Cunningham
1966
R.F.X.Connor (ALP) 31986 (54.4%)
J.E.Fenton (Ind) 354 (0.6%)
V.D.Kearney (Ind) 1951 (3.3%)
J.W.Poel (Lib) 23473 (40.0%)
R.J.Wilding (CPA) 977 (1.7%)
Informal 2066
Estimated 2-party vote: ALP 57.6%, Lib 42.4%
1969
R.F.X.Connor (ALP) 35092 (64.0%)
J.W.Poel (Lib) 18618 (33.9%)
R.J.Wilding (CPA) 1126 (2.1%)
Informal 1643
Estimated 2-party vote: ALP 65.7%, Lib 34.3%
1972
R.F.X.Connor (ALP) 38306 (64.4%)
P.F.Daly (DLP) 1968 (3.3%)
J.W.Poel (Lib) 15524 (26.1%)
J.Sladek (AP) 2962 (5.0%)
R.J.Wilding (CPA) 692 (1.2%)
Informal 1981
Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 69.3%, Lib 30.7%
1974
R.F.X.Connor (ALP) 47129 (69.9%)
S.Healy (AP) 2067 (3.1%)
W.A.Hough (Lib) 18242 (27.0%)
Informal 1140
Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 71.5%, Lib 28.5%
1975
R.F.X.Connor (ALP) 42350 (61.7%)
B.Groben (Ind) 611 (0.9%)
P.R.T.Robertson (WP) 681 (1.0%)
P.T.Swan (Lib) 24972 (36.4%)
Informal 1420
Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 62.5%, Lib 37.5%
By-election (October 15, 1977)
R.Dezelin (Ind) 1136 (1.8%)
T.J.Griffin (Lib) 20748 (32.1%)
M.F.Nixon (CPA) 1236 (1.9%)
R.W.Sampson (Ind) 5011 (7.8%)
S.J.West (ALP) 36425 (56.4%)
Informal 1888
Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 61.5%, Lib 38.5%
1977
N.L.Dennett (PP) 1583 (2.3%)
R.Dezelin (Ind) 375 (0.5%)
T.J.Griffin (Lib) 21419 (31.3%)
M.F.Nixon (CPA) 1073 (1.6%)
R.W.Sampson (Dem) 7388 (10.8%)
S.J.West (ALP) 36559 (53.4%)
Informal 1957
Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 60.7%, Lib 39.3%
1980
P.H.Cockcroft (CPA) 2585 (3.6%)
T.J.Griffin (Lib) 21818 (30.5%)
A.D.Jamieson (Ind) 1197 (1.7%)
R.G.Moore (SLL) 810 (1.1%)
M.A.Sampson (Dem) 5185 (7.2%)
S.J.West (ALP) 40042 (55.9%)
Informal 2476
Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 63.8%, Lib 36.2%
1983
Diana Covell (SWP) 2802 (3.8%)
Gary Fisher (Lib) 17874 (24.3%)
George Jones (Dem) 4986 (6.8%)
Rudolf Pasara (SLL) 689 (0.9%)
Romaine Rutnam (CPA) 704 (1.0%)
Stewart West (ALP) 46419 (63.2%)
Informal 2260
After preferences:
Gary Fisher (Lib) 23075 (31.4%)
Stewart West (ALP) 50399 (68.6%)
1984
(Redistribution: ALP +2.6%)
S.J.West (ALP) 35250 (62.8%)
R.Dezelin (Ind) 621 (1.1%)
N.P.Cleary (Ind) 1221 (2.2%)
G.W.F.Butler (Dem) 4281 (7.6%)
J.Garcia (SWP) 561 (1.0%)
G.L.Mitchell (Lib) 14209 (25.3%)
Informal 4347
After preferences:
S.J.West (ALP) 38750 (69.1%)
G.L.Mitchell (Lib) 17365 (30.9%)
1987
Ray Dargavel (Dem) 6038 (10.4%)
Jeff Thomson (Lib) 17171 (29.5%)
Stewart West (ALP) 34365 (59.1%)
Rudy Pasara (Ind) 568 (1.0%)
Informal 3988
After preferences:
Jeff Thomson (Lib) 20693 (35.6%)
Stewart West (ALP) 37442 (64.4%)
1990
Meg Sampson (Dem) 8455 (13.6%)
Steve Brigham (Grn) 4295 (6.9%)
Jeff Thomson (Lib) 13511 (21.8%)
Rex Connor (RCL) 7947 (12.8%)
Peter Symonds (Ind) 308 (0.5%)
Stewart West (ALP) 27547 (44.4%)
Informal 2371
After preferences:
Meg Sampson (Dem) 29473 (47.6%)
Stewart West (ALP) 32471 (52.4%)
After preferences (ALP v Lib):
Jeff Thomson (Lib) 23318 (37.7%)
Stewart West (ALP) 38566 (62.3%)
1993
Stephen Martin (ALP) 41011 (58.6%)
Ralph Lynch (Lib) 18453 (26.4%)
Daniela Reverberi (Dem) 2890 (4.1%)
Carole Medcalf (Grn) 3300 (4.7%)
Meg Sampson (Ind) 1932 (2.8%)
Robert O'Neill (CTA) 1155 (1.7%)
Michael West (Ind) 740 (1.1%)
Fred Misdom (NL) 510 (0.7%)
Informal 2419
After preferences:
Stephen Martin (ALP) 47485 (67.9%)
Ralph Lynch (Lib) 22440 (32.1%)
1996
Margaret Perrott (Ind) 1675 (2.4%)
Fred Misdom (NL) 317 (0.5%)
Stephen Martin (ALP) 37267 (52.6%)
Mark Chilton (Dem) 3535 (5.0%)
Will Douglas (Grn) 4139 (5.8%)
Paul Wilcock (Ind) 939 (1.3%)
Philip Williams (Lib) 21124 (29.8%)
Robert O'Neill (CTA) 1863 (2.6%)
Informal 2651
After preferences:
Stephen Martin (ALP) 44302 (62.9%)
Philip Williams (Lib) 26122 (37.1%)
1998
John Curtis (ON) 5378 (7.6%)
Margaret Perrott (DemS) 663 (0.9%)
Frank Coluccio (Ind) 515 (0.7%)
Les Robinson (Grn) 3158 (4.5%)
Stephen Ivaneza (Dem) 4108 (5.8%)
Jennifer van der Horn (Unity) 550 (0.8%)
Stephen Martin (ALP) 37592 (52.9%)
Alan Akhurst (Lib) 17285 (24.3%)
Robert O'Neill (CTA) 1755 (2.5%)
Informal 2564
After preferences:
Stephen Martin (ALP) 48423 (68.2%)
Alan Akhurst (Lib) 22581 (31.8%)
(Redistribution: ALP -0.4%)
2001
John Curtis (ON) 3425 (4.6%)
Edwin Pink (No GST) 840 (1.1%)
Jeremy Fields (Lib) 20760 (28.0%)
Carol Berry (Grn) 4914 (6.6%)
Trevor Mott (Ind) 4235 (5.7%)
Stephen Martin (ALP) 32722 (44.2%)
Michael Newman (Dem) 5307 (7.2%)
Paul Skinner (CDP) 1841 (2.5%)
Informal 3763 (4.8%)
After preferences
Stephen Martin (ALP) 44904 (60.6%)
Jeremy Fields (Lib) 29140 (39.4%)
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