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1966

P.A.Dunn (ALP)			12687 (34.4%)
A.F.P.James (LR)		1485 (4.2%)
W.McMahon (Lib)			21595 (58.5%)
A.A.Rooney (DLP)		1147 (3.1%)
Informal			958

Estimated 2-party vote: Lib 61.8%, ALP 38.2%

1969

P.A.Baillie (Ind)		2417 (4.6%)
A.E.Bannon (DLP)		1490 (2.8%)
B.T.MacMahon (Ind)		1700 (3.2%)
W.McMahon (Lib)			25317 (48.2%)
P.R.Young (ALP)			21586 (41.1%)
Informal			1534

After preferences:

P.A.Baillie (Ind)		2567 (4.9%)
B.T.MacMahon (Ind)		1841 (3.5%)
W.McMahon (Lib)			26379 (50.2%)
P.R.Young (ALP)			21723 (41.4%)

Estimated 2-party vote: Lib 55.4%, ALP 44.6%

1972

M.D.Aussie-Stone (Ind)		312 (0.6%)
A.E.Bannon (DLP)		1378 (2.6%)
W.K.Fisher (ALP)		22879 (42.9%)
W.McMahon (Lib)			25971 (48.7%)
J.St C.Morgan (Ind)		87 (0.2%)
J.A.Steele (AP)			1892 (3.5%)
K.L.D.Taylor (DOGS)		545 (1.0%)
S.Torzsok (Ind)			33 (0.1%)
D.Widdup (Ind)			207 (0.4%)
Informal			1578

After preferences:

W.K.Fisher (ALP)		23680 (44.4%)
W.McMahon (Lib)			27356 (51.3%)
J.A.Steele (AP)			2268 (4.3%)

Estimated two-party preferred: Lib 52.5%, ALP 47.5%

1974

B.N.Douglass (Ind)		1578 (2.8%)
W.McMahon (Lib)			29110 (51.5%)
B.E.Poulsen (AP)		1088 (1.9%)
D.W.Sutherland (ALP)		24697 (43.7%)
Informal			1241

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

1975

C.W.Bros (AP)			1039 (1.8%)
B.C.Doig (Ind)			362 (0.6%)
R.L.Hyde (ALP)			22299 (38.8%)
A.Kichno (WP)			626 (1.1%)
W.McMahon (Lib)			32908 (57.3%)
B.E.Poulsen (Ind)		168 (0.3%)
Informal			1231

Estimated two-party preferred: Lib 58.4%, ALP 41.6%

1977

C.F.S.Bingle (Ind)		1553 (2.3%)
R.V.Hall (ALP)			26052 (39.2%)
W.McMahon (Lib)			35044 (52.8%)
F.H.Tross (Dem)			3764 (5.7%)
Informal			1840

Estimated two-party preferred: Lib 56.2%, ALP 43.8%

1980

J.C.Burnswoods (ALP)		30379 (46.4%)
W.McMahon (Lib)			31892 (48.7%)
B.J.Mulligan (Dem)		1987 (3.0%)
A.M.Reasha (Ind)		1167 (1.8%)
Informal			1957

After preferences:

J.C.Burnswoods (ALP)		32009 (48.9%)
W.McMahon (Lib)			33416 (51.1%)

By-election (March 13, 1982)

E.C.Bellchambers (Ind)		460 (0.7%)
R.J.Cameron (Ind)		116 (0.2%)
P.W.Consandine (CR)		405 (0.7%)
M.Gustin (Ind)			729 (1.2%)
S.R.Kirkham (Dem)		2495 (4.1%)
M.Lee (Ind)			144 (0.2%)
M.J.Maher (ALP)			32717 (53.4%)
F.E.Martin (Ind)		49 (0.1%)
J.Penninger (Ind)		56 (0.1%)
P.J.Taylor (Lib)		23637 (38.6%)
R.J.Webeck (Ind)		27 (0.1%)
K.W.Wentworth (Ind)		462 (0.7%)
Informal			2091

Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 57.8%, Lib 42.2%

1983

Helen Jarvis (SWP)		1572 (2.4%)
Michael Maher (ALP)		33619 (51.8%)
Ralph Rogers (Dem)		2030 (3.1%)
Philip Taylor (Lib)		27633 (42.6%)
Informal			1767

