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

Members

Member Party Term
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor Gordon Anderson Labor 1949–1955
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor Dan Curtin Labor 1955–1969
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor Lionel Bowen Labor 1969–1990
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor Laurie Brereton Labor 1990–2004
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor Peter Garrett Labor 2004–2013
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor Matt Thistlethwaite Labor 2013–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: Kingsford Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Feneley 37,455 43.50 +2.25
Labor Matt Thistlethwaite 36,177 42.02 −1.81
Greens James Macdonald 8,431 9.79 −2.26
Palmer United Diane Happ 1,611 1.87 +1.87
Christian Democrats Jacquie Shiha 1,379 1.60 +1.60
Future Geordie Lucas 693 0.80 +0.80
Rise Up Australia Danielle Somerfield 357 0.41 +0.41
Total formal votes 86,103 91.37 −0.48
Informal votes 8,130 8.63 +0.48
Turnout 94,233 92.01 +0.63
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Matt Thistlethwaite 45,411 52.74 −2.42
Liberal Michael Feneley 40,692 47.26 +2.42
Labor hold Swing −2.42
Australian federal election, 2010: Kingsford Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Garrett 35,957 43.83 −8.93
Liberal Michael Feneley 33,836 41.25 +7.31
Greens Lindsay Shurey 9,885 12.05 +1.63
Democrats Josh Carmont 1,047 1.28 +1.28
One Nation John Cunningham 728 0.89 +0.89
Socialist Equality Zac Hambides 576 0.70 −0.56
Total formal votes 82,029 91.85 −2.84
Informal votes 7,280 8.15 +2.84
Turnout 89,309 91.37 −2.90
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Garrett 45,249 55.16 −8.10
Liberal Michael Feneley 36,780 44.84 +8.10
Labor hold Swing −8.10

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Kingsford Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Garrett 45,831 52.85 +4.24
Liberal Caroline Beinke 29,402 33.90 −2.13
Greens Sue Mahony 8,995 10.37 +2.53
Christian Democrats Marcus Campbell 1,402 1.62 +1.62
Socialist Equality Alex Safari 1,096 1.26 +1.26
Total formal votes 86,726 94.67 +2.97
Informal votes 4,884 5.33 −2.97
Turnout 91,610 94.22 −0.06
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Garrett 54,889 63.29 +4.56
Liberal Caroline Beinke 31,837 36.71 −4.56
Labor hold Swing +4.56
Australian federal election, 2004: Kingsford Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Garrett 36,565 49.60 +1.91
Liberal Nicholas Prassas 26,639 36.14 +1.88
Greens Hannah Robert 5,430 7.37 +0.10
Independent Charles Matthews 2,505 3.40 +3.40
One Nation Anna Winter 779 1.06 −3.80
Democrats Nicole Tillotson 747 1.01 −4.19
No GST Reg Gilroy 563 0.76 +0.76
Socialist Alliance Maureen Frances 273 0.37 +0.37
James Cogan 214 0.29 +0.29
Total formal votes 73,715 91.57 −2.29
Informal votes 6,790 8.43 +2.29
Turnout 80,505 93.74 −0.19
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Garrett 43,498 59.01 +0.11
Liberal Nicholas Prassas 30,217 40.99 −0.11
Labor hold Swing +0.11
Australian federal election, 2001: Kingsford Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Laurie Brereton 36,428 47.69 −3.70
Liberal Bruce Notley-Smith 26,169 34.26 +3.27
Greens Arthur Hurwitz 5,551 7.27 +3.65
Democrats Peter Zakrzewski 3,974 5.20 +1.19
One Nation Jill Brown 3,710 4.86 −0.81
Marina Carman 558 0.73 +0.73
Total formal votes 76,390 93.86 −0.96
Informal votes 4,996 6.14 +0.96
Turnout 81,386 94.60
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie Brereton 44,995 58.90 −4.05
Liberal Bruce Notley-Smith 31,395 41.10 +4.05
Labor hold Swing −4.05

