Wentworth
1966
D.I.Brown (DLP) 1489 (4.2%)
L.H.E.Bury (Lib) 26601 (75.1%)
B.D.King (Ind) 527 (1.5%)
J.B.Mundey (CPA) 334 (0.9%)
K.W.Sibraa (ALP) 6471 (18.3%)
Informal 1539
Estimated 2-party vote: Lib 79.4%, ALP 20.6%
1969
D.I.Brown (DLP) 1820 (3.6%)
L.H.E.Bury (Lib) 28935 (57.6%)
F.W.Cross (ALP) 17151 (34.2%)
G.R.Mullen (Ind) 1345 (2.7%)
N.T.Yeomans (Ind) 951 (1.9%)
Informal 1598
Estimated 2-party vote: Lib 63.3%, ALP 36.7%
1972
P.Allan (ALP) 17663 (36.7%)
H.F.Arrib (AP) 3550 (7.4%)
L.H.E.Bury (Lib) 25612 (53.2%)
D.M.Droulers (DLP) 1310 (2.7%)
Informal 1036
Estimated two-party preferred: Lib 57.6%, ALP 42.4%
1974
R.J.Ellicott (Lib) 30677 (61.8%)
J.L.Featherstone (AP) 2274 (4.6%)
P.F.J.Hawcroft (ALP) 16665 (33.6%)
Informal 859
Estimated two-party preferred: Lib 64.0%, ALP 36.0%
1975
J.W.A.Curvers (WP) 2058 (3.9%)
R.J.Ellicott (Lib) 34537 (65.6%)
M.I.W.Petersen (ALP) 15224 (28.9%)
J.A.Zingarelli (AP) 788 (1.5%)
Informal 1059
Estimated two-party preferred: Lib 69.9%, ALP 30.1%
1977
J.W.A.Curvers (PP) 1909 (3.0%)
R.J.Ellicott (Lib) 35980 (57.5%)
J.S.Kersey (Dem) 5069 (8.1%)
M.J.Winters (ALP) 19638 (31.4%)
Informal 1608
Estimated two-party preferred: Lib 64.7%, ALP 35.3%
1980
R.J.Ellicott (Lib) 36426 (60.4%)
J.S.Kersey (Dem) 3746 (6.2%)
S.McGoldrick (ALP) 20086 (33.3%)
Informal 1540
Estimated two-party preferred: Lib 63.3%, ALP 36.7%
By-election (April 11, 1981)
A.D.Bussell (Ind) 534 (1.1%)
W.P.Coleman (Lib) 22736 (48.1%)
J.S.Kersey (Dem) 2186 (4.6%)
W.L.More (Ind) 176 (0.4%)
W.E.Roach (Ind) 92 (0.2%)
R.E.Tickner (ALP) 16637 (35.2%)
K.W.Wentworth (Ind) 4923 (10.4%)
Informal 1349
After preferences:
W.P.Coleman (Lib) 23928 (50.6%)
R.E.Tickner (ALP) 18009 (38.1%)
K.W.Wentworth (Ind) 5347 (11.3%)
Estimated two-party preferred: Lib 59.4%, ALP 40.6%
1983
William Coleman (Lib) 31759 (54.7%)
Brian Hillman (Dem) 2474 (4.3%)
Robert McCarthy (Ind) 251 (0.4%)
Maxwell Pearce (ALP) 20301 (34.9%)
Neil Roberts (Ind) 115 (0.2%)
George Warnecke (Ind) 401 (0.7%)
Katherine Wentworth (Ind) 2787 (4.8%)
Informal 1591
After preferences:
William Coleman (Lib) 34675 (59.7%)
Maxwell Pearce (ALP) 23413 (40.3%)
1984
(Redistribution: ALP +0.3%)
G.A.Warnecke (Ind) 1591 (2.7%)
K.S.Fitzroy-Mendis (Ind) 162 (0.3%)
S.Rothman (ALP) 21252 (36.3%)
W.P.Coleman (Lib) 30389 (51.9%)
R.E.Oakes (Ind) 242 (0.4%)
