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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of New England in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until the present.

Members

Member Party Term
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Protectionist|  William Sawers Protectionist 1901–1903
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Free Trade|  Edmund Lonsdale Free Trade 1903–1906
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|  Francis Foster Labor 1906–1913
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Commonwealth Liberal|  Percy Abbott Commonwealth Liberal 1913–1916
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationalist|  Nationalist 1916–1919
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationalist|  Alexander Hay Nationalist 1919–1920
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Country|  Country 1920–1922
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent|  Independent 1922–1922
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Country|  Victor Thompson Country 1922–1940
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Country|  Joe Abbott Country 1940–1949
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Country|  David Drummond Country 1949–1963
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Country|  Ian Sinclair Country, National 1963–1998
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationals|  Stuart St. Clair National 1998–2001
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent|  Tony Windsor Independent 2001–2013
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationals|  Barnaby Joyce National 2013–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2016: New England[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Barnaby Joyce 49,661 52.24 −1.47
Independent Tony Windsor 27,805 29.25 +29.25
Labor David Ewings 6,676 7.02 −6.78
Greens Mercurius Goldstein 2,776 2.92 −1.85
Independent Rob Taber 2,664 2.80 −9.77
CountryMinded David Mailler 1,337 1.41 +1.41
Christian Democrats Stan Colefax 1,319 1.39 −0.27
Liberal Democrats Peter Whelan 1,154 1.21 +1.21
Independent Philip Gordon Cox 855 0.90 +0.90
Online Direct Democracy Robert Henry Walker 810 0.85 +0.85
Total formal votes 95,057 93.01 −0.98
Informal votes 7,140 6.99 +0.98
Turnout 102,197 93.26 −1.88
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Barnaby Joyce 55,684 58.58 −5.88
Independent Tony Windsor 39,373 41.42 +41.42
National hold Swing −5.88
Australian federal election, 2013: New England[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Barnaby Joyce 49,486 54.21 +28.99
Independent Rob Taber 12,574 13.77 +13.77
Labor Stephen Hewitt 10,825 11.86 +3.73
Independent Jamie McIntyre 6,059 6.64 +6.64
Palmer United Phillip Girle 4,746 5.20 +5.20
Greens Pat Schultz 4,184 4.58 +1.01
One Nation Brian Dettmann 1,566 1.72 +0.85
Christian Democrats Aaron Evans 1,496 1.64 +1.64
Citizens Electoral Council Richard Witten 353 0.39 +0.05
Total formal votes 91,289 93.95 −2.51
Informal votes 5,881 6.05 +2.51
Turnout 97,170 95.14 +0.26
Two-party-preferred result
National Barnaby Joyce 64,551 70.71 +3.91
Labor Stephen Hewitt 26,738 29.29 −3.91
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Barnaby Joyce 58,846 64.46 +35.98
Independent Rob Taber 32,443 35.54 +35.54
National gain from Independent Swing N/A
Australian federal election, 2010: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tony Windsor 56,415 61.88 +5.13
National Tim Coates 22,991 25.22 −0.32
Labor Greg Smith 7,414 8.13 −2.77
Greens Pat Schultz 3,252 3.57 +0.26
One Nation Brian Dettmann 794 0.87 −0.29
Citizens Electoral Council Richard Witten 306 0.34 +0.08
Total formal votes 91,172 96.46 −0.57
Informal votes 3,347 3.54 +0.57
Turnout 94,519 94.83 −1.27
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Tony Windsor 65,203 71.52 −2.89
National Tim Coates 25,969 28.48 +2.89
Independent hold Swing −2.89

