Electoral results for the Division of O'Connor

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of O'Connor in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1980 until the present.

Members[]

	Party	Term
Wilson Tuckey	Liberal	1980–2010
Tony Crook	Nationals WA	2010–2013
Rick Wilson	Liberal	2013–present

Election results[]

Elections in the 2010s[]

2019[]

2019 Australian federal election: O'Connor^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rick Wilson	36,135	42.04	−0.63
	Labor	Shelley Payne	18,243	21.22	+0.30
	National	John Hassell	10,795	12.56	−5.77
	One Nation	Dean Smith	7,252	8.44	+8.44
	Greens	Nelson Gilmour	7,245	8.43	−1.94
	Christians	Ian 't Hart	2,527	2.94	−1.08
	United Australia	Anthony Fels	1,598	1.86	+1.86
	Western Australia	Peter Swift	1,279	1.49	+1.49
	Great Australian	Nicholas Robinson	883	1.03	+1.03
Total formal votes			85,957	93.69	−2.50
Informal votes			5,785	6.31	+2.50
Turnout			91,742	90.03	+1.24
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rick Wilson	55,421	64.48	−0.56
	Labor	Shelley Payne	30,536	35.52	+0.56
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.56

2016[]

2016 Australian federal election: O'Connor^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rick Wilson	37,092	42.67	+4.21
	Labor	Jon Ford	18,190	20.92	+1.40
	National	John Hassell	15,936	18.33	−5.53
	Greens	Giz Watson	9,013	10.37	+3.58
	Christians	Trevor Young	3,496	4.02	+1.54
	Rise Up Australia	Stephen Carson	3,207	3.69	+2.96
Total formal votes			86,934	96.19	+2.12
Informal votes			3,439	3.81	−2.12
Turnout			90,373	88.79	−5.21
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rick Wilson	56,543	65.04	−0.38
	Labor	Jon Ford	30,391	34.96	+0.38
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.38

2013[]

2013 Australian federal election: O'Connor^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rick Wilson	32,284	39.13	+0.77
	National	Chub Witham	20,914	25.35	−3.50
	Labor	Michael Salt	14,234	17.25	+0.14
	Greens	Diane Evers	5,627	6.82	−2.04
	Palmer United	Michael Lucas	3,581	4.34	+4.34
	Christians	Mike Walsh	2,079	2.52	+2.52
	Independent	Jane Mouritz	1,431	1.73	+1.73
	Family First	Steven Fuhrmann	698	0.85	−0.58
	Katter's Australian	Phillip Bouwman	660	0.80	+0.80
	Rise Up Australia	Vanessa Korber	595	0.72	+0.72
	CEC	Jean Robinson	407	0.49	+0.03
Total formal votes			82,510	94.01	−0.62
Informal votes			5,256	5.99	+0.62
Turnout			87,766	92.27	−0.53
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rick Wilson	55,486	67.25	−5.75
	Labor	Michael Salt	27,024	32.75	+5.75
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Rick Wilson	42,040	50.95	+4.51
	National	Chub Witham	40,470	49.05	−4.51
	Liberal gain from National		Swing	+4.51

2010[]

2010 Australian federal election: O'Connor^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	31,294	38.36	-10.36
	National	Tony Crook	23,538	28.85	+19.68
	Labor	Ian Bishop	13,962	17.11	-9.15
	Greens	Andy Huntley	7,232	8.86	+1.73
	Christian Democrats	Jacky Young	2,221	2.72	+0.09
	Independent	Geoffrey Stokes	1,298	1.59	+1.59
	Family First	Pat Scallan	1,164	1.43	+0.21
	Independent	Neil Smithson	500	0.61	+0.61
	CEC	Jean Robinson	375	0.46	+0.08
Total formal votes			81,584	94.63	-1.11
Informal votes			4,632	5.37	+1.11
Turnout			86,216	92.83	-0.22
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	59,555	73.00	+10.24
	Labor	Ian Bishop	22,029	27.00	-10.24
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Tony Crook	43,693	53.56	+53.56
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	37,891	46.44	-16.32
	National gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 2000s[]

