Makin

The electorate was created in 1984. The notional 1983 result was ALP 58.1%, Lib 41.9% (ALP 58.8%, Lib 41.2% on 1996 boundaries).

1984

B.Buechner (Ind)		1442 (2.6%)
P.Duncan (ALP)			27282 (48.2%)
J.Henderson (Nat)		412 (0.7%)
N.Joyce (Lib)			22073 (39.0%)
A.Coventry (Dem)		5401 (9.5%)
Informal			6088

After preferences:

P.Duncan (ALP)			30792 (54.4%)
N.Joyce (Lib)			25806 (45.6%)

1987

Kenneth Taplin (Unite AP)	671 (1.1%)
Sandra Kanck (Dem)		5606 (9.0%)
Neville Joyce (Lib)		24465 (39.4%)
Peter Duncan (ALP)		29361 (47.3%)
A.Wunderlach (Ind)		441 (0.7%)
Natalie Richardson (Nat)	1505 (2.4%)
Informal			4398

After preferences:

Neville Joyce (Lib)		28904 (46.6%)
Peter Duncan (ALP)		33130 (53.4%)

1990

Jeff Penny (CTA)		2320 (3.3%)
Steve Bartholomew (Dem)		10619 (15.2%)
Peter Duncan (ALP)		28529 (40.8%)
Daryl Hicks (Lib)		27462 (39.3%)
Geoff Roberts (Ind)		639 (0.9%)
David Howard (Ind)		309 (0.4%)
Informal			2775

After preferences:

Peter Duncan (ALP)		36573 (52.4%)
Daryl Hicks (Lib)		33197 (47.6%)

1993

(Redistribution: ALP +0.7%)

Peter Duncan (ALP)		36748 (46.8%)
Alan Irving (Lib)		32353 (41.2%)
Angela Smith (Dem)		5585 (7.1%)
Dorothy Durand (CTA)		986 (1.3%)
Eva Dobson (Ind)		986 (1.3%)
Susan Brown (NL)		844 (1.1%)
Alf Taylor (Ind)		745 (1.0%)
Stan Batten (Ind)		294 (0.4%)
Informal			2966

After preferences:

Peter Duncan (ALP)		42155 (53.7%)
Alan Irving (Lib)		36339 (46.3%)

1996

Andrew Scott (NL)		731 (0.9%)
Trish Draper (Lib)		35762 (44.6%)
Barry Illert (Ind)		267 (0.3%)
Tony Hill (Dem)			7404 (9.2%)
Henri Mueller (Grn)		1914 (2.4%)
Peter Duncan (ALP)		32709 (40.8%)
Tony Baker (Ind)		726 (0.9%)
Mary Newcombe (Ind)		757 (0.9%)
Informal			4223

After preferences:

Trish Draper (Lib)		40840 (51.1%)
Peter Duncan (ALP)		39106 (48.9%)

1998

Christine Posta (Dem)		8502 (10.3%)
Trish Draper (Lib)		33702 (40.7%)
Rodney Kowald (ON)		8009 (9.7%)
Geoffrey Wells (NL)		391 (0.5%)
Mike Wohltmann (Ind)		1002 (1.2%)
Gail Gago (ALP)			31194 (37.7%)
Informal			3719

After preferences:

Trish Draper (Lib)		42180 (50.9%)
Gail Gago (ALP)			40620 (49.1%)

(Redistribution: ALP +0.1%)

2001

Rod Kowald (ON)			3779 (4.7%)
Christine Posta (Dem)		8343 (10.4%)
Allon Reeves (Grn)		1850 (2.3%)
Trish Draper (Lib)		36979 (45.9%)
Julie Woodman (ALP)		29539 (36.7%)
Informal			4420 (5.2%)

After preferences

Trish Draper (Lib)		43271 (53.8%)
Julie Woodman (ALP)		37219 (46.2%)
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