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tony Windsor 52,734 61.94 +7.24
National Phil Betts 19,850 23.31 +2.54
Labor Luke Brand 8,368 9.83 +0.65
Greens Bruce Taylor 2,892 3.40 +0.06
One Nation Brian Dettmann 1,071 1.26 −0.28
Citizens Electoral Council Richard Witten 225 0.26 −0.32
Total formal votes 85,140 97.12 −0.09
Informal votes 2,522 2.88 +0.09
Turnout 87,662 95.92 −0.52
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Tony Windsor 63,286 74.33 +2.95
National Phil Betts 21,854 25.67 −2.95
Independent hold Swing +2.95
Australian federal election, 2004: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tony Windsor 46,072 57.27 +12.23
National Trevor Khan 15,031 18.69 −20.21
Liberal Scot MacDonald 8,070 10.03 +10.03
Labor Greg Smith 6,988 8.69 −1.26
Greens Bruce Taylor 2,679 3.33 +1.07
One Nation Raymond Scholes 1,146 1.42 −1.34
Citizens Electoral Council Steve Lawler 455 0.57 +0.57
Total formal votes 80,441 97.23 −0.80
Informal votes 2,291 2.77 +0.80
Turnout 82,732 95.40 −0.56
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Tony Windsor 57,115 71.00 +12.70
National Trevor Khan 23,326 29.00 −12.70
Independent hold Swing +12.70
Australian federal election, 2001: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tony Windsor 35,992 45.04 +45.04
National Stuart St. Clair 31,079 38.90 +6.40
Labor Annette McCarthy 7,947 9.95 −13.58
One Nation Kayleen Bounds 2,202 2.76 −11.78
Greens Michelle Reiner 1,807 2.26 +0.34
Democrats Chris Reardon 876 1.10 −1.10
Total formal votes 79,903 98.03 +1.68
Informal votes 1,608 1.97 −1.68
Turnout 81,511 96.98
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Tony Windsor 46,580 58.30 +58.30
National Stuart St Clair 33,323 41.70 −21.23
Independent gain from National Swing +58.30

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Stuart St Clair 21,299 31.11 −29.39
Labor Pat Dixon 15,733 22.98 −1.88
Liberal Peter Monley 11,261 16.45 +16.45
One Nation Victor Weare 9,288 13.57 +13.57
Independent Graham Nuttall 6,202 9.06 +9.06
Democrats Rebekah Grindlay 1,466 2.14 −6.71
Greens James Cronin 1,460 2.13 +2.13
Christian Democrats Oriel Pearce 1,143 1.67 +1.67
Independent David Morton 449 0.66 +0.66
Natural Law Frances Letters 162 0.24 −0.82
Total formal votes 68,463 96.38 −1.33
Informal votes 2,573 3.62 +1.33
Turnout 71,036 95.18 −0.91
Two-party-preferred result
National Stuart St Clair 43,086 62.93 −6.25
Labor Pat Dixon 25,377 37.07 +6.25
National hold Swing −6.25
Australian federal election, 1996: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ian Sinclair 42,539 60.50 +7.80
Labor Herman Beyersdorf 17,477 24.86 −9.35
Democrats Allan Caswell 6,221 8.85 +8.85
Independent Terry Larsen 3,333 4.74 +4.74
Natural Law Frances Letters 743 1.06 +1.06
Total formal votes 70,313 97.71 −0.17
Informal votes 1,649 2.29 +0.17
Turnout 71,962 96.08 −0.54
Two-party-preferred result
National Ian Sinclair 48,381 69.18 +8.98
Labor Herman Beyersdorf 21,551 30.82 −8.98
National hold Swing +8.98
Australian federal election, 1993: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ian Sinclair 37,386 52.70 +3.05
Labor Chris Watt 24,268 34.21 −0.74
Independent Warren Woodgate 7,717 10.88 +10.88
Independent Glen Hausfield 1,570 2.21 +2.21
Total formal votes 70,941 97.88 +0.10
Informal votes 1,538 2.12 −0.10
Turnout 72,479 96.63
Two-party-preferred result
National Ian Sinclair 42,693 60.20 +3.92
Labor Chris Watt 24,268 39.80 −3.92
National hold Swing +3.92
Australian federal election, 1990: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ian Sinclair 34,292 49.7 −0.4
Labor Paul Brock 24,082 34.9 −2.6
Democrats Steve Wood 7,225 10.5 +5.7
Independent Guy Wernhard 1,993 2.9 +2.9
Independent Peter Worthing 1,385 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 68,977 97.8
Informal votes 1,562 2.2
Turnout 70,539 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Ian Sinclair 38,735 56.3 −2.1
Labor Paul Brock 30,085 43.7 +2.1
National hold Swing −2.1

