Gwydir

1966

A.I.Allan (CP)			25184 (61.3%)
R.E.Lang (ALP)			15895 (38.7%)
Informal			740

By-election (June 7, 1969)

R.J.D.Hunt (CP)			21113 (53.6%)
R.B.Nott (ALP)			18293 (46.4%)
Informal			394

1969

B.S.Edwards (AP)		2014 (4.4%)
R.J.D.Hunt (CP)			22735 (50.0%)
R.B.Nott (ALP)			20143 (44.3%)
H.J.F.Webster (Ind)		546 (1.2%)
Informal			619

Estimated 2-party vote: CP 52.3%, ALP 47.7%

1972

R.J.Downing (ALP)		19896 (43.4%)
J.C.Gough (DLP)			1532 (3.3%)
R.J.D.Hunt (CP)			22979 (50.2%)
K.W.Mapperson (AP)		1083 (2.4%)
W.I.O'Donnell (Ind)		324 (0.7%)
Informal			865

Estimated two-party preferred: CP 54.0%, ALP 46.0%

1974

F.R.Bourke (ALP)		20249 (40.6%)
R.J.D.Hunt (CP)			28892 (58.0%)
J.A.Thompson (AP)		689 (1.4%)
Informal			602

Estimated two-party preferred: CP 58.6%, Lib 41.4%

1975

F.R.Bourke (ALP)		18686 (36.5%)
N.P.Hennessy (Ind)		449 (0.9%)
R.J.D.Hunt (CP)			31779 (62.0%)
W.I.O'Donnell (Ind)		331 (0.6%)
Informal			893

Estimated two-party preferred: CP 62.8%, ALP 37.2%

1977

B.R.Allen (PP)			1743 (2.7%)
F.Fish (ALP)			20831 (32.7%)
H.E.Howe (Dem)			2866 (4.5%)
R.J.D.Hunt (NCP)		37600 (59.0%)
L.J.Munro (Ind)			654 (1.0%)
Informal			1362

Estimated two-party preferred: NCP 63.1%, ALP 36.9%

1980

G.H.Collison (Dem)		4004 (6.0%)
R.N.Hamilton (ALP)		23589 (35.5%)
R.J.D.Hunt (NCP)		38796 (58.4%)
Informal			1041

Estimated two-party preferred: NCP 61.2%, ALP 38.8%

1983

Gloria Collison (Dem)		3711 (5.4%)
Robert Hamilton (ALP)		25585 (37.5%)
Ralph Hunt (Nat)		38839 (57.0%)
Informal			932

After preferences:

Robert Hamilton (ALP)		28070 (41.2%)
Ralph Hunt (Nat)		40065 (58.8%)

1984

(Redistribution: ALP -0.9%)

P.M.Smith (ALP)			25271 (40.6%)
R.J.D.Hunt (Nat)		33988 (54.7%)
J.C.Brazier (Ind)		968 (1.6%)
L.T.Munro (Dem)			1958 (3.1%)
Informal			2331

After preferences:

P.M.Smith (ALP)			26547 (42.7%)
R.J.D.Hunt (Nat)		35634 (57.3%)

1987

Lloyd Fleming (Ind)		3695 (5.9%)
Trevor Elks (ALP)		23200 (36.9%)
Ralph Hunt (Nat)		35934 (57.2%)
Informal			2287

After preferences:

Trevor Elks (ALP)		24958 (39.7%)
Ralph Hunt (Nat)		37871 (60.3%)

The National Party retained the seat at a by-election on April 15, 1989.

1990

John Anderson (Nat)		33449 (51.8%)
Anthony Styles (Dem)		3956 (6.1%)
Bevan O'Regan (Ind)		5661 (8.8%)
Ted Stubbins (ALP)		21553 (33.4%)
Informal			1581

After preferences:

John Anderson (Nat)		39425 (61.2%)
Ted Stubbins (ALP)		24984 (38.8%)

1993

Ted Stubbins (ALP)		26916 (37.6%)
John Anderson (Nat)		40950 (57.1%)
Jim Perrett (CAP)		3809 (5.3%)
Informal			1999 

After preferences:

Ted Stubbins (ALP)		28442 (39.7%)
John Anderson (Nat)		43147 (60.3%)

1996

Jim Perrett (Ind)		2914 (4.2%)
Anne Graham (Dem)		3634 (5.2%)
John Anderson (Nat)		43385 (62.3%)
John Curley (ALP)		19680 (28.3%)
Informal			1817

After preferences:

John Anderson (Nat)		47552 (68.5%)
John Curley (ALP)		21856 (31.5%)

1998

John Anderson (Nat)		30829 (46.1%)
Derrick Paxton (CTA)		1106 (1.7%)
Anne Murnain (ALP)		17773 (26.6%)
Ken Graham (Dem)		1624 (2.4%)
Jim Perrett (Ind)		856 (1.3%)
Bob Johns (ON)			13875 (20.8%)
Gary Edwards (Ind)		747 (1.1%)
Informal			2745

After preferences:

John Anderson (Nat)		42480 (63.6%)
Anne Murnain (ALP)		24330 (36.4%)

(Redistribution: ALP +1.6%)

2001

Richard Witten (CEC)		1197 (1.6%)
Bruce Haigh (Ind)		4637 (6.0%)
Ken Graham (Dem)		1242 (1.6%)
Colin Rogers (ON)		7716 (10.0%)
Neil Strachan (Grn)		1324 (1.7%)
Harry Weber (LEF)		1194 (1.5%)
John Anderson (Nat)		40437 (52.6%)
Anne Murnain (ALP)		17402 (22.6%)
Gary Edwards (Ind)		389 (0.5%)
Bevan O'Regan (Ind)		1289 (1.7%)
Informal			3603 (4.5%)

After preferences

John Anderson (Nat)		49844 (64.9%)
Anne Murnain (ALP)		26983 (35.1%)

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