Brand

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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