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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Macarthur in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until the present.

Members

Member Party Term
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|  Jeff Bate Liberal 1949–1972
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent|  Independent 1972–1972
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|  John Kerin Labor 1972–1975
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|  Michael Baume Liberal 1975–1983
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|  Colin Hollis Labor 1983–1984
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|  Stephen Martin Labor 1984–1993
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|  Chris Haviland Labor 1993–1996
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|  John Fahey Liberal 1996–2001
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|  Pat Farmer Liberal 2001–2010
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|  Russell Matheson Liberal 2010–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2010: Macarthur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Russell Matheson 37,069 47.40 +1.79
Labor Nick Bleasdale 30,151 38.55 −6.86
Greens Jessica Di Blasio 4,347 5.56 +1.29
One Nation Kate McCulloch 2,338 2.99 +2.99
Family First Grant Herbert 1,757 2.25 +0.57
Christian Democrats Nolene Norsworthy 1,377 1.75 −0.15
Democrats Clinton Mead 652 0.83 +0.14
Total formal votes 78,203 91.89 −2.54
Informal votes 6,899 8.11 +2.54
Turnout 85,102 94.50 −0.46
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Russell Matheson 41,462 53.02 +3.53
Labor Nick Bleasdale 36,741 46.98 −3.53
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.53

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Macarthur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Pat Farmer 35,996 46.98 −8.79
Labor Nick Bleasdale 33,688 43.97 +12.55
Greens Ben Raue 3,334 4.35 −0.52
Christian Democrats Godwin Goh 1,357 1.77 −0.77
Family First Douglas Rauch 1,323 1.73 −0.19
Democrats Samantha Elliott-Halls 618 0.81 −0.12
Non-Custodial Parents Andy Thompson 306 0.40 +0.40
Total formal votes 76,622 94.63 +1.50
Informal votes 4,347 5.37 −1.50
Turnout 80,969 95.66 +1.24
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Pat Farmer 38,865 50.72 −10.43
Labor Nick Bleasdale 37,757 49.28 +10.43
Liberal hold Swing −10.43
Australian federal election, 2004: Macarthur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Pat Farmer 40,469 54.47 +3.68
Labor Meg Oates 24,584 33.09 −2.79
Greens Jennifer Hanson 3,324 4.47 +1.42
Family First Mick Agius 1,735 2.34 +2.34
Christian Democrats Ralph Dunkerley 1,730 2.33 +0.86
One Nation Len Watkins 1,266 1.70 −3.55
Democrats Lester Pearce 625 0.84 −1.33
Independent Max Brazenall 558 0.75 +0.75
Total formal votes 74,291 92.63 −1.44
Informal votes 5,907 7.37 +1.44
Turnout 80,198 95.15 +0.21
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Pat Farmer 44,209 59.51 +2.55
Labor Meg Oates 30,082 40.49 −2.55
Liberal hold Swing +2.55
Australian federal election, 2001: Macarthur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Pat Farmer 36,348 50.79 +10.67
Labor Meg Oates 25,675 35.88 −4.91
One Nation Len Watkins 3,759 5.25 −5.75
Greens Geraldine Hunt 2,183 3.05 +0.23
Democrats Jasmine Lantry 1,555 2.17 −1.97
Christian Democrats Elwyn Sheppard 1,052 1.47 +1.47
Independent Gregory John Knowles 757 1.06 +1.06
Non-Custodial Parents Eric Sanders 236 0.33 +0.33
Total formal votes 71,565 94.07 −2.05
Informal votes 4,508 5.93 +2.05
Turnout 76,073 95.52
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Pat Farmer 40,767 56.96 +8.65
Labor Meg Oates 30,798 43.04 −8.65
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +8.65