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ian Sinclair 33,306 50.1 −1.2
Labor Joe Horan 24,938 37.5 −4.6
Independent Bevan O'Regan 4,412 6.6 +6.6
Democrats Eunice Moody 3,190 4.8 −1.8
Independent Lance Baldwin 632 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 66,478 97.2
Informal votes 1,890 2.8
Turnout 68,368 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Ian Sinclair 38,800 58.4 +3.8
Labor Joe Horan 27,669 41.6 −3.8
National hold Swing +3.8
Australian federal election, 1984: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ian Sinclair 33,356 51.3 +1.3
Labor Joe Horan 27,413 42.1 −2.2
Democrats Rod Irvine 4,287 6.6 +0.9
Total formal votes 65,056 96.8
Informal votes 2,170 3.2
Turnout 67,226 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Ian Sinclair 35,494 54.6 +1.7
Labor Joe Horan 29,562 45.4 −1.7
National hold Swing +1.7
Australian federal election, 1983: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ian Sinclair 33,335 49.8 −2.9
Labor Lawrence Daly 29,812 44.5 +6.6
Democrats Ian Dutton 3,814 5.7 −3.7
Total formal votes 66,961 98.9
Informal votes 774 1.1
Turnout 67,735 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Ian Sinclair 35,276 52.7 −3.8
Labor Lawrence Daly 31,685 47.3 +3.8
National hold Swing −3.8
Australian federal election, 1980: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Ian Sinclair 34,454 52.7 −6.6
Labor Selby Dean 24,808 37.9 +6.5
Democrats Fiona Richardson 6,124 9.4 +0.1
Total formal votes 65,386 98.4
Informal votes 1,050 1.6
Turnout 66,436 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Ian Sinclair 56.5 −7.5
Labor Selby Dean 43.5 +7.5
National Country hold Swing −7.5

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Ian Sinclair 37,601 59.3 −4.1
Labor Selby Dean 19,941 31.4 −1.2
Democrats Bradley Mulligan 5,919 9.3 +9.3
Total formal votes 63,461 98.5
Informal votes 979 1.5
Turnout 64,440 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Ian Sinclair 64.0 −0.9
Labor Selby Dean 36.0 +0.9
National Country hold Swing −0.9
Australian federal election, 1975: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Ian Sinclair 36,971 62.3 +5.3
Labor John Shanahan 19,980 33.7 −6.5
Independent Geoffrey Anderson 2,395 4.0 +4.0
Total formal votes 59,346 98.5
Informal votes 881 1.5
Turnout 60,227 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Ian Sinclair 63.8 +5.7
Labor John Shanahan 36.2 −5.7
National Country hold Swing +5.7
Australian federal election, 1974: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ian Sinclair 32,874 57.0 +7.8
Labor William Bischoff 23,197 40.2 −0.1
Australia Brian Edwards 1,574 2.7 −3.3
Total formal votes 57,645 98.8
Informal votes 672 1.2
Turnout 58,317 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Ian Sinclair 58.1 +3.2
Labor William Bischoff 41.9 −3.2
Country hold Swing +3.2
Australian federal election, 1972: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ian Sinclair 25,158 49.2 −9.9
Labor Justin Rowe 20,577 40.3 −0.6
Australia Brian Edwards 3,084 6.0 +6.0
Democratic Labor Edwin Taber 2,284 4.5 +4.5
Total formal votes 51,103 99.0
Informal votes 530 1.0
Turnout 51,633 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Ian Sinclair 54.9 −4.2
Labor Justin Rowe 45.1 +4.2
Country hold Swing −4.2

