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The seat was created in 1984. The nominal 1983 result was
ALP 58.6%, Lib 41.4%: on 1996 boundaries, ALP 60.7%, Lib 39.3%.
1984
T.F.Renfrey (Ind) 1820 (3.3%)
W.F.Fatin (ALP) 29321 (53.5%)
C.Boyle (Lib) 23633 (43.1%)
Informal 5592
After preferences:
W.F.Fatin (ALP) 30420 (55.5%)
C.Boyle (Lib) 24349 (44.5%)
1987
John Willis (Dem) 4368 (7.1%)
Bernie Masters (Lib) 21985 (35.7%)
Wendy Fatin (ALP) 32135 (52.2%)
Peter Bass (Nat) 3091 (5.0%)
Informal 5112
After preferences:
Bernie Masters (Lib) 26669 (43.3%)
Wendy Fatin (ALP) 34906 (56.7%)
1990
(Redistribution: ALP +2.1%)
Jan Wallace (Dem) 5590 (8.8%)
Blanche Pledge (Gry) 841 (1.3%)
Keith Evans (Ind) 662 (1.0%)
Wendy Fatin (ALP) 27303 (42.8%)
C.Galletly (Ind) 200 (0.3%)
Maureen Healy (Lib) 23757 (37.3%)
Errol Tuxworth (Nat) 1200 (1.9%)
Luna Gardiner (Grn) 4189 (6.6%)
Informal 2726
After preferences:
Wendy Fatin (ALP) 35130 (55.2%)
Maureen Healy (Lib) 28528 (44.8%)
1993
Wendy Fatin (ALP) 36413 (48.4%)
Adrian Fawcett (Lib) 31174 (41.4%)
Ray Tilbury (Dem) 1865 (2.5%)
Andrea Evans (Grn) 3707 (4.9%)
Paul Cant (CTA) 1179 (1.6%)
Norm Dicks (Ind) 613 (0.8%)
Jacqui Robinson (NL) 259 (0.3%)
Informal 1903
After preferences:
Wendy Fatin (ALP) 40366 (53.7%)
Adrian Fawcett (Lib) 34805 (46.3%)
1996
Kim Beazley (ALP) 37165 (43.9%)
Alan Gent (Ind) 2016 (2.4%)
Brian McCarthy (Ind) 373 (0.4%)
Bob Goodale (Grn) 3577 (4.2%)
Mal McKercher (Dem) 2969 (3.5%)
Leone Anderson (Ind) 452 (0.5%)
Clive Galletly (Ind) 301 (0.4%)
Phil Rebe (AAFI) 943 (1.1%)
Malcolm Walton (Nat) 877 (1.0%)
Penny Hearne (Lib) 36060 (42.6%)
Informal 2943
After preferences:
Kim Beazley (ALP) 42379 (50.2%)
Penny Hearne (Lib) 41992 (49.8%)
1998
(Redistribution: ALP +1.0%)
Anne Leishman (NL) 343 (0.5%)
Kent Reynolds (Ind) 308 (0.4%)
Paul Roth (Ind) 310 (0.4%)
Nick Dunlop (Grn) 2012 (2.9%)
Kim Beazley (ALP) 36391 (52.0%)
Kate Dorrington (Ind) 399 (0.6%)
Ron Higgins (ACS) 167 (0.2%)
Lee Dawson (ON) 8308 (11.9%)
Rick Palmer (Lib) 19413 (27.7%)
Carolyn Gent (AF) 296 (0.4%)
Collin Mullane (Dem) 1630 (2.3%)
Informal 4043
After preferences:
Kim Beazley (ALP) 43587 (62.3%)
Rick Palmer (Lib) 26392 (37.7%)
(Redistribution: ALP +1.1%)
2001
Kim Beazley (ALP) 36917 (51.7%)
Steve Robbie (ON) 4380 (6.1%)
Kate Davis (Grn) 2486 (3.5%)
Brian McCarthy (CEC) 164 (0.2%)
Terry Iredale (CDP) 621 (0.9%)
Paul Hubbard (Dem) 1706 (2.4%)
Margaret Thomas (Lib) 17110 (24.0%)
Keith Woollard (LFF) 8006 (11.2%)
Informal 3214 (4.3%)
After preferences
Kim Beazley (ALP) 42869 (60.0%)
Margaret Thomas (Lib) 28521 (40.0%)
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