberal hold Swing -4.47

1996[]

1996 Australian federal election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 48,541 67.43 +2.54
Labor Erica Lewis 13,790 19.16 -9.03
Democrats Colleen Krason 5,930 8.24 +2.81
AAFI Tony Pettitt 2,688 3.73 +3.73
Reclaim Australia John Hutchinson 699 0.97 +0.97
Natural Law Penny Price 338 0.47 +0.47
Total formal votes 71,986 97.02 -0.67
Informal votes 2,214 2.98 +0.67
Turnout 74,200 97.13 +0.29
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Cadman 53,293 74.32 +5.66
Labor Erica Lewis 18,410 25.68 -5.66
Liberal hold Swing +5.66

1993[]

1993 Australian federal election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 43,819 64.89 +1.98
Labor Julie Kanaghines 19,036 28.19 +5.97
Democrats Roger Posgate 3,664 5.43 -6.58
Confederate Action Charles Anderson 1,005 1.49 +1.49
Total formal votes 67,524 97.68 -0.33
Informal votes 1,602 2.32 +0.33
Turnout 69,126 96.84
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Cadman 46,347 68.67 -1.36
Labor Julie Kanaghines 21,149 31.33 +1.36
Liberal hold Swing -1.36

1990[]

1990 Australian federal election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 45,050 62.9 -9.6
Labor Graeme McIlveen 15,704 21.9 -5.5
Democrats Jan Watts 8,982 12.5 +12.5
Call to Australia Harold Morton 1,854 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 71,590 98.0
Informal votes 1,427 2.0
Turnout 73,017 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Cadman 50,223 70.3 -2.2
Labor Graeme McIlveen 21,172 29.7 +2.2
Liberal hold Swing -2.2

Elections in the 1980s[]

1987[]

1987 Australian federal election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 46,473 72.5 +5.0
Labor Geoff Robinson 17,603 27.5 +2.0
Total formal votes 64,076 97.3
Informal votes 1,769 2.7
Turnout 65,845 95.1
Liberal hold Swing +1.7

1984[]

1984 Australian federal election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 37,568 67.5 +0.8
Labor Edward Mason 14,188 25.5 -2.5
Democrats Alan Page 3,928 7.1 +1.8
Total formal votes 55,684 95.8
Informal votes 2,427 4.2
Turnout 58,111 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Cadman 39,411 70.8 +2.0
Labor Edward Mason 16,273 29.2 -2.0
Liberal hold Swing +2.0

1983[]

1983 Australian federal election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 48,797 58.4 -4.8
Labor Arthur Llewellyn 30,298 36.3 +5.6
Democrats Rona Samuels 4,450 5.3 -0.8
Total formal votes 83,545 98.1
Informal votes 1,623 1.9
Turnout 85,168 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Cadman 60.5 -5.1
Labor Arthur Llewellyn 39.5 +5.1
Liberal hold Swing -5.1

1980[]

1980 Australian federal election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 48,860 63.2 +2.8
Labor Patrick McArdle 23,703 30.7 +3.6
Democrats Rosemary Mason 4,744 6.1 -3.1
Total formal votes 77,307 98.0
Informal votes 1,603 2.0
Turnout 78,910 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Cadman 65.6 -1.6
Labor Patrick McArdle 34.4 +1.6
Liberal hold Swing -1.6

Elections in the 1970s[]

1977[]

1977 Australian federal election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 39,454 60.4 -5.8
Labor Ellen Thompson 17,733 27.1 -4.0
Democrats Michael Hartnell 5,988 9.2 +9.2
Independent Ronald Allan 1,817 2.8 +2.8
Progress Dimitar Mikusalev 353 0.5 -0.7
Total formal votes 65,345 98.0
Informal votes 1,331 2.0
Turnout 66,676 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Cadman 67.2 -1.0
Labor Ellen Thompson 32.8 +1.0
Liberal hold Swing -1.0

1975[]

1975 Australian federal election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 50,875 62.0 +12.0
Labor David Savage 28,970 35.3 -11.6
Workers Duncan Yuille 999 1.2 +1.2
Australia Alexander Munro 705 0.9 -1.6
Independent Dimitar Mikusalev 246 0.3 +0.3
Independent Ivor F 225 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 82,020 98.1
Informal votes 1,563 1.9
Turnout 83,583 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Cadman 64.0 +12.5
Labor David Savage 36.0 -12.5
Liberal hold Swing +12.5

1974[]

1974 Australian federal election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Cadman 39,009 50.4 +5.8
Labor Alfred Ashley-Brown 36,283 46.9 -0.6
Australia John Butterworth 2,080 2.7 -1.4
Total formal votes 77,372 98.6
Informal votes 1,122 1.4
Turnout 78,494 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Cadman 51.5 +2.7
Labor Alfred Ashley-Brown 48.5 -2.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +2.7

