Canning

The seat was radically altered when its rural portions were removed to become part of O'Connor in 1980.

1966

C.D.Edwards (ALP)		11110 (27.0%)
B.J.Finlay (DLP)		2227 (5.4%)
J.M.Hallett (CP)		17709 (43.0%)
N.J.Snow (Lib)			10119 (24.6%)
Informal			1951

After preferences:

C.D.Edwards (ALP)		12429 (30.2%)
J.M.Hallett (CP)		28736 (69.8%)

1969

M.E.Bailey (DLP)		2617 (5.4%)
J.M.Hallett (CP)		14445 (30.1%)
H.L.Pennington (Lib)		10722 (22.3%)
A.T.Scott (ALP)			20245 (42.1%)
Informal			1506

After preferences:

J.M.Hallett (CP)		26318 (54.8%)
A.T.Scott (ALP)			21711 (45.2%)

1972

B.J.Burns (Ind)			1301 (2.2%)
J.M.Hallett (CP)		15461 (26.2%)
T.M.Hartigan (AP)		1436 (2.4%)
P.G.Hickey (DLP)		1558 (2.6%)
I.G.Pratt (Lib)			15873 (26.9%)
A.T.Scott (ALP)			23398 (39.6%)
Informal			2335

After preferences:

J.H.Hallett (CP)		33032 (56.0%)
A.T.Scott (ALP)			25995 (44.0%)

* Hallett was 1414 votes ahead of Pratt after the elimination 
of the three lowest candidates and distribution of their preferences.

1974

M.H.Bungey (Lib)		19133 (35.7%)
J.Duncan (AP)			1093 (2.0%)
J.M.Hallett (NA)		16961 (31.7%)
J.B.Laffer (ALP)		16378 (30.6%)
Informal			1427

After preferences:

M.H.Bungey (Lib)		34417 (64.2%)
J.M.Hallett (NA)		19148 (35.8%)

Estimated two-party preferred (ALP v Lib): Lib 65.9%, ALP 34.1%

1975

M.A.Anthony (ALP)		17916 (30.0%)
M.H.Bungey (Lib)		28002 (46.9%)
J.M.Hallett (NCP)		13748 (23.0%)
Informal			1288

After preferences:

M.A.Anthony (ALP)		18945 (31.7%)
M.H.Bungey (Lib)		40721 (68.3%)

1977

M.H.Bungey (Lib)		29503 (48.2%)
V.Debeljakovic (Dem)		6206 (10.1%)
M.M.Dilley (NCP)		7447 (12.2%)
J.J.English (Ind)		725 (1.2%)
D.V.Joyce (PP)			822 (1.3%)
C.R.Savage (ALP)		16491 (26.9%)
Informal			2389

After preferences:

M.H.Bungey (Lib)		32965 (53.9%)
M.M.Dilley (NCP)		8445 (13.8%)
C.R.Savage (ALP)		19784 (32.3%)

Estimated two-party preferred: Lib 66.6%, ALP 33.4%

1980

M.H.Bungey (Lib)		31821 (47.3%)
T.M.Cunningham (Dem)		6285 (9.3%)
J.E.Hansen (ALP)		28206 (42.0%)
P.C.Wells (Ind)			896 (1.3%)
Informal			1839

After preferences:

M.H.Bungey (Lib)		34806 (51.8%)
J.E.Hansen (ALP)		32402 (48.2%)

1983

Melville Bungey (Lib)		30410 (40.9%)
Wendy Fatin (ALP)		40740 (54.8%)
Jean Ritter (Dem)		3164 (4.3%)
Informal			1414

After preferences:

Melville Bungey (Lib)		31702 (42.7%)
Wendy Fatin (ALP)		42612 (57.3%)

1984

(Redistribution: ALP -1.2%)

G.Gear (ALP)			27415 (50.6%)
E.A.Capill (Dem)		3363 (6.2%)
R.Johnston (Lib)		23430 (43.2%)
Informal			5216

After preferences:

G.Gear (ALP)			29174 (53.8%)
R.Johnston (Lib)		25031 (46.2%)

1987

Bob Chapman (Nat)		4122 (6.9%)
Ricky Johnston (Lib)		22247 (37.4%)
Mark Beadle (Dem)		3909 (6.6%)
George Gear (ALP)		29223 (49.1%)
Informal			4394

After preferences:

Ricky Johnston (Lib)		27496 (46.2%)
George Gear (ALP)		31985 (53.8%)

1990

(Redistribution: ALP +2.9%)

George Gear (ALP)		23984 (40.5%)
Ricky Johnston (Lib)		24161 (40.8%)
Arthur Robertson (Gry)		887 (1.5%)
Bill Higgins (PPA)		260 (0.4%)
Geoff Spencer (DemS)		473 (0.8%)
Carol Oats (Ind)		492 (0.8%)
Don Bryant (Dem)		4340 (7.3%)
Phil Hooper (Ind)		506 (0.9%)
Neil Roper (Grn)		4139 (7.0%)
Informal			2688

After preferences:

George Gear (ALP)		30596 (51.8%)
Ricky Johnston (Lib)		28512 (48.2%)

1993

George Gear (ALP)		29187 (44.3%)
Ricky Johnston (Lib)		28972 (44.0%)
Rosslyn Tilbury (Dem)		1688 (2.6%)
Daniel Bessell (Grn)		2663 (4.0%)
Gerard Goiran (CTA)		1683 (2.6%)
Shirley de la Hunty (Ind)	1372 (2.1%)
Patti Roberts (NL)		253 (0.4%)
Informal			1761

After preferences:

George Gear (ALP)		33016 (50.2%)
Ricky Johnston (Lib)		32772 (49.8%)

1996

Chris Twomey (Grn)		3686 (5.3%)
George Gear (ALP)		28984 (41.4%)
Patti Roberts (NL)		307 (0.4%)
Anthony Roy (Dem)		4332 (6.2%)
Ricky Johnston (Lib)		30949 (44.2%)
Michael Devereux (Ind)		1839 (2.6%)
Informal			2625

After preferences:

George Gear (ALP)		34388 (49.3%)
Ricky Johnston (Lib)		35356 (50.7%)

1998

(Redistribution: ALP -0.6%)

Lance Scott (Ind)		918 (1.3%)
Dean Craig (Dem)		2489 (3.4%)
Ricky Johnston (Lib)		25350 (34.9%)
Margo Beilby (Grn)		3007 (4.1%)
Patti Roberts (NL)		185 (0.2%)
Brian McCarthy (CEC)		136 (0.2%)
Michelle Shave (CTA)		1457 (2.0%)
Colin Taylor (ON)		9823 (13.5%)
Jane Gerick (ALP)		29201 (40.2%)
Informal			3666

After preferences:

Ricky Johnston (Lib)		33732 (46.5%)
Jane Gerick (ALP)		38834 (53.5%)

(Redistribution: ALP -3.5%)

2001

John Macdonald (CEC)		648 (0.9%)
Darren Brown (Dem)		2639 (3.8%)
Jane Gerick (ALP)		26490 (38.3%)
Angelo Dacheff (ON)		4976 (7.2%)
Don Randall (Lib)		28947 (41.8%)
Doug Kennedy (CDP)		1779 (2.6%)
Keith Read (Grn)		3711 (5.4%)
Informal			3746 (5.1%)

After preferences

Jane Gerick (ALP)		34330 (49.6%)
Don Randall (Lib)		34860 (50.4%)
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