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1966

H.E.Holt (Lib)			23918 (63.3%)
F.L.Skinner (DLP)		4370 (11.6%)
B.B.Thayer (ALP)		9510 (25.2%)
Informal			1072

Estimated 2-party vote: Lib 73.7%, ALP 26.3%

By-election (February 24, 1968)

D.M.Bennett (ALP)		9601 (27.7%)
F.Courtis (Ind)			347 (1.0%)
J.G.Gorton (Lib)		24067 (69.4%)
L.C.Weber (ARefM)		662 (1.9%)
Informal			481

Estimated 2-party vote: Lib 70.9%, ALP 29.1%

1969

J.G.Gorton (Lib)		30191 (58.5%)
P.C.Grant (DLP)			4208 (8.1%)
W.Kapphan (ALP)			14868 (28.8%)
W.R.Pickering (AP)		1598 (3.1%)
M.Revelman (Ind)		777 (1.5%)
Informal			1715

Estimated two-party preferred: Lib 67.9%, ALP 32.1%

1972

J.G.Gorton (Lib)		29335 (53.4%)
P.C.Grant (DLP)			3142 (5.7%)
J.D.Hammond (AP)		3069 (5.6%)
D.T.Hardy (ALP)			19362 (35.3%)
Informal			1055

Estimated two-party preferred: Lib 60.3%, ALP 39.7%

1974

J.G.Gorton (Lib)		34640 (58.6%)
W.Kapphan (ALP)			20614 (34.9%)
T.J.Magree (DLP)		2048 (3.5%)
R.Slaney (AP)			1809 (3.1%)
Informal			1079

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

1975

J.F.Cotter (DLP)		2833 (4.8%)
A.J.Homer (ALP)			19134 (32.6%)
R.F.Shipton (Lib)		35577 (60.7%)
R.Slaney (AP)			1091 (1.9%)
Informal			1027

Estimated two-party preferred: Lib 65.0%, ALP 35.0%

1977

M.P.Cahill (DLP)		3998 (6.0%)
A.Jackson (ALP)			17308 (26.2%)
R.F.Shipton (Lib)		36504 (55.2%)
J.Thornley (Dem)		8292 (12.5%)
Informal			1481

Estimated two-party preferred: Lib 64.8%, ALP 35.2%

1980

J.R.Bundy (ALP)			22512 (34.4%)
M.J.Holmes (IBCP)		636 (1.0%)
W.Kapphan (Ind)			437 (0.7%)
R.F.Shipton (Lib)		37292 (57.0%)
J.T.Thornley (Dem)		4554 (7.0%)
Informal			1412

Estimated two-party preferred: Lib 61.1%, ALP 38.9%

1983

Jennifer Bundy (ALP)		24184 (37.9%)
Maureen Holmes (IBCP)		500 (0.8%)
Roger Shipton (Lib)		35189 (55.2%)
Antony Siddons (Dem)		3880 (6.1%)
Informal			1024

After preferences:

Jennifer Bundy (ALP)		26478 (41.5%)
Roger Shipton (Lib)		37275 (58.5%)

1984

(Redistribution: ALP -0.4%)

R.F.Shipton (Lib)		35062 (57.0%)
K.J.Penaluna (ALP)		20543 (33.4%)
B.Francis (Nat)			1600 (2.6%)
R.Semmel (DLP)			692 (1.1%)
L.N.Levy (Dem)			3570 (5.8%)
Informal			4391

After preferences:

R.F.Shipton (Lib)		38140 (62.1%)
K.J.Penaluna (ALP)		23312 (37.9%)

1987

Barbara Higgins (ALP)		19899 (32.5%)
Roger Shipton (Lib)		36139 (59.0%)
Clive Jackson (Dem)		5188 (8.5%)
Informal			2606

After preferences:

Barbara Higgins (ALP)		22888 (37.4%)
Roger Shipton (Lib)		38328 (62.6%)

1990

(Redistribution: ALP +4.9%)

Clive Jackson (Dem)		10826 (15.8%)
Neil Baulch (CTA)		670 (1.0%)
Laurie Walsh (ALP)		18497 (27.0%)
Peter Costello (Lib)		38594 (56.3%)
Informal			2116

After preferences:

Laurie Walsh (ALP)		26131 (38.2%)
Peter Costello (Lib)		42323 (61.8%)

1993

Lesley Mendelson (NL)		1740 (2.4%)
Joe Cerritelli (ALP)		25077 (34.7%)
Peter Costello (Lib)		41501 (57.4%)
Clive Jackson (Dem)		4040 (5.6%)
Informal			1852

After preferences:

Joe Cerritelli (ALP)		28832 (39.9%)
Peter Costello (Lib)		43491 (60.1%)

1996

(Redistribution: ALP +0.8%)

Nicolle Kuna (Dem)		7002 (9.1%)
Ilias Grivas (ALP)		23392 (30.5%)
Lorna Scurfield (NL)		490 (0.6%)
Mark Nicholls (Grn)		2995 (3.9%)
Peter Costello (Lib)		42778 (55.8%)
Informal			1579

After preferences:

Ilias Grivas (ALP)		29862 (39.3%)
Peter Costello (Lib)		46188 (60.7%)

1998

Ian Lawson (Ind)		584 (0.7%)
Robert Trafficante (Grn)	2155 (2.8%)
Peter Costello (Lib)		41353 (53.4%)
Rod Spencer (ON)		1208 (1.6%)
Russell Dwyer (Ind)		128 (0.2%)
President Torney (ACS)		93 (0.1%)
Jude Wallace (ALP)		24852 (32.1%)
Michael Dickins (NL)		205 (0.3%)
David Zyngier (Unity)		1031 (1.3%)
Craig Shaw (Dem)		5770 (7.5%)
Informal			2403

After preferences:

Peter Costello (Lib)		46133 (59.6%)
Jude Wallace (ALP)		31246 (40.4%)

2001

Katie Stephens (ALP)		23038 (28.9%)
Tania Giles (Grn)		7029 (8.8%)
Katie Moss (Dem)		7275 (9.1%)
Peter Costello (Lib)		42437 (53.2%)
Informal			2198 (2.7%)

After preferences

Peter Costello (Lib)		46583 (58.4%)
Katie Stephens (ALP)		33196 (41.6%)

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