After preferences:

Michael Maher (ALP)		36059 (55.6%)
Philip Taylor (Lib)		28795 (44.4%)

1984

(Redistribution: ALP -0.4%)

K.P.Buncombe (Dem)		4400 (7.1%)
G.Howe (Lib)			26812 (43.4%)
M.J.Maher (ALP)			30483 (49.4%)
Informal			5118

After preferences:

G.Howe (Lib)			29472 (47.8%)
M.J.Maher (ALP)			32215 (52.2%)

1987

Tony Farrell (Unite AP)		1432 (2.3%)
George Turner (Ind)		2197 (3.5%)
Bob Woods (Lib)			29724 (47.2%)
Michael Maher (ALP)		29644 (47.1%)
Informal			3702

After preferences:

Bob Woods (Lib)			32520 (51.6%)
Michael Maher (ALP)		30454 (48.4%)

1990

Corrado Galimberti (Ind)	1652 (2.6%)
Peter Peterson (CTA)		828 (1.3%)
Bruce Threlfo (Grn)		3193 (5.1%)
Andrew Mignot (Dem)		4612 (7.3%)
Mary Easson (ALP)		23764 (37.8%)
Bob Woods (Lib)			28892 (45.9%)
Informal			2349

After preferences:

Mary Easson (ALP)		31013 (49.4%)
Bob Woods (Lib)			31794 (50.6%)

1993

(Redistribution: ALP +1.1%)

Mary Easson (ALP)		34463 (47.5%)
Rob Woods (Lib)			30151 (41.6%)
Jeff Meilke (Dem)		1092 (1.5%)
Bruce Threlfo (Grn)		1827 (2.5%)
Peter Woods (Ind)		1751 (2.4%)
Anthony Panzarino (Ind)		1395 (1.9%)
Erika Jones (AAFI)		717 (1.0%)
Peter Peterson (CTA)		490 (0.7%)
Kate Cummings (Ind)		410 (0.6%)
R.J.Eager (NL)			155 (0.2%)
Erik Lowry (Ind)		91 (0.1%)
Informal			3326

After preferences:

Mary Easson (ALP)		39868 (55.0%)
Bob Woods (Lib)			32610 (45.0%)

1996

Peter Woods (Ind)		2279 (3.1%)
Noel Plumb (Dem)		3143 (4.3%)
Michelle Calvert (NAN)		2137 (2.9%)
Mary Easson (ALP)		28447 (39.1%)
Max Lane (Ind)			167 (0.2%)
Bob Hughes (NL)			204 (0.3%)
Paul Zammit (Lib)		33966 (46.7%)
Katie Wood (CTA)		782 (1.1%)
Doug Hine (Grn)			1367 (1.9%)
Dave Allen (Ind)		271 (0.4%)
Informal			4016

After preferences:

Mary Easson (ALP)		34405 (47.5%)
Paul Zammit (Lib)		37978 (52.5%)

1998

Vince Sicari (NAN)		1603 (2.2%)
Paul Zammit (Ind)		11700 (15.8%)
Jeff Meikle (Dem)		1714 (2.3%)
Robert Lee (Lib)		24617 (33.2%)
Natasha Verco (Grn)		1300 (1.7%)
Gary Wilkinson (NL)		80 (0.1%)
John Wright (ON)		2768 (3.7%)
John Murphy (ALP)		26730 (36.0%)
Owen Davies (CTA)		597 (0.8%)
Chris Wong (Unity)		2813 (3.8%)
Giancarlo Maisano (Ind)		267 (0.4%)
Informal			3585

After preferences:

Robert Lee (Lib)		33662 (45.4%)
John Murphy (ALP)		40527 (54.6%)

(Redistribution: ALP +0.1%)

2001

John Murphy (ALP)		33508 (44.8%)
David Doust (Lib)		31400 (42.0%)
Anna Garrett (Dem)		3359 (4.5%)
Ernest Wong (Unity)		1700 (2.3%)
Harry Krumins (ON)		1463 (1.9%)
Max Lane (Ind)			267 (0.4%)
Mersina Soulos (Grn)		3145 (4.2%)
Informal			4606 (5.8%)

After preferences

John Murphy (ALP)		40271 (53.8%)
David Doust (Lib)		34571 (46.2%)
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