Electoral results for the Division of Barton

This article lists electoral results for the Division of Barton in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1922 to the present.

Members

	Party	Term
Frederick McDonald	Labor	1922–1925
Thomas Ley	Nationalist	1925–1928
James Tully	Labor	1928–1931
Albert Lane	United Australia	1931–1940
H. V. Evatt	Labor	1940–1958
Len Reynolds	Labor	1958–1966
William Arthur	Liberal	1966–1969
Len Reynolds	Labor	1969–1975
Jim Bradfield	Liberal	1975–1983
Gary Punch	Labor	1983–1996
Robert McClelland	Labor	1996–2013
Nickolas Varvaris	Liberal	2013–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Nickolas Varvaris	33,881	42.35	+1.68
	Labor	Steve McMahon	32,345	40.43	−8.05
	Greens	Jackie Brooker	4,788	5.98	−4.87
	Palmer United	Edward Caruana	3,114	3.89	+3.89
	Independent	Michael Nagi	3,071	3.84	+3.84
	Christian Democrats	Kylie French	1,549	1.94	+1.94
	One Nation	Perry Theo	686	0.86	+0.86
	Katter's Australian	Rodney Wyse	567	0.71	+0.71
Total formal votes			80,001	87.96	−2.22
Informal votes			10,948	12.04	+2.22
Turnout			90,949	92.16	+0.54
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Nickolas Varvaris	40,245	50.31	+7.17
	Labor	Steve McMahon	39,756	49.69	−7.17
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+7.17

Australian federal election, 2010: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert McClelland	38,149	48.48	-8.80
	Liberal	John La Mela	31,998	40.67	+9.76
	Greens	Simone Francis	8,536	10.85	+2.61
Total formal votes			78,683	90.18	-3.25
Informal votes			8,572	9.82	+3.25
Turnout			87,255	91.61	-3.44
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Robert McClelland	44,742	56.86	-8.08
	Liberal	John La Mela	33,941	43.14	+8.08
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.08

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert McClelland	45,292	55.26	+5.61
	Liberal	John La Mela	27,425	33.46	-5.94
	Greens	Michele McKenzie	6,784	8.28	+1.34
	Christian Democrats	Chris Svolos	2,465	3.01	+3.01
Total formal votes			81,966	94.44	+1.43
Informal votes			4,829	5.56	-1.43
Turnout			86,795	94.97	+1.10
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Robert McClelland	50,902	62.10	+4.53
	Liberal	John La Mela	31,064	37.90	-4.53
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.53

Australian federal election, 2004: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert McClelland	36,909	49.66	+1.67
	Liberal	Bruce Morrow	29,319	39.44	+1.71
	Greens	Angelo Mourikis	5,169	6.95	+4.05
	Democrats	Eoin Coghlan	1,648	2.22	-2.23
	One Nation	Neil Baird	1,284	1.73	-1.92
Total formal votes			74,329	93.04	-0.37
Informal votes			5,563	6.96	+0.37
Turnout			79,892	94.44	+0.02
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Robert McClelland	42,772	57.54	+1.52
	Liberal	Bruce Morrow	31,557	42.46	-1.52
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.52

Australian federal election, 2001: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert McClelland	35,871	47.99	-1.71
	Liberal	Jan Brennan	28,198	37.73	+2.76
	Democrats	Michele Adair	3,328	4.45	+1.74
	One Nation	David Rydstrand	2,725	3.65	-3.18
	Greens	Chris Harris	2,168	2.90	+1.35
	Unity	John Lau	1,375	1.84	-2.40
	Christian Democrats	David Barker	1,081	1.45	+1.43
Total formal votes			74,746	93.41	-2.30
Informal votes			5,277	6.59	+2.30
Turnout			80,023	94.89
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Robert McClelland	41,873	56.02	-3.77
	Liberal	Jan Brennan	32,873	43.98	+3.77
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.77

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert McClelland	37,382	49.61	+1.23
	Liberal	James Jordan	26,430	35.08	-6.09
	One Nation	Neil Baird	5,162	6.85	+6.85
	Unity	Lin Tang	3,182	4.22	+4.22
	Democrats	Craig Chung	2,028	2.69	-2.73
	Greens	Adam Nelson	1,161	1.54	+1.54
Total formal votes			75,345	95.73	+0.01
Informal votes			3,364	4.27	-0.01
Turnout			78,709	94.66	-1.15
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Robert McClelland	45,029	59.76	+5.42
	Liberal	James Jordan	30,316	40.24	-5.42
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.42

