Holt

The seat was created in 1969.

1969

H.E.De Sachau (DLP)		6244 (12.4%)
L.S.Reid (Lib)			21313 (42.4%)
W.N.Wilkinson (ALP)		22749 (45.2%)
Informal			1794

After preferences:

L.S.Reid (Lib)			26938 (53.5%)
W.N.Wilkinson (ALP)		23368 (46.5%)

1972

I.J.Black (DOGS)		1207 (1.9%)
H.E.De Sachau (DLP)		3810 (6.1%)
B.V.Elliott (AP)		1222 (1.9%)
M.W.Oldmeadow (ALP)		32318 (51.5%)
L.S.Reid (Lib)			24203 (38.6%)
Informal			1850

Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 54.9%, Lib 45.1%

1974

J.A.Busuttil (AP)		2371 (3.1%)
R.P.Fidler (DLP)		2546 (3.4%)
M.W.Oldmeadow (ALP)		41129 (54.3%)
L.S.Reid (Lib)			29699 (39.2%)
Informal			1961

Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 57.7%, Lib 42.3%

1975

R.P.Fidler (DLP)		4343 (5.3%)
M.W.Oldmeadow (ALP)		38069 (46.5%)
W.Yates (Lib)			39436 (48.2%)
Informal			2049

After preferences:

M.W.Oldmeadow (ALP)		39607 (48.4%)
W.Yates (Lib)			42241 (51.6%)

1977

M.J.Duffy (ALP)			25411 (40.2%)
K.J.Leydon (DLP)		2566 (4.1%)
B.G.Stockton (Dem)		8077 (12.8%)
W.Yates (Lib)			27200 (43.0%)
Informal			1950

After preferences:

M.J.Duffy (ALP)			30464 (48.2%)
W.Yates (Lib)			32790 (51.8%)

On 1996 boundaries: ALP 51.7%, Lib 48.3%

1980

M.J.Duffy (ALP)			39232 (52.1%)
M.C.Rowe (DLP)			1352 (1.8%)
B.G.Stockton (Dem)		5810 (7.7%)
W.Yates (Lib)			28940 (38.4%)
Informal			2191

Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 56.5%, Lib 43.5%

1983

Michael Duffy (ALP)		48648 (58.5%)
Joseph Moldrich (Lib)		28845 (34.7%)
Jean Yule (Dem)			5639 (6.8%)
Informal			2022

After preferences:

Michael Duffy (ALP)		51451 (61.9%)
Joseph Moldrich (Lib)		31681 (38.1%)

1984

(Redistribution: ALP +0.7%)

J.T.Ferwerda (Lib)		18436 (34.8%)
M.J.Duffy (ALP)			31117 (58.7%)
B.J.McDonald (DLP)		960 (1.8%)
L.Stewart (Dem)			2467 (4.7%)
Informal			6232

After preferences:

J.T.Ferwerda (Lib)		20034 (37.8%)
M.J.Duffy (ALP)			32946 (62.2%)

1987

Janice Bateman (Lib)		20764 (36.4%)
Michael Duffy (ALP)		32026 (56.1%)
Geoff Herbert (Dem)		4282 (7.5%)
Informal			4200

After preferences:

Janice Bateman (Lib)		22583 (39.6%)
Michael Duffy (ALP)		34489 (60.4%)

1990

(Redistribution: ALP +0.5%)

Michael Duffy (ALP)		27485 (44.8%)
Mario Dodic (Lib)		21099 (34.4%)
Lynne Dickson (CTA)		5458 (8.9%)
Irmgard Westphal (Dem)		7273 (11.9%)
Informal			3091

After preferences:

Michael Duffy (ALP)		34882 (57.0%)
Mario Dodic (Lib)		26372 (43.0%)

1993

Barbara Lewis (Lib)		25016 (36.8%)
Paul Blackburn (NL)		679 (1.0%)
Stephen Nedeljkovic (Ind)	1347 (2.0%)
Michael Burns (Dem)		2457 (3.6%)
Michael Duffy (ALP)		38518 (56.6%)
Informal			2333

After preferences:

Barbara Lewis (Lib)		27116 (39.9%)
Michael Duffy (ALP)		40852 (60.1%)

1996

(Redistribution: ALP +2.3%)

George Mitsou (Ind)		1683 (2.5%)
Gareth Evans (ALP)		37948 (55.2%)
Liz Mantell (Ind)		511 (0.7%)
Heath Allison (NL)		406 (0.6%)
Jim Aubrey (Dem)		5009 (7.3%)
Tony Williams (Lib)		22036 (32.1%)
Paul Madigan (AAFI)		1171 (1.7%)
Informal			3267

After preferences:

Gareth Evans (ALP)		43078 (62.8%)
Tony Williams (Lib)		25507 (37.2%)

1998

Daniel Berk (Dem)		4425 (6.0%)
Kunwar Singh (Unity)		931 (1.3%)
Margaret Nicholls (Lib)		21823 (29.5%)
Heath Allison (NL)		379 (0.5%)
Gareth Evans (ALP)		44172 (59.8%)
Robert Bisset (Ind)		860 (1.2%)
Lynne Dickson (CTA)		1296 (1.7%)
Informal			3503

After preferences:

Margaret Nicholls (Lib)		25777 (34.9%)
Gareth Evans (ALP)		48109 (65.1%)

By-election (6 November, 1999)

John Mulholland (DLP)		5404 (7.3%)
Scoullar (Grn)			4701 (6.4%)
Lynne Dickson (CTA)		4399 (5.9%)
Polly Morgan (Dem)		10896 (14.7%)
Anthony Byrne (ALP)		48499 (65.6%)
Informal			5727 (7.2%)

After preferences

Polly Morgan (Dem)		20647 (27.9%)
Anthony Byrne (ALP)		53252 (72.1%)

2001

Polly Morgan (Dem)		5240 (6.6%)
Jason Wood (Lib)		24621 (31.1%)
Theos Patrinos (Grn)		2149 (2.7%)
Gordon Ford (Ind)		880 (1.1%)
Anthony Byrne (ALP)		44681 (56.5%)
Lynne Dickson (CDP)		1513 (1.9%)
Informal			4109 (4.9%)

After preferences

Anthony Byrne (ALP)		50078 (63.3%)
Jason Wood (Lib)		29006 (36.7%)
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