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Macarthur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Fahey 40,395 47.75 −5.62
Labor Michael Banasik 28,495 33.69 +1.67
One Nation Damian Alm 9,246 10.93 +10.93
Democrats Anthony Kaufmann 3,761 4.45 −0.39
Greens Michelle Wood 2,692 3.18 +0.40
Total formal votes 84,589 96.60 +0.12
Informal votes 2,973 3.40 −0.12
Turnout 87,562 95.49 −1.25
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Fahey 47,060 55.63 −5.06
Labor Michael Banasik 37,629 44.37 +5.06
Liberal hold Swing −5.06
Australian federal election, 1996: Macarthur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Fahey 40,963 53.38 +8.82
Labor Noel Lowry 24,570 32.02 −14.50
Democrats Peter Fraser 3,714 4.84 +4.84
Independent Herb Bethune 2,563 3.34 −1.98
Greens Vicki Kearney 2,132 2.78 +2.78
Against Further Immigration Janet Watkins 2,090 2.72 +2.72
Independent Colleen Street 435 0.57 +0.57
Independent Stephen Agius 275 0.36 +0.36
Total formal votes 76,742 96.48 −0.64
Informal votes 2,799 3.52 +0.64
Turnout 79,541 96.73 +0.60
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Fahey 46,372 60.69 +11.97
Labor Noel Lowry 30,034 39.31 −11.97
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +11.97
Australian federal election, 1993: Macarthur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Chris Haviland 31,990 46.51 +5.87
Liberal Ron Forrester 30,647 44.56 +4.40
Independent Herb Bethune 3,660 5.32 +5.32
Independent Peter Gadsby 2,478 3.60 +3.60
Total formal votes 68,775 97.12 +0.20
Informal votes 2,038 2.88 −0.20
Turnout 70,813 96.13
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Chris Haviland 35,258 51.28 −1.33
Liberal Ron Forrester 33,496 48.72 +1.33
Labor hold Swing −1.33
Australian federal election, 1990: Macarthur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stephen Martin 32,562 49.8 −3.9
Liberal Jim Cameron 20,460 31.3 −5.3
Democrats Peter Feltis 8,533 13.1 +3.4
Greens Chris Illert 1,751 2.7 +2.7
Call to Australia Ken McDonald 1,403 2.1 +2.1
Socialist Leon Bringolf 651 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 65,360 97.0
Informal votes 2,003 3.0
Turnout 67,363 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stephen Martin 40,861 62.7 +3.8
Liberal Jim Cameron 24,352 37.3 −3.8
Labor hold Swing +3.8

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Macarthur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stephen Martin 32,404 53.7 −1.8
Liberal Ron Forrester 22,106 36.6 +3.6
Democrats Meg Sampson 5,862 9.7 −1.8
Total formal votes 60,372 95.1
Informal votes 3,085 4.9
Turnout 63,457 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stephen Martin 35,558 58.9 −3.4
Liberal Ron Forrester 24,814 41.1 +3.4
Labor hold Swing −3.4
Australian federal election, 1984: Macarthur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stephen Martin 31,100 55.5 −4.8
Liberal Mark Stanham 18,521 33.0 −1.7
Democrats Meg Sampson 6,421 11.5 +7.1
Total formal votes 56,042 93.2
Informal votes 4,079 6.8
Turnout 60,121 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stephen Martin 34,920 62.3 −0.6
Liberal Mark Stanham 21,115 37.7 +0.6
Labor hold Swing −0.6
Australian federal election, 1983: Macarthur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Colin Hollis 39,904 49.5 +5.5
Liberal Michael Baume 36,725 45.5 −5.7
Democrats Frederic Goodfellow 3,515 4.4 +0.2
Independent Martin Essenberg 510 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 80,654 98.5
Informal votes 1,195 1.5
Turnout 81,849 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Colin Hollis 42,041 52.1 +5.3
Liberal Michael Baume 38,613 47.9 −5.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.3
Australian federal election, 1980: Macarthur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Baume 37,786 51.2 +2.8
Labor Jim Groves 32,417 44.0 −0.6
Democrats Warren Steele 3,081 4.2 −1.9
Independent Ronald Sarina 470 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 73,754 98.2
Informal votes 1,317 1.8
Turnout 75,071 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Baume 53.2 +1.3
Labor Jim Groves 46.8 −1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.3