Australian federal election, 1996: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert McClelland	35,943	48.38	-7.54
	Liberal	Arthur Santorinios	30,582	41.17	+3.29
	Democrats	Craig Chung	4,026	5.42	+2.91
	Call to Australia	Chris D McLean	2,381	3.20	+1.70
	Independent	Safwan Nasser	1,359	1.83	+1.83
Total formal votes			74,291	95.71	-0.25
Informal votes			3,328	4.29	+0.25
Turnout			77,619	96.81	+0.50
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Robert McClelland	40,250	54.34	-5.05
	Liberal	Arthur Santorinios	33,817	45.66	+5.05
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.05

Australian federal election, 1993: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gary Punch	41,442	55.92	+9.17
	Liberal	Phil White	28,066	37.87	-1.99
	Democrats	Troy Anderson	1,862	2.51	-5.24
	Call to Australia	Cathy Mudie	1,118	1.51	+0.39
	Independent	Norm McGarry	545	0.74	+0.74
	Independent	Ross Green	425	0.57	+0.57
	Independent	Paul Balding	365	0.49	+0.49
	Natural Law	Dafna O'Neill	285	0.38	+0.38
Total formal votes			74,108	95.96	-0.19
Informal votes			3,118	4.04	+0.19
Turnout			77,226	96.31
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gary Punch	43,994	59.39	+4.57
	Liberal	Phil White	30,077	40.61	-4.57
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.57

Australian federal election, 1990: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gary Punch	29,530	45.1	-3.4
	Liberal	David Macauley	27,238	41.6	-3.4
	Democrats	Ron George	4,840	7.4	+7.4
	Call to Australia	Cathy Mudie	968	1.5	+1.5
	Independent	Max Lindon	941	1.4	+1.4
	Grey Power	Noel Said	827	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	Joe Hardy	808	1.2	+1.2
	Democratic Socialist	Rosemary McCann	397	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			65,549	96.6
Informal votes			2,289	3.4
Turnout			67,838	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gary Punch	34,752	53.1	+2.1
	Liberal	David Macauley	30,640	46.9	-2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.1

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gary Punch	31,773	48.5	+0.0
	Liberal	Bob Gemmell	29,473	45.0	+0.0
	Independent	Jim McLean	3,724	5.7	+5.7
	Independent	Edwin Bellchambers	600	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			65,570	96.2
Informal votes			2,598	3.8
Turnout			68,168	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gary Punch	33,463	51.0	-0.2
	Liberal	Bob Gemmell	32,097	49.0	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.2

Australian federal election, 1984: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gary Punch	41,442	48.5	+1.4
	Liberal	Jim Bradfield	29,199	45.0	+1.0
	Democrats	Ron George	4,209	6.5	+3.6
Total formal votes			64,839	93.9
Informal votes			4,233	6.1
Turnout			69,072	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gary Punch	33,197	51.2	-0.2
	Liberal	Jim Bradfield	31,635	48.8	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.2

Australian federal election, 1983: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gary Punch	31,308	49.7	+2.6
	Liberal	Jim Bradfield	26,086	41.4	-5.0
	Independent	Bruce Barton	3,153	5.0	+5.0
	Democrats	Ronald George	1,812	2.9	-0.9
	Independent	Jean Lindsay	284	0.5	+0.5
	Progress	Peter Wright	172	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Edwin Bellchambers	166	0.3	-2.4
Total formal votes			62,981	97.7
Informal votes			1,478	2.3
Turnout			64,459	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gary Punch		54.0	+4.4
	Liberal	Jim Bradfield		46.0	-4.4
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+4.4

Australian federal election, 1980: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rodney Madgwick	30,602	47.1	+6.1
	Liberal	Jim Bradfield	30,153	46.4	-2.0
	Democrats	Beverley Eley	2,464	3.8	-4.7
	Independent	Edwin Bellchambers	1,749	2.7	+0.6
Total formal votes			64,967	98.0
Informal votes			1,299	2.0
Turnout			66,266	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Bradfield	32,739	50.4	-3.6
	Labor	Rodney Madgwick	32,228	49.6	+3.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.6

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Bradfield	32,128	48.4	-4.1
	Labor	Ron Cunningham	27,204	41.0	-4.1
	Democrats	Phil White	5,650	8.5	+8.5
	Independent	Edwin Bellchambers	1,404	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			66,386	98.0
Informal votes			1,322	2.0
Turnout			67,708	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Bradfield	36,842	54.0	+0.1
	Labor	Ron Cunningham	30,544	46.0	-0.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.1

Australian federal election, 1975: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Bradfield	34,209	53.5	+9.5
	Labor	Murray Gainsford	28,179	44.1	-9.6
	Workers	Maxwell Shean	868	1.4	-0.9
	Australia Party	Clifford Willard	706	1.1	-1.2
Total formal votes			63,962	98.7
Informal votes			872	1.3
Turnout			64,834	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Bradfield		54.9	+10.0
	Labor	Murray Gainsford		45.1	-10.0
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+10.0

