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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Henty in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1913 until its abolition in 1990.

Members

Member Party Term
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Commonwealth Liberal James Boyd Commonwealth Liberal 1913–1916
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationalist Nationalist 1916–1919
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent Frederick Francis Independent 1919–1922
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationalist Nationalist 1922–1925
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationalist (Sir) Henry Gullett Nationalist 1925–1931
Template:Australian politics/party colours/UAP United Australia 1931–1940
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent Arthur Coles Independent 1940–1946
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal Jo Gullett Liberal 1946–1955
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal Max Fox Liberal 1955–1974
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor Joan Child Labor 1974–1975
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal Ken Aldred Liberal 1975–1980
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor Joan Child Labor 1980–1990

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joan Child 30,695 50.5 −2.4
Liberal Rudi Michelson 25,138 41.3 +2.2
Democrats Paul Hegarty 4,992 8.2 +2.9
Total formal votes 60,825 94.5
Informal votes 3,526 5.5
Turnout 64,351 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joan Child 33,301 54.8 −1.9
Liberal Rudi Michelson 27,496 45.2 +1.9
Labor hold Swing −1.9
Australian federal election, 1984: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joan Child 32,297 52.9 −1.2
Liberal Rudi Michelson 23,885 39.1 −0.3
Democrats Margaret Moore 3,216 5.3 +1.0
Democratic Labor Martin Callanan 988 1.6 −0.6
National Peter Ryan 690 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 61,076 93.1
Informal votes 4,492 6.9
Turnout 65,568 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joan Child 34,627 56.7 −0.2
Liberal Rudi Michelson 26,441 43.3 +0.2
Labor hold Swing −0.2
Australian federal election, 1983: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joan Child 36,259 54.7 +5.6
Liberal Craig Baxter 25,709 38.8 −3.5
Democrats Harry Eichler 2,845 4.3 −1.7
Democratic Labor Paul Carroll 1,442 2.2 −0.4
Total formal votes 66,255 98.3
Informal votes 1,169 1.7
Turnout 67,424 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joan Child 57.5 +4.7
Liberal Craig Baxter 42.5 −4.7
Labor hold Swing +4.7
Australian federal election, 1980: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joan Child 32,102 49.1 +7.6
Liberal Ken Aldred 27,702 42.3 −2.7
Democrats Jonathan Melland 3,926 6.0 −3.9
Democratic Labor John Mulholland 1,698 2.6 −0.5
Total formal votes 65,428 97.8
Informal votes 1,441 2.2
Turnout 66,869 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joan Child 34,541 52.8 +5.5
Liberal Ken Aldred 30,887 47.2 −5.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.5

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ken Aldred 29,660 45.0 −6.5
Labor Joan Child 27,325 41.5 −2.3
Democrats Fred Ingamells 6,509 9.9 +9.9
Democratic Labor Terence Farrell 2,061 3.1 −0.4
Independent Tony Dear 359 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 65,914 97.1
Informal votes 1,946 2.9
Turnout 67,860 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ken Aldred 34,736 52.7 −2.5
Labor Joan Child 31,178 47.3 +2.5
Liberal hold Swing −2.5
Australian federal election, 1975: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ken Aldred 29,621 51.5 +7.5
Labor Joan Child 25,158 43.8 −5.8
Democratic Labor Terence Farrell 1,989 3.5 −0.7
Australia Michael Hughes 536 0.9 +0.9
Independent Marc Aussie-Stone 190 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 57,494 98.2
Informal votes 1,064 1.8
Turnout 58,558 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ken Aldred 55.2 +6.7
Labor Joan Child 44.8 −6.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.7
Australian federal election, 1974: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joan Child 28,111 49.6 +3.2
Liberal Max Fox 24,953 44.0 +1.6
Democratic Labor Terence Farrell 2,408 4.2 −3.2
Australia Michael Hughes 1,191 2.1 −1.8
Total formal votes 56,663 98.1
Informal votes 1,093 1.9
Turnout 57,756 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joan Child 51.5 +1.8
Liberal Max Fox 48.5 −1.8
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +1.8
Australian federal election, 1972: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joan Child 24,701 46.4 +10.7
Liberal Max Fox 22,577 42.4 −4.2
Democratic Labor Terence Farrell 3,926 7.4 −2.3
Australia Michael Hughes 2,080 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 53,284 97.9
Informal votes 1,128 2.1
Turnout 54,412 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Fox 26,796 50.3 −9.1
Labor Joan Child 26,488 49.7 +9.1
Liberal hold Swing −9.1