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ian Sinclair 28,421 59.1 −7.6
Labor Alan Kitson 19,707 40.9 +7.6
Total formal votes 48,128 98.8
Informal votes 575 1.2
Turnout 48,703 95.9
Country hold Swing −7.6
Australian federal election, 1966: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ian Sinclair 28,245 69.3 +14.6
Labor John Affleck 12,529 30.7 −11.4
Total formal votes 40,774 97.8
Informal votes 904 2.2
Turnout 41,678 95.7
Country hold Swing +12.0
Australian federal election, 1963: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ian Sinclair 22,027 54.7 +0.9
Labor Donald White 16,930 42.1 +1.4
Independent James Gordon 959 2.4 +2.4
Independent Andrew Monley 331 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 40,247 98.7
Informal votes 514 1.3
Turnout 40,761 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Ian Sinclair 57.3 −1.1
Labor Donald White 42.7 +1.1
Country hold Swing −1.1
Australian federal election, 1961: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Drummond 21,086 53.8 −5.8
Labor Donald White 15,929 40.7 +8.9
Democratic Labor John Burless 2,143 5.5 −3.1
Total formal votes 39,158 98.2
Informal votes 700 1.8
Turnout 39,858 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country David Drummond 58.4 −8.3
Labor Donald White 41.6 +8.3
Country hold Swing −8.3

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Drummond 23,425 59.6 −0.8
Labor Donald White 12,473 31.8 −7.8
Democratic Labor John Burless 3,385 8.6 +8.6
Total formal votes 39,283 97.8
Informal votes 885 2.2
Turnout 40,168 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country David Drummond 66.7 +6.3
Labor Donald White 33.3 −6.3
Country hold Swing +6.3
Australian federal election, 1955: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Drummond 23,666 60.4 +2.1
Labor Frederick Cowley 15,511 39.6 −2.1
Total formal votes 39,177 98.1
Informal votes 777 1.9
Turnout 39,954 96.0
Country hold Swing +2.1
Australian federal election, 1954: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Drummond 21,852 57.1 −0.8
Labor Frederick Cowley 16,444 42.9 +0.8
Total formal votes 38,296 99.1
Informal votes 356 0.9
Turnout 38,652 96.4
Country hold Swing −0.8
Australian federal election, 1951: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Drummond 21,259 57.9 −5.1
Labor William Wilson 15,462 42.1 +5.1
Total formal votes 36,721 98.7
Informal votes 491 1.3
Turnout 37,212 96.7
Country hold Swing −3.3

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Drummond 16,159 44.3 −16.0
Labor William Wilson 13,515 37.0 −4.7
Country Donald Shand 6,830 18.7 +18.7
Total formal votes 36,504 98.8
Informal votes 427 1.2
Turnout 36,931 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country David Drummond 22,417 61.4 +2.9
Labor William Wilson 14,087 38.6 −2.9
Country hold Swing +2.9
Australian federal election, 1946: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Abbott 29,664 60.6 +15.2
Labor Leigh Cuthbertson 19,310 39.4 −7.5
Total formal votes 48,974 98.2
Informal votes 880 1.8
Turnout 49,854 93.9
Country hold Swing +9.5
Australian federal election, 1943: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert Oxford 22,342 46.9 +13.8
Country Joe Abbott 21,636 45.4 −21.5
Independent Charles Abbott 2,507 5.3 +5.3
One Parliament James Fowler 680 1.4 +1.4
Independent Albert Royal 468 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 47,633 96.8
Informal votes 1,552 3.2
Turnout 49,185 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Joe Abbott 24,337 51.1 −9.5
Labor Herbert Oxford 23,296 48.9 +9.5
Country hold Swing −9.5
Australian federal election, 1940: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Abbott 16,898 34.8 +34.8
Labor Leigh Cuthbertson 16,085 33.1 −5.9
Country Victor Thompson 11,635 24.0 −37.0
Country Donald Shand 3,938 8.1 +8.1
Total formal votes 48,556 98.0
Informal votes 966 2.0
Turnout 49,522 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Joe Abbott 29,440 60.6 −0.4
Labor Leigh Cuthbertson 19,116 39.4 +0.4
Country hold Swing −0.4

