Electoral results for the Division of Macarthur

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.

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: 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

2004

2004 Australian federal election: 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

2001

2001 Australian federal election: 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

1998

1998 Australian federal election: 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

1996

1996 Australian federal election: 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

1993

1993 Australian federal election: 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

1990

1990 Australian federal election: 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

1987

1987 Australian federal election: 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

1984

1984 Australian federal election: 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

1983

1983 Australian federal election: 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

1980

1980 Australian federal election: 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

1977

1977 Australian federal election: 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

1975

1975 Australian federal election: 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

1974

1974 Australian federal election: 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

1972

1972 Australian federal election: 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

1969

1969 Australian federal election: 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
	Pensioner Power	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

1966

1966 Australian federal election: 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

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Macarthur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jeff Bate	31,720	54.6	+1.6
	Labor	Don 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	Don Nilon		42.3	−4.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.7

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Macarthur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jeff Bate	27,532	53.0	−6.3
	Labor	Don 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

1958

1958 Australian federal election: 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

1955

1955 Australian federal election: 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

1954

1954 Australian federal election: 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

1951

1951 Australian federal election: 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

1949

1949 Australian federal election: 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

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
• Carr, Adam. Psephos