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Max Fox 24,353 46.6 −4.9
Labor Robert Ray 18,670 35.7 −1.7
Democratic Labor John Launder 5,050 9.7 −1.4
Independent Herman Crowther 4,172 8.0 +8.0
Total formal votes 52,245 97.3
Informal votes 1,440 2.7
Turnout 53,685 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Fox 59.4 −2.3
Labor Robert Ray 40.6 +2.3
Liberal hold Swing −2.3
Australian federal election, 1966: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Max Fox 23,072 49.9 −1.7
Labor Maureen Campbell-Teich 18,053 39.0 +6.0
Democratic Labor Henry Moore 5,114 11.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 46,239 97.2
Informal votes 1,354 2.8
Turnout 47,593 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Fox 27,783 60.1 +0.8
Labor Maureen Campbell-Teich 18,456 39.9 −0.8
Liberal hold Swing +0.8
Australian federal election, 1963: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Max Fox 24,110 51.6 +5.7
Labor George Taylor 15,425 33.0 −7.3
Democratic Labor Joseph McHugh 4,694 10.0 −3.8
Independent Labor Herbert Viney 2,500 5.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 46,729 98.8
Informal votes 564 1.2
Turnout 47,293 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Fox 59.3 +1.6
Labor George Taylor 40.7 −1.6
Liberal hold Swing +1.6
Australian federal election, 1961: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Max Fox 21,011 45.9 −4.6
Labor George Jones 18,416 40.3 +3.7
Democratic Labor Henry Moore 6,302 13.8 +0.9
Total formal votes 45,729 98.2
Informal votes 856 1.8
Turnout 46,585 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Fox 26,377 57.7 −4.4
Labor George Jones 18,416 40.3 +4.4
Liberal hold Swing −4.4

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Max Fox 22,506 50.5 −3.7
Labor Tom Gilhooley 16,276 36.6 +2.8
Democratic Labor Henry Moore 5,742 12.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 44,524 97.8
Informal votes 987 2.2
Turnout 45,511 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Fox 62.1 −1.7
Labor Tom Gilhooley 37.9 +1.7
Liberal hold Swing −1.7
Australian federal election, 1955: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Max Fox 22,377 54.2 +0.6
Labor Percy Trevaud 13,953 33.8 −11.9
Labor (A-C) Henry Moore 4,966 12.0 +12.0
Total formal votes 41,296 97.3
Informal votes 1,146 2.7
Turnout 42,442 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Fox 63.8 +9.5
Labor Percy Trevaud 36.2 −9.5
Liberal hold Swing +9.5
Australian federal election, 1954: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jo Gullett 22,858 56.6 −0.7
Labor Alexander Miller 16,400 40.6 −0.2
Independent Liberal Noel Schafer 1,124 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 40,382 99.0
Informal votes 392 1.0
Turnout 40,774 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jo Gullett 58.0 +0.5
Labor Alexander Miller 42.0 −0.5
Liberal hold Swing +0.5
Australian federal election, 1951: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jo Gullett 23,642 57.3 +2.1
Labor Percy Treyvaud 16,814 40.8 −1.9
Communist Doris McRae 781 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 41,237 98.6
Informal votes 584 1.4
Turnout 41,821 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jo Gullett 57.5 +2.1
Labor Percy Treyvaud 42.5 −2.1
Liberal hold Swing +2.1

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jo Gullett 22,650 55.2 +4.1
Labor Val Doube 17,548 42.7 −6.2
Lang Labor Charles Dicker 858 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 41,056 98.8
Informal votes 510 1.2
Turnout 41,566 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jo Gullett 55.4 +4.3
Labor Val Doube 44.6 −4.3
Liberal hold Swing +4.3
Australian federal election, 1946: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jo Gullett 41,069 52.1 +14.0
Labor Val Doube 37,785 47.9 +47.9
Total formal votes 78,854 98.5
Informal votes 1,196 1.5
Turnout 80,050 95.0
Liberal hold Swing +14.0
Henty by-election, 1946
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jo Gullett 38,718 54.3 +16.2
Labor Val Doube 32,556 45.7 +45.7
Total formal votes 71,274 98.5
Informal votes 1,086 1.5
Turnout 72,360 89.5
Liberal gain from Independent Swing +9.8
Australian federal election, 1943: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Arthur Coles 32,885 44.5 −10.1
United Australia Jo Gullett 28,123 38.1 +38.1
Independent Labor Bernard Rees 4,598 6.2 +6.2
Services and Citizens Edmund Lind 4,437 6.0 +6.0
Women for Canberra Ivy Weber 2,885 3.9 +3.9
Independent Liberal Carlyle Ferguson 928 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 73,856 96.6
Informal votes 2,596 3.4
Turnout 76,452 97.5
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Arthur Coles 55.5 −8.0
United Australia Jo Gullett 44.5 +44.5
Independent hold Swing −8.0
Australian federal election, 1940: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Arthur Coles 35,542 54.6 +54.6
Labor Arthur Haywood 23,319 35.8 +3.3
Independent Eric Young 4,927 7.6 +7.6
Independent Samuel Thomas 704 1.1 +1.1
Independent Edward Riley 567 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 65,059 97.9
Informal votes 1,368 2.1
Turnout 66,427 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Arthur Coles 63.5 +63.5
Labor Arthur Haywood 36.5 −3.2
Independent gain from United Australia Swing +3.2

