Farrer
1966
D.E.Fairbairn (Lib) 28700 (66.5%)
J.C.Keogh (DLP) 4271 (9.9%)
A.J.Thomson (ALP) 10151 (23.5%)
Informal 830
Estimated 2-party vote: Lib 74.3%, ALP 25.7%
1969
D.E.Fairbairn (Lib) 26058 (54.9%)
J.C.Keogh (DLP) 3507 (7.4%)
N.D.Murray (ALP) 15324 (32.3%)
J.N.Ross (Ind) 2574 (5.4%)
Informal 625
Estimated 2-party vote: Lib 64.5%, ALP 35.5%
1972
M.R.Donelan (AP) 3394 (6.7%)
K.T.Esler (ALP) 19276 (38.3%)
D.E.Fairbairn (Lib) 24096 (47.9%)
A.J.Quinn (DLP) 3531 (7.0%)
Informal 653
After preferences:
K.T.Esler (ALP) 22152 (44.0%)
D.E.Fairbairn (Lib) 28145 (56.0%)
1974
P.J.Benton (AP) 2477 (4.3%)
K.T.Esler (ALP) 22926 (39.8%)
D.E.Fairbairn (Lib) 32125 (55.8%)
Informal 795
Estimated two-party preferred: Lib 56.9%, ALP 43.1%
1975
K.D.Bowtell (CP) 10403 (17.5%)
P.Brassil (ALP) 18100 (30.4%)
M.R.Donelan (AP) 413 (0.7%)
W.C.Fife (Lib) 29570 (49.7%)
A.J.Quinn (DLP) 519 (0.9%)
A.Robinson (WP) 514 (0.9%)
Informal 867
After preferences:
K.D.Bowtell (CP) 10597 (17.8%)
P.Brassil (ALP) 18307 (30.8%)
W.C.Fife (Lib) 29982 (50.4%)
A.Robinson (WP) 633 (1.1%)
Estimated two-party preferred: Lib 68.4%, ALP 31.6%
1977
W.C.Fife (Lib) 40187 (61.9%)
D.I.Fleming (ALP) 19400 (29.9%)
T.E.Guy (Ind) 718 (1.1%)
M.N.Healey (Dem) 3962 (6.1%)
M.E.Nathan (PP) 643 (1.0%)
Informal 1230
Estimated two-party preferred: Lib 66.3%, ALP 33.7%
1980
R.F.Dominish (Dem) 4613 (6.8%)
L.F.Elliott (ALP) 22856 (33.6%)
W.C.Fife (Lib) 39670 (58.4%)
M.E.Nathan (PP) 808 (1.2%)
Informal 1100
Estimated two-party preferred: Lib 62.4%, ALP 37.6%
1983
Noel Diffey (ALP) 27168 (38.9%)
Wal Fife (Lib) 40060 (57.4%)
Scott Milne (Dem) 1872 (2.7%)
Maureen Nathan (PP) 740 (1.1%)
Informal 970
After preferences:
Noel Diffey (ALP) 28493 (40.8%)
Wal Fife (Lib) 41347 (59.2%)
1984
(Redistribution: ALP -1.0%)
E.Thomas (ALP) 22238 (35.8%)
T.A.Fischer (Nat) 26986 (43.4%)
J.L.Roach (Lib) 12915 (20.8%)
Informal 2638
After preferences:
E.Thomas (ALP) 23020 (37.0%)
T.A.Fischer (Nat) 39116 (63.0%)
1987
Tim Fischer (Nat) 37753 (58.2%)
Ray Brooks (Ind) 5977 (9.2%)
Barry Marks (ALP) 21129 (32.6%)
Informal 2536
After preferences:
Tim Fischer (Nat) 42302 (65.2%)
Barry Marks (ALP) 22555 (34.8%)
1990
Bill Higgins (ALP) 21898 (32.2%)
Tim Fischer (Nat) 46091 (67.8%)
Informal 1697
1993
Bill Higgins (ALP) 20648 (29.7%)
Tim Fischer (Nat) 45447 (65.4%)
Ian McKenzie (Dem) 3354 (4.8%)
Informal 1987
After preferences:
Bill Higgins (ALP) 22615 (32.6%)
Tim Fischer (Nat) 46829 (67.4%)
1996
Peter Whitfield (Ind) 1337 (1.9%)
John Everingham (CTA) 1047 (1.5%)
John Clancy (Dem) 3043 (4.3%)
Lynda Summers (ALP) 17563 (24.7%)
Tim Fischer (Nat) 47231 (66.3%)
Luke Downing (Ind) 979 (1.4%)
Informal 2517
After preferences:
Lynda Summers (ALP) 20439 (28.8%)
Tim Fischer (Nat) 50611 (71.2%)
1998
Vivien Voss (ALP) 16489 (23.8%)
Tim Fischer (Nat) 36602 (52.9%)
Rohan Sharp (Dem) 2940 (4.2%)
Maurice Furlan (ACS) 240 (0.3%)
Alan Boyd (CEC) 329 (0.5%)
Don McKinnon (ON) 9664 (14.0%)
Amanda Duncan-Strelec (Ind) 2234 (3.2%)
Cliff Broderick (AF) 728 (1.0%)
Informal 2830
After preferences:
Vivien Voss (ALP) 24493 (35.4%)
Tim Fischer (Nat) 44733 (64.6%)
2001
Chris Sobey (Grn) 2583 (3.4%)
Tom Weyrich (Ind) 485 (0.6%)
Bill Bott (Nat) 17641 (23.4%)
Max Wilkinson (ON) 4795 (6.3%)
Stuart Watson (Ind) 1068 (1.4%)
Keith Kreutzberger (Ind) 696 (0.9%)
Frank Millen (ALP) 15830 (21.0%)
Sussan Ley (Lib) 28449 (37.7%)
David Corbett (Ind) 356 (0.5%)
Brett Paterson (Dem) 1959 (2.6%)
Sue Taylor (Ind) 1254 (1.7%)
Andrew Gibson (Ind) 416 (0.5%)
Informal 5156 (6.4%)
After preferences
Bill Bott (Nat) 37663 (49.9%)
Sussan Ley (Lib) 37869 (50.1%)
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