2007[]

2007 Australian federal election: O'Connor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	34,876	45.85	-7.40
	Labor	Dominic Rose	15,541	20.43	+1.86
	National	Philip Gardiner	13,459	17.69	+8.25
	Greens	Adrian Price	5,188	6.82	+0.09
	Christian Democrats	Mac Forsyth	2,235	2.94	+0.12
	One Nation	Ross Paravicini	1,214	1.60	-2.75
	Independent	Michael Walton	1,128	1.48	+1.48
	Family First	Stephen Carson	991	1.30	+1.30
	Independent	George Giudice	986	1.30	-1.46
	Independent	Darius Crowe	237	0.31	+0.31
	CEC	Judy Sudholz	212	0.28	-0.22
Total formal votes			76,067	95.36	+0.85
Informal votes			3,702	4.64	-0.85
Turnout			79,769	94.45	+1.19
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	50,625	66.55	-3.84
	Labor	Dominic Rose	25,442	33.45	+3.84
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.84

2004[]

2004 Australian federal election: O'Connor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	38,878	53.25	+3.77
	Labor	Ursula Richards	13,559	18.57	-1.21
	National	Leigh Hardingham	6,895	9.44	+2.09
	Greens	Adrian Price	4,910	6.73	+2.00
	One Nation	Brian McRae	3,177	4.35	-7.42
	Christian Democrats	Justin Moseley	2,060	2.82	+0.66
	Independent	George Giudice	2,013	2.76	+2.76
	New Country	Jan Hough	639	0.88	+0.88
	Democrats	David Thackrah	511	0.70	-1.32
	CEC	Callum Payne	367	0.50	+0.05
Total formal votes			73,009	94.51	+0.43
Informal votes			4,245	5.49	-0.43
Turnout			77,254	93.26	-2.04
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	51,389	70.39	+1.30
	Labor	Ursula Richards	21,620	29.61	-1.30
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.30

2001[]

2001 Australian federal election: O'Connor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	36,867	49.48	+2.59
	Labor	Mark Pendlebury	14,742	19.78	+0.56
	One Nation	Ron McLean	8,774	11.77	-3.19
	National	Vicki Brown	5,480	7.35	-0.03
	Greens	Sandy Davis	3,525	4.73	-0.29
	Christian Democrats	Alistair McNabb	1,611	2.16	-0.02
	Democrats	Carole Pestana	1,502	2.02	-0.32
	Liberals for Forests	Donna Selby	1,167	1.57	+1.57
	Independent	Stephan Gyorgy	509	0.68	+0.68
	CEC	Terry Iturbide	338	0.45	+0.18
Total formal votes			74,515	94.08	-1.19
Informal votes			4,693	5.92	+1.19
Turnout			79,208	95.88
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	51,484	69.09	+2.52
	Labor	Mark Pendlebury	23,031	30.91	-2.52
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.52

Elections in the 1990s[]

1998[]

1998 Australian federal election: O'Connor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	35,383	46.48	-6.92
	Labor	Frank Marciano	16,877	22.17	-0.93
	One Nation	Frank Hough	10,449	13.73	+13.73
	National	Jenny Fowler	6,137	8.06	-7.25
	Greens	Mark Douglas	2,845	3.74	+0.27
	Democrats	Hannah McGlade	1,799	2.36	-0.93
	Christian Democrats	Mac Forsyth	1,343	1.76	+1.76
	Australia First	Ian Stiles	1,054	1.38	+1.38
	CEC	Stuart Smith	231	0.30	+0.30
Total formal votes			76,118	95.16	-1.63
Informal votes			3,873	4.84	+1.63
Turnout			79,991	95.33	+0.21
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	49,581	65.14	-6.02
	Labor	Frank Marciano	26,537	34.86	+6.02
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.02

1996[]