Australian federal election, 1974: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Len Reynolds	32,694	53.7	+0.9
	Liberal	Jim Bradfield	26,771	44.0	+2.9
	Australia Party	Charles Margetson	1,397	2.3	-1.7
Total formal votes			60,862	98.8
Informal votes			711	1.2
Turnout			61,573	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Len Reynolds		55.1	-0.7
	Liberal	Jim Bradfield		44.9	+0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.7

Australian federal election, 1972: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Len Reynolds	29,931	52.8	+2.3
	Liberal	Vince Bruce	23,306	41.1	-2.0
	Australia Party	Rhonda Howse	2,255	4.0	+4.0
	Democratic Labor	Bruce Stafford	877	1.5	-0.7
	Independent	Brian Howard	348	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			56,717	98.5
Informal votes			860	1.5
Turnout			57,577	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Len Reynolds		55.8	+2.8
	Liberal	Vince Bruce		44.2	-2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.8

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Len Reynolds	27,628	50.5	+4.1
	Liberal	William Arthur	23,576	43.1	-7.0
	Independent	Alan Reed	1,885	3.4	+3.4
	Democratic Labor	Charles Chapman	1,220	2.2	-0.5
	Independent	Edwin Bellchambers	214	0.4	-0.4
	Independent	Ray Emmerson	171	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			54,694	98.2
Informal votes			1,001	1.8
Turnout			55,695	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Len Reynolds		53.0	+5.7
	Liberal	William Arthur		47.0	-5.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.7

Australian federal election, 1966: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Arthur	23,089	49.6	+2.9
	Labor	Len Reynolds	21,818	46.9	-3.1
	Democratic Labor	Phillip Kennedy	1,252	2.7	-0.6
	Independent	Edwin Bellchambers	371	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			46,530	97.5
Informal votes			1,188	2.5
Turnout			47,718	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William Arthur	24,289	52.2	+2.9
	Labor	Len Reynolds	22,241	47.8	-2.9
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+4.6

Australian federal election, 1963: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Len Reynolds	22,889	50.0	-7.2
	Liberal	Jack Manning	21,394	46.7	+9.2
	Democratic Labor	Norma Boyle	1,508	3.3	-2.0
Total formal votes			45,791	98.9
Informal votes			511	1.1
Turnout			46,302	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Len Reynolds	23,201	50.7	-8.4
	Liberal	Jack Manning	22,590	49.3	+8.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.4

Australian federal election, 1961: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Len Reynolds	25,447	57.2	+7.9
	Liberal	Colin Sullivan	16,672	37.5	-9.8
	Democratic Labor	Thomas Bresnan	2,368	5.3	+1.9
Total formal votes			44,487	97.9
Informal votes			958	2.1
Turnout			45,445	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Len Reynolds		59.1	+8.8
	Liberal	Colin Sullivan		40.9	-8.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.8

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Len Reynolds	21,213	49.3	+0.1
	Liberal	William Arthur	20,345	47.3	+0.4
	Democratic Labor	Reginald Lawson	1,454	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			43,012	97.6
Informal votes			1,066	2.4
Turnout			44,078	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Len Reynolds	21,638	50.3	+0.0
	Liberal	William Arthur	21,374	49.7	+0.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.0

Australian federal election, 1955: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Herbert Evatt	20,896	49.2	-4.4
	Liberal	William Arthur	19,903	46.9	+0.5
	Independent	Eric Trembath	1,655	3.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			42,454	98.2
Informal votes			796	1.8
Turnout			43,250	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Herbert Evatt	21,340	50.3	-3.3
	Liberal	William Arthur	21,114	49.7	+3.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.3

Australian federal election, 1954: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Herbert Evatt	23,303	54.7	+4.4
	Liberal	William Arthur	19,260	45.3	-4.4
Total formal votes			42,563	99.0
Informal votes			435	1.0
Turnout			42,998	96.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.4

Australian federal election, 1951: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Herbert Evatt	20,949	50.3	-2.9
	Liberal	Nancy Wake	20,706	49.7	+2.9
Total formal votes			41,655	98.6
Informal votes			580	1.4
Turnout			42,235	97.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.9

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Herbert Evatt	21,681	53.2	-13.0
	Liberal	Nancy Wake	19,037	46.8	+13.0
Total formal votes			40,718	98.4
Informal votes			653	1.6
Turnout			41,371	98.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-13.0