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Macarthur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Baume 32,209 48.4 −2.9
Labor John Kerin 29,686 44.6 −0.4
Democrats William Speirs 4,034 6.1 +6.1
Progress Victor Thomas 603 0.9 −1.8
Total formal votes 66,532 98.5
Informal votes 1,012 1.5
Turnout 67,544 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Baume 34,557 51.9 −2.2
Labor John Kerin 31,975 48.1 +2.2
Liberal hold Swing −2.2
Australian federal election, 1975: Macarthur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Baume 41,341 51.3 +6.4
Labor John Kerin 36,247 45.0 −8.2
Workers Ramon Barros 2,213 2.7 +2.7
Australia Susan Healy 557 0.7 −1.3
Independent Barry Watkinson 280 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 80,638 98.2
Informal votes 1,463 1.8
Turnout 82,101 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Baume 54.1 +8.5
Labor John Kerin 45.9 −8.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +8.5
Australian federal election, 1974: Macarthur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Kerin 39,306 53.2 +4.9
Liberal David Wood 33,141 44.9 +16.0
Australia Jill Kerr 1,442 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 73,889 98.9
Informal votes 856 1.1
Turnout 74,745 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Kerin 54.4 +2.2
Liberal David Wood 45.6 −2.2
Labor hold Swing +2.2
Australian federal election, 1972: Macarthur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Kerin 30,257 48.3 +5.9
Liberal Max Dunbier 18,118 28.9 −22.1
Independent Jeff Bate 11,322 18.1 +18.1
Independent Dianne Allen 1,706 2.7 +2.7
Democratic Labor Edwardus Himmelreich 1,101 1.8 +1.8
Independent Stephen Quilkey 123 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 62,627 97.9
Informal votes 1,325 2.1
Turnout 63,952 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Kerin 32,706 52.2 +6.0
Liberal Max Dunbier 29,921 47.8 −6.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.0

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Macarthur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jeff Bate 25,742 51.0 −13.0
Labor Bob Whan 21,434 42.4 +10.0
Australia Brian Wyer 2,422 4.8 +4.8
Independent Sidney Sheedy 917 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 50,515 98.5
Informal votes 761 1.5
Turnout 51,276 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jeff Bate 53.8 −12.6
Labor Bob Whan 46.2 +12.6
Liberal hold Swing −12.6
Australian federal election, 1966: Macarthur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jeff Bate 39,004 60.9 +6.3
Labor Patrick O'Halloran 22,753 35.5 −5.9
Democratic Labor Albert Perish 1,270 2.0 −1.5
Independent Ronald Sarina 510 0.8 +0.3
Independent John Souter 484 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 64,021 97.0
Informal votes 1,989 3.0
Turnout 66,010 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jeff Bate 63.3 +5.6
Labor Patrick O'Halloran 36.7 −5.6
Liberal hold Swing +5.6
Australian federal election, 1963: Macarthur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jeff Bate 31,720 54.6 +1.6
Labor Donald Nilon 24,021 41.4 −5.6
Democratic Labor Albert Perish 309 3.5 +3.5
Independent Ronald Sarina 309 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 58,071 98.7
Informal votes 749 1.3
Turnout 58,820 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jeff Bate 57.7 +4.7
Labor Donald Nilon 42.3 −4.7
Liberal hold Swing +4.7
Australian federal election, 1961: Macarthur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jeff Bate 27,532 53.0 −6.3
Labor Donald Nilon 24,383 47.0 +6.3
Total formal votes 51,915 98.1
Informal votes 985 1.9
Turnout 52,900 95.1
Liberal hold Swing −6.3

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Macarthur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jeff Bate 26,002 59.3 +1.3
Labor Eric Ryan 17,861 40.7 −1.3
Total formal votes 43,863 97.9
Informal votes 936 2.1
Turnout 44,799 94.5
Liberal hold Swing +1.3
Australian federal election, 1955: Macarthur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jeff Bate 23,127 58.0 +2.6
Labor Claude Allen 16,756 42.0 −2.0
Total formal votes 39,883 97.4
Informal votes 1,021 2.6
Turnout 40,904 95.1
Liberal hold Swing +2.4
Australian federal election, 1954: Macarthur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jeff Bate 25,297 57.6 −6.2
Labor Claude Allen 18,643 42.4 +6.2
Total formal votes 43,940 98.8
Informal votes 517 1.2
Turnout 44,457 96.2
Liberal hold Swing −6.2
Australian federal election, 1951: Macarthur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jeff Bate 25,835 63.8 −0.8
Labor William McDonnell 14,633 36.2 +0.8
Total formal votes 40,468 98.5
Informal votes 622 1.5
Turnout 41,090 96.0
Liberal hold Swing −0.8

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Macarthur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jeff Bate 25,184 64.6 +16.6
Labor William McDonnell 13,776 35.4 −9.1
Total formal votes 38,960 98.3
Informal votes 689 1.7
Turnout 39,649 95.9
Liberal hold Swing +12.2

References

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