1972[]

1972 Australian federal election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alfred Ashley-Brown 31,631 47.5 +2.8
Liberal Les Irwin 29,702 44.6 -3.1
Australia Patricia Berzin 2,729 4.1 +1.8
Democratic Labor David Sanson 1,925 2.9 -0.4
Independent David McArthur 329 0.5 +0.5
Independent Ivor F 226 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 66,542 97.6
Informal votes 1,646 2.4
Turnout 68,188 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alfred Ashley-Brown 34,047 51.2 +3.7
Liberal Les Irwin 32,495 48.8 -3.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.7

Elections in the 1960s[]

1969[]

1969 Australian federal election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Les Irwin 25,560 47.7 -4.0
Labor Alfred Ashley-Brown 23,907 44.7 +8.5
Democratic Labor John Maguire 1,773 3.3 +0.1
Australia Gordon Waller 1,244 2.3 +2.3
Pensioner Power Harvey Clift 1,055 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 53,539 97.7
Informal votes 1,275 2.3
Turnout 54,814 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Les Irwin 28,111 52.5 -6.7
Labor Alfred Ashley-Brown 25,428 47.5 +6.7
Liberal hold Swing -6.7

1966[]

1966 Australian federal election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Les Irwin 48,570 54.3 +5.0
Labor Peter McLoughlin 30,070 33.6 -10.8
Independent William Murray 3,528 3.9 +3.9
Independent Francis Bonnor 2,885 3.2 +3.2
Democratic Labor Andrew Diehm 2,878 3.2 -0.5
Independent Alan Jones 433 0.5 +0.5
Independent Michael Deecke 414 0.5 +0.5
Independent Dennis Rees 373 0.4 +0.4
Independent Kevin Martin 318 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 89,469 95.1
Informal votes 4,614 4.9
Turnout 94,083 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Les Irwin 61.8 +8.7
Labor Peter McLoughlin 38.1 -8.7
Liberal hold Swing +8.7

1963[]

1963 Australian federal election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Les Irwin 29,230 49.3 +6.4
Labor John Armitage 35,301 44.4 -7.8
Democratic Labor Malcolm Towner 2,943 3.7 -0.6
New Guinea Albert Ackerman 1,604 2.0 +2.0
Independent John Ashe 438 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 79,516 97.6
Informal votes 1,976 2.4
Turnout 81,492 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Les Irwin 42,226 53.1 +6.5
Labor John Armitage 37,290 46.9 -6.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.5

1961[]

1961 Australian federal election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Armitage 36,363 52.2 +11.0
Liberal Roy Wheeler 29,887 42.9 -11.7
Democratic Labor Allan Dwyer 3,011 4.3 +0.1
Independent John Mantova 404 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 69,665 97.4
Informal votes 1,854 2.6
Turnout 71,519 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Armitage 53.4 +11.4
Liberal Roy Wheeler 46.6 -11.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +11.4

Elections in the 1950s[]

1958[]

1958 Australian federal election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roy Wheeler 26,536 54.6 -5.1
Labor Reginald Byrne 20,062 41.2 +0.9
Democratic Labor Francis Moffitt 2,039 4.2 +4.2
Total formal votes 48,637 97.4
Informal votes 1,317 2.6
Turnout 49,954 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roy Wheeler 58.0 -1.7
Labor Reginald Byrne 42.0 +1.7
Liberal hold Swing -1.7

1955[]

1955 Australian federal election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roy Wheeler 24,077 59.7 +3.8
Labor Doug Bowd 16,239 40.3 -3.8
Total formal votes 40,316 97.6
Informal votes 971 2.4
Turnout 41,287 93.8
Liberal hold Swing +3.8

1954[]

1954 Australian federal election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roy Wheeler 24,391 50.1 -3.7
Labor Doug Bowd 23,151 47.5 +6.4
Communist Mel McCalman 1,186 2.4 -2.6
Total formal votes 48,728 98.7
Informal votes 661 1.3
Turnout 49,389 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roy Wheeler 50.3 -5.0
Labor Doug Bowd 49.7 +5.0
Liberal hold Swing -5.0

1951[]

1951 Australian federal election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roy Wheeler 23,028 53.8 -3.1
Labor Joseph White 17,580 41.1 -2.0
Communist Mel McCalman 2,158 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 42,766 97.8
Informal votes 978 2.2
Turnout 43,744 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roy Wheeler 55.3 -1.6
Labor Joseph White 44.7 +1.6
Liberal hold Swing -1.6

Elections in the 1940s[]

1949[]

1949 Australian federal election: Mitchell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roy Wheeler 23,274 56.9 +17.0
Labor Joseph White 17,643 43.1 -8.7
Total formal votes 40,917 97.7
Informal votes 963 2.3
Turnout 41,880 96.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +12.8

References[]

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