Braddon

1966

J.F.E.Chapman-Mortimer (DLP)	1934 (5.2%)
R.Davies (ALP)			21040 (55.9%)
P.Fenton (Lib)			14637 (38.9%)
Informal			461

Estimated 2-party vote: ALP 57.6%, Lib 42.4%

1969

R.Davies (ALP)			26224 (62.7%)
D.E.McNamara (DLP)		1955 (4.7%)
P.A.Rothwell (Lib)		13637 (32.6%)
Informal			562

Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 63.1%, Lib 36.9%

1972

R.Davies (ALP)			27502 (62.2%)
W.J.Luck (Lib)			15210 (34.4%)
D.E.McNamara (DLP)		1506 (3.4%)
Informal			676

Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 62.5%, Lib 37.5%

1974

J.F.E.Chapman-Mortimer (Ind)	767 (1.6%)
R.Davies (ALP)			26075 (53.3%)
R.J.Groom (Lib)			21678 (44.3%)
W.E.Roach (AP)			423 (0.9%)
Informal			888

Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 55.1%, Lib 44.9%

1975

L.A.R.Buckingham (WP)		552 (1.1%)
R.Davies (ALP)			23270 (45.4%)
R.J.Groom (Lib)			27131 (52.9%)
B.E.Whiley (Nat)		328 (0.6%)
Informal			846

Estimated two-party preferred: Lib 54.4%, ALP 45.6%

1977

D.Colquhoun-Kerr (ALP)		19656 (41.8%)
R.Groom (Lib)			27384 (58.2%)
Informal			1535

1980

L.Free (ALP)			22275 (44.9%)
R.J.Groom (Lib)			27307 (55.1%)
Informal			1496

1983

Lance Free (ALP)		18016 (35.4%)
Ray Groom (Lib)			31143 (61.2%)
Greg Sargent (Dem)		1731 (3.4%)
Informal			1110

After preferences:

Lance Free (ALP)		19106 (37.5%)
Ray Groom (Lib)			31784 (62.5%)

1984

(Redistribution: ALP +2.4%)

G.Peart (ALP)			22500 (43.4%)
C.G.Miles (Lib)			27296 (52.7%)
G.Bugg (Dem)			2047 (3.9%)
Informal			3248

After preferences:

G.Peart (ALP)			23541 (45.4%)
C.G.Miles (Lib)			28297 (54.6%)

1987

Chris Miles (Lib)		32108 (57.9%)
David Currie (ALP)		23307 (42.1%)
Informal			2173

1990

Chris Miles (Lib)		31860 (55.5%)
James Reilly (Dem)		3808 (6.6%)
Terry Hynes (ALP)		20325 (35.4%)
Tom Egglestone (Ind)		1458 (2.5%)
Informal			2079

After preferences:

Chris Miles (Lib)		33553 (58.4%)
Terry Hynes (ALP)		23879 (41.6%)

1993

Mike Gard (ALP)			25365 (41.9%)
Chris Miles (Lib)		29863 (49.4%)
Jim Reilly (Dem)		1676 (2.8%)
John Coombes (Grn)		2426 (4.0%)
Royce Lohrey (Ind)		1151 (1.9%)
Informal			1705

After preferences:

Mike Gard (ALP)			28509 (47.2%)
Chris Miles (Lib)		31952 (52.8%)

1996

Clare Thompson (Grn)		3375 (5.6%)
Peter Sidebottom (ALP)		22928 (38.3%)
Chris Miles (Lib)		31201 (52.1%)
Chris Ivory (Dem)		2337 (3.9%)
Informal			1586 (2.6%)

After preferences:

Peter Sidebottom (ALP)		26473 (44.3%)
Chris Miles (Lib)		33279 (55.7%)

1998

Clare Thompson (Grn)		2794 (4.8%)
Peter (Sid) Sidebottom (ALP)	26643 (45.8%)
Gavin Thompson (TF)		1143 (2.0%)
John Thomson (ON)		2446 (4.2%)
Chris Miles (Lib)		23480 (40.4%)
Peter Morgan (Dem)		1601 (2.8%)
Informal			2153

After preferences:

Peter (Sid) Sidebottom (ALP)	31567 (54.3%)
Chris Miles (Lib)		26540 (45.7%)

2001

Sid Sidebottom (ALP)		30572 (48.4%)
Alan Pattison (Lib)		24743 (39.2%)
Clare Thompson (Grn)		3461 (5.5%)
Craig Cooper (Dem)		1773 (2.8%)
Steve Pickford (ON)		2615 (4.1%)
Informal			2178 (3.3%)

After preferences

Sid Sidebottom (ALP)		35345 (56.0%)
Alan Pattison (Lib)		27819 (44.0%)

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