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Sir Henry Gullett 31,574 53.0 −3.5
Labor Sydney Walker 19,324 32.5 +8.3
Independent Rupert Hornabrook 8,647 14.5 +14.5
Total formal votes 59,545 97.6
Informal votes 1,450 2.4
Turnout 60,995 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Sir Henry Gullett 60.3 −5.9
Labor Sydney Walker 39.7 +5.9
United Australia hold Swing −5.9
Australian federal election, 1934: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Sir Henry Gullett 47,010 60.1 −14.9
Labor William Turner 16,878 21.6 −3.4
Independent Alexander Steele 8,315 10.6 +10.6
Social Credit Lockhart Stewart 6,030 7.7 +7.7
Total formal votes 78,233 96.9
Informal votes 2,544 3.1
Turnout 80,777 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Sir Henry Gullett 69.3 −5.7
Labor William Turner 30.7 +5.7
United Australia hold Swing −5.7
Australian federal election, 1931: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Henry Gullett 56,404 75.0 +26.4
Labor Fred Katz 18,835 25.0 −20.4
Total formal votes 75,239 97.4
Informal votes 1,985 2.6
Turnout 77,224 94.2
United Australia hold Swing +23.8

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Henry Gullett 35,557 48.6 −18.0
Labor Billy Duggan 33,195 45.4 +12.0
Ind. Nationalist William Bolton 4,355 6.0 +6.0
Total formal votes 73,107 98.8
Informal votes 870 1.2
Turnout 73,977 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Henry Gullett 37,433 51.2 −15.4
Labor Billy Duggan 35,674 48.8 +15.4
Nationalist hold Swing −15.4
Australian federal election, 1928: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Henry Gullett 45,489 66.6 +15.1
Labor Edward Stewart 22,839 33.4 +3.7
Total formal votes 68,328 96.8
Informal votes 2,249 3.2
Turnout 70,577 94.4
Nationalist hold Swing +5.7
Australian federal election, 1925: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Henry Gullett 31,077 51.5 −28.7
Labor Edward Stewart 17,930 29.7 +9.9
Ind. Nationalist Donald Mackinnon 11,318 18.8 +18.8
Total formal votes 60,325 98.5
Informal votes 909 1.5
Turnout 61,234 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Henry Gullett 60.9 −39.1
Labor Edward Stewart 39.1 +39.1
Nationalist hold Swing −39.1
Australian federal election, 1922: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Frederick Francis 10,794 38.1 +39.4
Labor George Beardsworth 5,615 19.8 −3.0
Nationalist Henry Gullett 5,082 18.0 +18.0
Nationalist Eleanor Glencross 3,551 12.5 +12.5
Nationalist James Boyd 3,269 11.5 +11.5
Total formal votes 28,311 94.8
Informal votes 1,545 5.2
Turnout 29,856 63.0
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Frederick Francis 15,811 55.8 +8.7
Nationalist Henry Gullett 12,500 44.2 +44.2
Nationalist gain from Independent Swing +8.7

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist James Boyd 17,293 40.8 −29.8
Ind. Nationalist Frederick Francis 12,382 29.2 +29.2
Labor Norman Grant 9,582 22.6 −6.8
Ind. Nationalist Edwin Purbrick 3,097 7.3 +7.3
Total formal votes 42,354 95.8
Informal votes 1,864 4.2
Turnout 44,218 74.7
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Frederick Francis 22,396 52.9 +52.9
Nationalist James Boyd 19,958 47.1 −23.2
Independent gain from Nationalist Swing +23.2
Australian federal election, 1917: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist James Boyd 30,119 70.6 +17.8
Labor William Smith 12,526 29.4 −8.1
Total formal votes 42,645 97.9
Informal votes 908 2.1
Turnout 43,553 81.6
Nationalist hold Swing +12.9
Australian federal election, 1914: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Boyd 17,742 42.8 −13.5
Labor Albert Andrews 12,607 37.5 +5.3
Independent Richard Crouch 3,238 9.6 +9.6
Total formal votes 33,587 97.8
Informal votes 753 2.2
Turnout 34,340 74.7
Liberal hold Swing −9.4
Australian federal election, 1913: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Boyd 19,138 66.3 +4.6
Labor William Miles 9,284 32.2 +7.9
Independent Joseph Hewison 446 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 28,868 97.4
Informal votes 769 2.6
Turnout 29,637 71.5
Liberal hold Swing −1.6

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