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Kingsford-Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Laurie Brereton 37,123 51.87 +0.30
Liberal Tio Faulkner 21,852 30.54 −4.48
One Nation Jack McEwen 4,167 5.82 +5.82
Democrats Allan Caswell 2,723 3.81 −3.87
Unity Tatiana Haralambous 2,698 3.77 +3.77
Greens Murray Matson 2,505 3.50 −0.81
Independent Vladimir Goryachev 495 0.69 +0.69
Total formal votes 71,563 94.69 −0.26
Informal votes 4,013 5.31 +0.26
Turnout 75,576 93.79 −1.21
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie Brereton 45,373 63.40 +3.26
Liberal Tio Faulkner 26,190 36.60 −3.26
Labor hold Swing +3.26
Australian federal election, 1996: Kingsford-Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Laurie Brereton 37,098 51.58 −7.58
Liberal John Xenos 25,190 35.02 +3.25
Democrats Christopher Brieger 5,523 7.68 +4.09
Greens Jeremy Oxley 3,103 4.31 +0.21
Natural Law Suzi Haynes 484 0.67 +0.10
Ted Marshall 278 0.39 +0.39
Yabu Bilyana 254 0.35 +0.35
Total formal votes 71,930 94.95 −0.70
Informal votes 3,825 5.05 +0.70
Turnout 75,755 95.00 +0.07
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie Brereton 43,028 60.15 −5.09
Liberal John Xenos 28,511 39.85 +5.09
Labor hold Swing −5.09
Australian federal election, 1993: Kingsford-Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Laurie Brereton 41,383 59.15 +9.66
Liberal Patricia Marsland 22,229 31.77 +0.46
Greens Murray Matson 2,872 4.11 +2.55
Democrats Andrew Larcos 2,509 3.59 −5.56
Warwick Dove 566 0.81 +0.81
Natural Law Philip Pearson 403 0.58 +0.58
Total formal votes 69,962 95.65 −0.48
Informal votes 3,180 4.35 +0.48
Turnout 73,142 94.93
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie Brereton 45,611 65.24 +4.12
Liberal Patricia Marsland 24,303 34.76 −4.12
Labor hold Swing +4.12
Australian federal election, 1990: Kingsford-Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Laurie Brereton 32,829 52.6 −7.1
Liberal Carol Dance 17,174 27.5 −5.1
Democrats Amelia Newman 6,147 9.8 +2.0
Greens Mark Berriman 5,606 9.0 +9.0
Independent Kaye Tucke 688 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 62,444 95.6
Informal votes 2,860 4.4
Turnout 65,304 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie Brereton 40,455 65.0 +0.7
Liberal Carol Dance 21,794 35.0 −0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Kingsford-Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lionel Bowen 36,478 59.7 −3.2
Liberal Carolyn O'Connor 19,903 32.6 +6.9
Democrats Philippa Leehy 4,765 7.8 +0.3
Total formal votes 61,146 92.4
Informal votes 5,014 7.6
Turnout 66,160 90.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lionel Bowen 39,284 64.2 −6.6
Liberal Carolyn O'Connor 21,862 35.8 +6.6
Labor hold Swing −6.6
Australian federal election, 1984: Kingsford-Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lionel Bowen 37,979 62.9 −6.6
Liberal Collin O'Neill 15,526 25.7 −0.3
Democrats Peter Longfield 4,519 7.5 +4.4
Independent Helen Boyle 2,321 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 60,345 90.0
Informal votes 6,713 10.0
Turnout 67,058 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lionel Bowen 42,777 70.9 −1.7
Liberal Collin O'Neill 17,551 29.1 +1.7
Labor hold Swing −1.7
Australian federal election, 1983: Kingsford-Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lionel Bowen 45,168 70.4 +0.9
Liberal Collin O'Neill 16,090 25.1 −1.9
Democrats Anthony Larkings 1,987 3.1 −0.3
Socialist Workers Geoffrey Channells 869 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 64,114 97.2
Informal votes 1,845 2.8
Turnout 65,959 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lionel Bowen 73.5 +2.0
Liberal Collin O'Neill 26.5 −2.0
Labor hold Swing +2.0
Australian federal election, 1980: Kingsford-Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lionel Bowen 44,083 69.5 +5.1
Liberal Collin O'Neill 17,148 27.0 −2.6
Democrats Oliver Nekula 2,167 3.4 −2.7
Total formal votes 63,398 96.6
Informal votes 2,262 3.4
Turnout 65,660 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lionel Bowen 71.5 +4.0
Liberal Collin O'Neill 28.5 −4.0
Labor hold Swing +4.0