Y.Jayawardena (Dem) 4478 (7.7%)
G.Atkinson (Ind) 410 (0.7%)
Informal 4441
After preferences:
S.Rothman (ALP) 25587 (43.8%)
W.P.Coleman (Lib) 32902 (56.2%)
1987
Yvonne Jayawardena (Dem) 6533 (11.1%)
Anne-Maree Whitaker (ALP) 20181 (34.3%)
John Hewson (Lib) 32099 (54.6%)
Informal 3116
After preferences:
Anne-Maree Whitaker (ALP) 24695 (42.0%)
John Hewson (Lib) 34101 (58.0%)
1990
Geoff Ash (Grn) 5357 (9.2%)
Dimitri Tsingris (ALP) 15792 (27.1%)
John Hewson (Lib) 29653 (51.0%)
Estelle Myers (Dem) 6603 (11.4%)
James Reid (Ind) 779 (1.3%)
Informal 1763
After preferences:
Dimitri Tsingris (ALP) 24809 (42.8%)
John Hewson (Lib) 33216 (57.2%)
1993
(Redistribution: ALP +2.3%)
Paul Pearce (ALP) 27156 (36.8%)
John Hewson (Lib) 38850 (52.7%)
Armon Hicks (Dem) 2055 (2.8%)
Ben Oquist (Grn) 4350 (5.9%)
Susan Durovic (Ind) 598 (0.8%)
Patricia Boland (NL) 503 (0.7%)
Zanny Begg (Ind) 253 (0.3%)
Informal 2209
After preferences:
Paul Pearce (ALP) 32843 (44.5%)
John Hewson (Lib) 40891 (55.5%)
By-election (April 8, 1995)
Andrew Thomson (Lib) 30677 (52.8%)
Murray Matson (Grn) 15120 (26.0%)
William Wentworth (Ind) 10945 (18.9%)
John Hooper (Ind) 1317 (2.3%)
Informal 2392
After preferences:
Andrew Thomson (Lib) 38252 (65.9%)
Murray Matson (Grn) 19793 (34.1%)
1996
Di Happ (Dem) 6506 (8.7%)
Paul Pearce (ALP) 23856 (31.8%)
David Synnott (Ind) 358 (0.5%)
John Hooper (Ind) 122 (0.2%)
Paddy Engelen (NL) 225 (0.3%)
Rodney Marks (Ind) 468 (0.6%)
Andrew Thomson (Lib) 39024 (52.0%)
Fiona McCrossin (Grn) 4468 (6.0%)
Informal 2684
After preferences:
Paul Pearce (ALP) 31489 (42.2%)
Andrew Thomson (Lib) 43090 (57.8%)
1998
Dezi Koster (NL) 467 (0.6%)
Tom McLoughlin (Grn) 3592 (4.9%)
Andrew Thomson (Lib) 36348 (49.7%)
Margaret Collings (Dem) 4470 (6.1%)
Paul Pearce (ALP) 24198 (33.1%)
Alan Jacobs (Unity) 1978 (2.7%)
Waverney Ford (ON) 2004 (2.7%)
Informal 2771
After preferences:
Andrew Thomson (Lib) 41147 (56.3%)
Paul Pearce (ALP) 31910 (43.7%)
(Redistribution: ALP -1.1%)
2001
Aub Golden (ON) 1233 (1.6%)
Alison Lyssa (Grn) 7371 (9.8%)
Margaret Collings (Dem) 4639 (6.1%)
Peter King (Lib) 39298 (52.1%)
Alan Jacobs (Unity) 642 (0.8%)
Carolyn Neilson (ALP) 22277 (29.5%)
Informal 3845 (4.8%)
After preferences
Peter King (Lib) 43660 (57.9%)
Carolyn Neilson (ALP) 31800 (42.1%)
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