Lowe
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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