Wills

1966

G.M.Bryant (ALP)		18455 (53.6%)
J.Flint (DLP)			5239 (15.2%)
D.L.Hutchinson (Lib)		10714 (31.1%)
Informal			1776

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

1969

J.T.Bennett (Ind)		3367 (6.6%)
M.Breier (Ind)			280 (0.5%)
G.M.Bryant (ALP)		25839 (50.9%)
J.Flint (DLP)			6021 (11.8%)
P.Frankel (Lib)			15046 (29.6%)
G.M.Phelan (Ind)		251 (0.5%)

Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 56.8%, Lib 43.2%

1972

G.M.Bryant (ALP)		30410 (60.7%)
J.Flint (DLP)			5650 (11.3%)
J.T.Gray (Lib)			14015 (28.0%)
Informal			1822

Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 61.5%, Lib 38.5%

1974

J.L.Bales (Lib)			15923 (29.8%)
S.G.Bell (AP)			944 (1.8%)
G.M.Bryant (ALP)		32721 (61.3%)
B.G.Drinkwater (RP)		385 (0.7%)
J.Flint (DLP)			3430 (6.4%)
Informal			1793

Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 63.6%, Lib 36.4%

1975

G.M.Bryant (ALP)		32382 (60.2%)
J.Flint (DLP)			3819 (7.1%)
H.D.Kiel (Lib)			17562 (32.7%)
Informal			1336

Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 61.9%, Lib 38.1%

1977

G.M.Bryant (ALP)		38456 (57.6%)
T.J.Burrowes (Lib)		17597 (26.4%)
J.Flint (DLP)			4964 (7.4%)
V.E.Weaver (Dem)		5703 (8.5%)
Informal			2702

Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 63.7%, Lib 36.3%

1980

V.D'Aquino (Lib)		17337 (26.4%)
K.B.Goss (Dem)			2407 (3.7%)
R.J.Hawke (ALP)			42815 (65.1%)
M.O.Head (SLL)			490 (0.7%)
P.J.Herington (CPA)		368 (0.6%)
M.J.Newell (Ind)		410 (0.6%)
S.S.Salby (SWP)			677 (1.0%)
T.P.Stewart (DLP)		1256 (1.9%)
Informal			3846

Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 69.3%, Lib 30.7%

1983

John Hallam (Dem)		4225 (6.3%)
Bob Hawke (ALP)			45571 (67.6%)
Mark Hoysted (Lib)		14773 (21.9%)
Martin Mantell (SLL)		1287 (1.9%)
Cecil Murgatroyd (IBCP)		174 (0.3%)
Solomon Salby (SWP)		206 (0.3%)
Michael Verberne (DLP)		1145 (1.7%)
Informal			2660

After preferences:

Bob Hawke (ALP)			50140 (74.4%)
Mark Hoysted (Lib)		17241 (25.6%)

1984

(Redistribution: ALP -0.9%)

M.J.Ferguson (Ind)		1360 (2.3%)
L.Hutchinson (Ind)		1056 (1.8%)
G.R.Mann (Ind)			81 (0.1%)
P.Allan (Dem)			2350 (4.0%)
M.Mantell (Ind)			242 (0.4%)
G.Brook (DLP)			856 (1.5%)
V.J.Perton (Lib)		13649 (23.4%)
R.J.L.Hawke (ALP)		38846 (66.5%)
Informal			7097

After preferences:

V.J.Perton (Lib)		17352 (29.7%)
R.J.L.Hawke (ALP)		40986 (70.3%)

1987

Fast Bucks (Ind)		1400 (2.4%)
Ken Eley (Dem)			3729 (6.4%)
Lyn Teather (Ind)		1092 (1.9%)
Ian Sykes (Ind)			650 (1.1%)
Bob Hawke (ALP)			35849 (61.8%)
Olga Venables (Lib)		15318 (26.4%)
Informal			5480

After preferences:

Bob Hawke (ALP)			40519 (69.9%)
Olga Venables (Lib)		17432 (30.1%)

1990

(Redistribution: ALP -3.9%)

John Delacretaz (Lib)		23088 (34.5%)
Lali Chelliah (DemS)		678 (1.0%)
Mark Beshara (DLP)		2564 (3.8%)
I.Sykes (Ind)			986 (1.5%)
Marc Aussie-Stone (Ind)		316 (0.5%)
Bob Hawke (ALP)			32596 (48.7%)
Murgatroyd (Ind)		319 (0.5%)
Philip Mendes (Dem)		6413 (9.6%)
Informal			4541

After preferences:

John Delacretaz (Lib)		28116 (42.1%)
Bob Hawke (ALP)			38708 (57.9%)

Phil Cleary won the seat at a by-election in 1992 as an
independent. His election was subsequently declared void
by the High Court on the grounds that he held an office 
of profit under the Crown at the time. No further by-election
was held because of the proximity of the 1993 general election.

1993

Robert Stone (Dem)		1474 (2.1%)
Katheryne Savage (Ind)		652 (0.9%)
Cecil Murgatroyd (Ind)		219 (0.3%)
Ken Mantell (Ind)		271 (0.4%)
Bill Kardamitsis (ALP)		29499 (41.9%)
John Price (NL)			212 (0.3%)
Philip Cleary (Ind)		20721 (29.4%)
Jack Minas (Lib)		17386 (24.7%)
Informal			2451

After preferences (ALP v Cleary)

Bill Kardamitsis (ALP)		33412 (47.6%)
Philip Cleary (Ind)		36816 (52.4%)

After preferences (ALP v Lib)

Bill Kardamitsis (ALP)		49311 (70.2%)
Jack Minas (Lib)		20932 (29.8%)

1996

Robert Stone (Dem)		2811 (3.6%)
Martin Richardson (NL)		316 (0.4%)
Kelvin Thomson (ALP)		39014 (50.0%)
Sharon Keppel (Ind)		1399 (1.8%)
Craig Isherwood (Ind)		196 (0.3%)
Jack Minas (Lib)		16576 (21.2%)
Phil Cleary (Ind)		17747 (22.7%)
Informal			2957

After preferences:

Kelvin Thomson (ALP)		43394 (55.8%)
Phil Cleary (Ind)		34417 (44.2%)

1998

Kelvin Thomson (ALP)		50507 (64.0%)
David Curry (Lib)		20280 (25.7%)
Bill Deller (PLP)		1875 (2.4%)
Robert Stone (Dem)		4507 (5.7%)
Randa Abdel-Fattah (Unity)	1363 (1.7%)
Andrew Fox (CEC)		435 (0.5%)
Informal			3520

After preferences:

Kelvin Thomson (ALP)		56033 (71.0%)
David Curry (Lib)		22934 (29.0%)

2001

Craig Isherwood (CEC)		1367 (1.7%)
David Glanz (Ind)		1036 (1.3%)
Richard Di Natale (Grn)		6081 (7.7%)
Kelvin Thomson (ALP)		44019 (56.0%)
Vytautas Valasinavicius (Lib)	21030 (26.8%)
Robert Stone (Dem)		5036 (6.4%)
Informal			4302 (5.2%)

After preferences

Kelvin Thomson (ALP)		54542 (69.4%)
Vytautas Valasinavicius (Lib)	24027 (30.6%)

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