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Victor Thompson 29,994 61.0 +16.9
Labor Leigh Cuthbertson 19,196 39.0 +39.0
Total formal votes 49,190 97.7
Informal votes 1,141 2.3
Turnout 50,331 96.4
Country hold Swing −0.7
Australian federal election, 1934: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Victor Thompson 21,325 44.1 −9.6
Labor (NSW) John O'Connor 14,836 30.7 +27.1
United Australia Patrick Cantwell 12,210 25.2 +11.5
Total formal votes 48,371 97.6
Informal votes 1,179 2.4
Turnout 49,550 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Victor Thompson 29,862 61.7 −4.9
Labor (NSW) John O'Connor 18,509 38.3 +38.3
Country hold Swing −4.9
Australian federal election, 1931: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Victor Thompson 26,555 66.6 +12.0
Independent Angus Campbell 13,295 33.4 +33.4
Total formal votes 39,850 95.4
Informal votes 1,913 4.6
Turnout 41,763 94.6
Country hold Swing +12.0

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Victor Thompson 21,005 54.6 −45.4
Labor Thomas Wilson 17,489 45.4 +45.4
Total formal votes 38,494 97.3
Informal votes 1,063 2.7
Turnout 39,557 93.6
Country hold Swing −45.4
Australian federal election, 1928: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Victor Thompson unopposed
Country hold Swing
Australian federal election, 1925: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Victor Thompson 20,896 58.5 +22.9
Labor John Heiss 14,824 41.5 +6.1
Total formal votes 35,720 97.3
Informal votes 987 2.7
Turnout 36,707 89.1
Country hold Swing +0.0
Australian federal election, 1922: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Victor Thompson 7,726 35.6 +35.6
Labor Sydney Kearney 7,683 35.4 −6.9
Independent Alexander Hay 6,282 29.0 +29.0
Total formal votes 21,691 95.7
Informal votes 985 4.3
Turnout 22,676 57.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Victor Thompson 12,695 58.5 +58.5
Labor Sydney Kearney 8,996 41.5 −1.0
Country gain from Nationalist Swing +58.5

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Alexander Hay 12,622 57.3 −42.7
Labor James Tully 9,390 42.7 +42.7
Total formal votes 22,012 98.0
Informal votes 442 2.0
Turnout 22,454 69.7
Nationalist hold Swing −42.7
Australian federal election, 1917: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Percy Abbott unopposed
Nationalist hold Swing
Australian federal election, 1914: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Percy Abbott 13,929 56.7 +0.2
Labor Edward Bowman 10,633 43.3 −0.2
Total formal votes 24,562 97.9
Informal votes 533 2.1
Turnout 25,095 73.8
Liberal hold Swing +0.2
Australian federal election, 1913: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Percy Abbott 14,248 56.5 +10.1
Labor Francis Foster 10,978 43.5 −8.9
Total formal votes 25,226 98.1
Informal votes 500 1.9
Turnout 25,726 72.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.5
Australian federal election, 1910: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Francis Foster 9,622 52.7 +0.9
Liberal William Fleming 8,637 47.3 −0.9
Total formal votes 18,259 96.8
Informal votes 407 2.2
Turnout 18,666 61.2
Labour hold Swing +0.9

Elections in the 1900s

Australian federal election, 1906: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Francis Foster 7,631 51.8 +51.8
Anti-Socialist Edmund Lonsdale 7,099 48.2 −3.7
Total formal votes 14,730 96.5
Informal votes 538 3.5
Turnout 15,268 54.6
Labour gain from Anti-Socialist Swing +51.8
Australian federal election, 1903: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Edmund Lonsdale 6,921 51.9 +7.3
Protectionist William Sawers 6,423 48.1 +2.3
Total formal votes 13,344 96.9
Informal votes 420 3.1
Turnout 13,764 51.4
Free Trade gain from Protectionist Swing +2.5
Australian federal election, 1901: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist William Sawers 4,063 45.8 +45.8
Free Trade Edmund Lonsdale 3,955 44.6 +44.6
Independent George Simpson 845 9.5 +9.5
Total formal votes 8,863 98.1
Informal votes 172 1.9
Turnout 9,035 67.3
Protectionist win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ http://vtr.aec.gov.au/HouseDivisionPage-20499-135.htm
  2. ^ "NSW Division - New England, NSW". Virtual Tally Room, Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
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