Australian federal election, 1946: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Herbert Evatt	48,740	66.9	-7.3
	Liberal	George Hohnen	24,064	33.1	+10.1
Total formal votes			72,804	98.1
Informal votes			1,389	1.9
Turnout			74,193	96.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.7

Australian federal election, 1943: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Herbert Evatt	51,296	74.2	+16.8
	United Australia	Frank Browne	15,897	23.0	-12.4
	Protestant People	Thomas Claydon	1,936	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			69,129	98.3
Informal votes			1,179	1.7
Turnout			70,308	99.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Herbert Evatt		75.6	+13.5
	United Australia	Frank Browne		24.4	-13.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+13.5

Australian federal election, 1940: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Herbert Evatt	35,425	57.4	+16.4
	United Australia	Albert Lane	21,845	35.4	-13.9
	Labor (N-C)	John Rose	2,643	4.3	+4.3
	State Labor	Sam Lewis	1,111	1.8	+1.8
	Independent	John Mackay	484	0.8	+0.8
	Defence Movement	Robert Mackie	155	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			61,663	97.6
Informal votes			1,539	2.4
Turnout			63,202	96.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Herbert Evatt		62.1	+13.9
	United Australia	Albert Lane		37.9	-13.9
	Labor gain from United Australia		Swing	+13.9

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Albert Lane	28,342	49.3	+2.9
	Labor	John Donovan	23,539	41.0	+41.0
	Social Credit	Stanley Allen	5,562	9.7	-1.4
Total formal votes			57,443	97.9
Informal votes			1,254	2.1
Turnout			58,697	98.0
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Albert Lane	29,780	51.8	+0.4
	Labor	John Donovan	27,663	48.2	-0.4
	United Australia hold		Swing	+0.4

Australian federal election, 1934: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Albert Lane	24,344	46.4	-1.3
	Labor (NSW)	John Eldridge	18,450	35.1	+1.7
	Social Credit	John Macara	5,824	11.1	+11.1
	Labor	Albert Willis	2,499	4.8	-14.2
	Communist	Pat Drew	1,405	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			52,522	96.3
Informal votes			2,024	3.7
Turnout			54,546	98.1
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Albert Lane	27,014	51.4	-2.6
	Labor (NSW)	John Eldridge	25,508	48.6	+2.6
	United Australia hold		Swing	-2.6

Australian federal election, 1931: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Albert Lane	31,226	46.8	+14.4
	Labor (NSW)	John Eldridge	22,669	33.9	+33.9
	Labor	James Tully	12,877	19.3	-48.4
Total formal votes			66,772	97.5
Informal votes			1,697	2.5
Turnout			68,469	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Albert Lane	35,538	53.2	+20.8
	Labor (NSW)	John Eldridge	31,234	46.8	-20.8
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+20.8

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Tully	43,207	67.6	+11.3
	Nationalist	William Myhill	20,722	32.4	-11.3
Total formal votes			63,929	97.5
Informal votes			1,596	2.5
Turnout			65,535	97.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.3

Australian federal election, 1928: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Tully	32,316	56.3	+7.3
	Nationalist	Thomas Ley	25,070	43.7	-7.3
Total formal votes			57,386	95.4
Informal votes			2,768	4.6
Turnout			60,154	96.7
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+7.3

Australian federal election, 1925: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Thomas Ley	26,172	51.0	+8.6
	Labor	Frederick McDonald	25,112	49.0	-8.6
Total formal votes			51,284	98.8
Informal votes			632	1.2
Turnout			51,916	95.4
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing	+8.6

Australian federal election, 1922: Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frederick McDonald	13,349	57.6	+16.3
	Nationalist	Hector Lamond	9,828	42.4	-11.3
Total formal votes			23,177	96.2
Informal votes			914	3.8
Turnout			24,091	56.8
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+13.8

References

Australian Electoral Commission. Federal Election results
Carr, Adam. Psephos

Electoral results for the divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in New South Wales

Banks Barton Bennelong Berowra Blaxland Bradfield Calare Charlton Chifley Cook Cowper Cunningham Dobell Eden-Monaro Farrer Fowler Gilmore Grayndler Greenway Hughes Hume Hunter Kingsford Smith Lindsay Lyne Macarthur Mackellar Macquarie McMahon Mitchell New England Newcastle North Sydney Page Parkes Parramatta Paterson Reid Richmond Riverina Robertson Shortland Sydney Throsby Warringah Watson Wentworth Werriwa Abolished: Barrier Bland Canobolas Cook (1906–55) Dalley Darling Dundas East Sydney Evans Gwydir Illawarra Lang Lawson Lowe Martin Nepean Parkes (1901–69) Phillip Prospect Riverina-Darling St George South Sydney Watson (1934–69) West Sydney

Divisions in: New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital and Northern Territories

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