1996 Australian federal election: O'Connor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	38,607	56.00	-12.26
	National	Kevin Altham	12,456	18.07	+18.07
	Labor	Mick Cole	12,240	17.76	-3.88
	Greens	John Hemsley	2,500	3.63	+0.36
	Democrats	Neil Munro	2,338	3.39	+0.02
	Independent	Stephan Gyorgy	795	1.15	+1.15
Total formal votes			68,936	96.92	-0.35
Informal votes			2,194	3.08	+0.35
Turnout			71,130	95.11	-0.76
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	52,099	75.93	+1.91
	Labor	Mick Cole	16,514	24.07	-1.91
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.91

1993[]

1993 Australian federal election: O'Connor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	47,777	68.26	+18.21
	Labor	John Mason	15,144	21.64	+1.45
	Democrats	Pat Howe	2,358	3.37	-0.64
	Greens	Anne Lambert	2,287	3.27	-0.35
	Independent	John Dunne	1,459	2.08	+2.08
	Independent	Jim Lee	963	1.38	+1.38
Total formal votes			69,988	97.26	+0.30
Informal votes			1,968	2.74	-0.30
Turnout			71,956	95.88
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	51,780	74.02	+2.11
	Labor	John Mason	18,174	25.98	-2.11
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.11

1990[]

1990 Australian federal election: O'Connor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	33,808	50.1	-2.6
	National	James Ferguson	13,943	20.6	-2.5
	Labor	Kim Chance	13,635	20.2	-2.6
	Democrats	Huw Grossmith	2,706	4.0	+1.6
	Greens	Jim Cavill	2,443	3.6	+3.6
	Grey Power	Rick Finney	1,009	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			67,544	97.0
Informal votes			2,116	3.0
Turnout			69,660	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	48,514	71.9	+1.0
	Labor	Kim Chance	18,947	28.1	-1.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.0

Elections in the 1980s[]

1987[]

1987 Australian federal election: O'Connor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	31,329	49.5	-4.1
	Labor	Kim Chance	15,865	25.1	-2.8
	National	Trevor Flugge	14,632	23.1	+7.4
	Democrats	Shyama Peebles	1,503	2.4	-0.4
Total formal votes			63,329	95.3
Informal votes			3,112	4.7
Turnout			66,441	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	44,695	70.6	+1.4
	Labor	Kim Chance	18,632	29.4	-1.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.4

1984[]

1984 Australian federal election: O'Connor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	33,405	53.6	+7.6
	Labor	Kim Chance	17,382	27.9	-6.7
	National	James Ferguson	9,817	15.7	-0.3
	Democrats	Denis Kidby	1,740	2.8	-0.7
Total formal votes			62,344	94.0
Informal votes			3,976	6.0
Turnout			66,320	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	43,140	69.2	+7.7
	Labor	Kim Chance	19,204	30.8	-7.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.7

1983[]

1983 Australian federal election: O'Connor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	29,414	48.6	+8.3
	Labor	Kim Chance	19,356	32.0	+8.8
	National	Brian Pearce	5,999	9.9	-8.3
	National	James Ferguson	3,686	6.1	-8.9
	Democrats	Denis Kidby	2,105	3.5	+0.2
Total formal votes			60,560	97.9
Informal votes			1,303	2.1
Turnout			61,863	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey		64.1	+1.6
	Labor	Kim Chance		35.9	+35.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.6

1980[]

1980 Australian federal election: O'Connor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	23,998	40.3	-6.5
	Labor	Robert Duncannon	13,814	23.2	+5.0
	National Country	Anthony Hassell	10,863	18.2	-8.0
	National	Eric Charlton	8,915	15.0	+15.0
	Democrats	Guy Wroth	1,994	3.3	-2.0
Total formal votes			59,584	96.7
Informal votes			2,041	3.3
Turnout			61,625	94.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey	37,249	62.5	-2.7
	National Country	Anthony Hassell	22,335	37.5	+2.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.7

References[]

^ O'Connor, WA, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ O'Connor, WA, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ 2013 results for O'Connor, AEC.
^ "2010 results for O'Connor". AEC.

Australian Electoral Commission. Federal Election results
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[1] O'Connor, WA, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.

[2] O'Connor, WA, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.

[3] 2013 results for O'Connor, AEC.

[4] "2010 results for O'Connor". AEC.

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