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Kingsford-Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lionel Bowen 42,222 64.4 +0.8
Liberal Collin O'Neill 19,377 29.6 −4.3
Democrats Edward Ward 3,974 6.1 +6.1
Total formal votes 65,573 96.7
Informal votes 2,213 3.3
Turnout 67,786 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lionel Bowen 67.5 +2.6
Liberal Collin O'Neill 32.5 −2.6
Labor hold Swing +2.6
Australian federal election, 1975: Kingsford-Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lionel Bowen 35,381 59.1 −8.7
Liberal Desmond Connors 22,955 38.4 +8.8
Independent Nicholas Confos 1,499 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 59,835 97.6
Informal votes 1,466 2.4
Turnout 61,301 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lionel Bowen 60.4 −9.0
Liberal Desmond Connors 39.6 +9.0
Labor hold Swing −9.0
Australian federal election, 1974: Kingsford-Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lionel Bowen 39,432 67.8 +0.9
Liberal Gary McCready 17,217 29.6 +2.1
Australia Anthony Green 1,520 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 58,169 98.0
Informal votes 1,191 2.0
Turnout 59,360 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lionel Bowen 69.4 +0.6
Liberal Gary McCready 30.6 −0.6
Labor hold Swing +0.6
Australian federal election, 1972: Kingsford-Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lionel Bowen 26,443 66.9 +8.1
Liberal Ronald Scott 14,969 27.5 −3.9
Democratic Labor Graham Bennett 3,088 5.7 +0.2
Total formal votes 54,500 97.7
Informal votes 1,275 2.3
Turnout 55,775 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lionel Bowen 68.8 +5.9
Liberal Ronald Scott 31.2 −5.9
Labor hold Swing +5.9

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Kingsford-Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lionel Bowen 31,163 58.8 +4.2
Liberal Barry Morrison 16,616 31.4 −9.0
Democratic Labor Graham Bennett 2,908 5.5 +0.4
Pensioner Power Beverly Chong 2,283 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 52,970 97.0
Informal votes 1,626 3.0
Turnout 54,596 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lionel Bowen 62.9 +7.3
Liberal Barry Morrison 37.1 −7.3
Labor hold Swing +7.3
Australian federal election, 1966: Kingsford-Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dan Curtin 21,859 50.5 −4.3
Liberal Nancy Wake 19,268 44.5 +3.3
Democratic Labor Cornelius Woodbury 2,193 5.1 +5.1
Total formal votes 43,320 96.7
Informal votes 1,477 3.3
Turnout 44,797 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dan Curtin 51.5 −6.9
Liberal Nancy Wake 48.5 +6.9
Labor hold Swing −6.9
Australian federal election, 1963: Kingsford-Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dan Curtin 24,083 54.8 −3.1
Liberal Sidney Pitkethly 18,108 41.2 +6.4
Communist Jim Baird 1,729 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 43,920 98.0
Informal votes 913 2.0
Turnout 44,833 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dan Curtin 58.4 −1.0
Liberal Sidney Pitkethly 41.6 +1.0
Labor hold Swing −1.0
Australian federal election, 1961: Kingsford-Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dan Curtin 24,866 57.9 +1.7
Liberal Jack Cunningham 14,963 34.8 −1.9
Democratic Labor John Cunningham 3,120 7.3 +0.2
Total formal votes 42,949 97.2
Informal votes 1,258 2.8
Turnout 44,207 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dan Curtin 59.4 +1.8
Liberal Jack Cunningham 40.6 −1.8
Labor hold Swing +1.8

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Kingsford-Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dan Curtin 23,713 56.2 +3.5
Liberal George Dan 15,488 36.7 −6.1
Democratic Labor Bernard McOrrie 3,001 7.1 +7.1
Total formal votes 42,202 97.4
Informal votes 1,138 2.6
Turnout 43,340 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dan Curtin 57.6 +2.6
Liberal George Dan 42.4 −2.6
Labor hold Swing +2.6
Australian federal election, 1955: Kingsford-Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dan Curtin 21,647 52.7 −5.6
Liberal John McGirr 17,546 42.8 +1.1
Independent Hubert O'Connell 1,850 4.5 +4.5
Total formal votes 41,043 96.9
Informal votes 1,304 3.1
Turnout 42,347 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dan Curtin 55.0 −3.3
Liberal John McGirr 45.0 +3.3
Labor hold Swing −3.3
Australian federal election, 1954: Kingsford-Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Anderson 18,302 54.2 +3.7
Liberal George Dan 15,435 45.8 −3.7
Total formal votes 33,737 98.7
Informal votes 444 1.3
Turnout 34,181 95.7
Labor hold Swing +3.7
Australian federal election, 1951: Kingsford-Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Anderson 18,110 50.5 +0.8
Liberal Arthur Butterell 17,784 49.5 +3.0
Total formal votes 35,894 98.0
Informal votes 740 2.0
Turnout 36,634 95.3
Labor hold Swing −0.4

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Kingsford-Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Anderson 18,573 49.7 −4.3
Liberal Charles de Monchaux 17,387 46.5 +9.5
Independent Henry Crittenden 1,206 3.2 +3.2
Independent Clare Peters 221 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 37,387 97.7
Informal votes 883 2.3
Turnout 38,270 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Anderson 19,042 50.9 −7.6
Liberal Charles de Monchaux 18,345 49.1 +7.6
Labor hold Swing −7.6

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