Forde

The seat was created in 1984. The notional 1983 result was ALP 51.9%, Lib 48.1% (on 1996 boundaries, Lib 54.9%, ALP 45.1%).

1984

M.H.Coogan (Dem)		3564 (6.8%)
F.J.Gaffy (Nat)			8675 (16.5%)
H.G.Linacre (ALP)		23573 (44.9%)
D.J.H.Watson (Lib)		16707 (31.8%)
Informal			2909

After preferences:

H.G.Linacre (ALP)		26229 (50.0%)
D.J.H.Watson (Lib)		26272 (50.0%)

1987

David Watson (Lib)		20957 (35.5%)
Mary Crawford (ALP)		27441 (46.4%)
Sheila Rieff (Dem)		3582 (6.1%)
Tony Philbrick (Nat)		7107 (12.0%)
Informal			2040

After preferences:

David Watson (Lib)		28925 (49.0%)
Mary Crawford (ALP)		30152 (51.0%)

1990

Jason Neville (Dem)		7138 (11.1%)
Ross Adams (Nat)		1967 (3.1%)
Mary Crawford (ALP)		28063 (43.7%)
Coral Wynter (Grn)		2169 (3.3%)
Brad Bauman (Lib)		24232 (37.7%)
John Duggan (Ind)		646 (1.0%)
Informal			1717

After preferences:

Mary Crawford (ALP)		34910 (54.5%)
Brad Bauman (Lib)		29161 (45.5%)

1993

(Redistribution: ALP +2.1%)

Jim Planincic (Lib)		23590 (33.7%)
Barry Stark (Grn)		2070 (3.0%)
Alan Dickson (Dem)		4085 (5.8%)
Marion Corbley (CAP)		1494 (2.1%)
Peter Flaws (Nat)		2527 (3.6%)
Mary Crawford (ALP)		36227 (51.8%)
Informal			1787

After preferences:

Jim Planincic (Lib)		28979 (41.4%)
Mary Crawford (ALP)		40969 (58.6%)

1996

(Redistribution: ALP -8.9%)

Marshall Best (AIP)		612 (0.9%)
Kay Elson (Lib)			28172 (40.9%)
Xanthe Adams (Dem)		5507 (8.0%)
Mary Crawford (ALP)		23151 (33.6%)
Aaron Wise (Grn)		1683 (2.4%)
Garth Carey (Nat)		9833 (14.3%)
Informal			1943

After preferences:

Kay Elson (Lib)			41087 (59.7%)
Mary Crawford (ALP)		27685 (40.3%)

1998

(Redistribution: ALP -2.3%)

Adrian Dean (ON)		11746 (17.1%)
Danny Hope (CEC)		229 (0.3%)
Alan Dickson (Dem)		3093 (4.5%)
Daniel Habermann (Grn)		1546 (2.2%)
Geoff Daniels (FLR)		286 (0.4%)
Kay Elson (Lib)			29358 (42.7%)
Peter Keech (ALP)		22431 (32.7%)
Informal			2863

After preferences:

Kay Elson (Lib)			37948 (55.2%)
Peter Keech (ALP)		30741 (44.8%)

2001

Val Smith (ALP)			25424 (33.0%)
Kay Elson (Lib)			38263 (49.7%)
Alan Dickson (Dem)		3620 (4.7%)
Alice Ngahooro (ON)		7372 (9.6%)
Rose Clyne (Grn)		2363 (3.1%)
Informal			4825 (5.9%)

After preferences

Kay Elson (Lib)			44207 (57.4%)
Val Smith (ALP)			32835 (42.6%)
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