Electoral results for the Division of Dunkley

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Dunkley in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1984 until the present.

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Bob Chynoweth Labor 1984–1990
  Frank Ford Liberal 1990–1993
  Bob Chynoweth Labor 1993–1996
  Bruce Billson Liberal 1996–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: Dunkley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Billson 42,869 48.75 +1.42
Labor Sonya Kilkenny 27,155 30.88 −7.44
Greens Simon Tiller 8,199 9.32 −2.37
Palmer United Kate Ryder 3,707 4.22 +4.22
Sex Party Eloise Palmi 2,589 2.94 +2.94
Family First Cameron Eastman 1,682 1.91 −0.75
Independent Rod Burt 740 0.84 +0.84
Independent Roy Broff 516 0.59 +0.59
Rise Up Australia Yvonne Gentle 477 0.54 +0.54
Total formal votes 87,934 95.21 −0.87
Informal votes 4,424 4.79 +0.87
Turnout 92,358 93.28 −0.32
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Billson 48,861 55.57 +4.53
Labor Sonya Kilkenny 39,073 44.43 −4.53
Liberal hold Swing +4.53
Australian federal election, 2010: Dunkley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Billson 40,602 47.32 -2.47
Labor Helen Constas 32,889 38.33 +0.07
Greens Simon Tiller 10,033 11.69 +3.94
Family First Yasmin de Zilwa 2,276 2.65 +0.06
Total formal votes 85,800 96.08 -1.30
Informal votes 3,498 3.92 +1.30
Turnout 89,298 93.68 -1.55
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Billson 43,777 51.02 -3.02
Labor Helen Constas 42,023 48.98 +3.02
Liberal hold Swing -3.02

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Dunkley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Billson 43,024 49.79 -5.75
Labor Graham McBride 33,055 38.26 +4.69
Greens Neale Adams 6,695 7.75 +1.51
Family First Steven Ashdown 2,235 2.59 +0.24
Democrats Karen Bailey 1,395 1.61 +0.39
Total formal votes 86,404 97.38 +1.29
Informal votes 2,328 2.62 -1.29
Turnout 88,732 95.24 +0.16
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Billson 46,393 54.04 -5.34
Labor Graham McBride 39,711 45.96 +5.34
Liberal hold Swing -5.34
Australian federal election, 2004: Dunkley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Billson 46,067 55.54 +5.81
Labor Helen Constas 27,845 33.57 -2.38
Greens Paula Johnson 5,179 6.24 +0.62
Family First Cameron Eastman 1,949 2.35 +2.35
Democrats Karen Bailey 1,008 1.22 -4.31
Independent Fletcher Davis 722 0.87 -0.32
CEC Gabrielle M Peut 178 0.21 +0.20
Total formal votes 82,948 96.09 -0.43
Informal votes 3,376 3.91 +0.43
Turnout 86,324 95.08 -0.52
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Billson 49,253 59.38 +4.16
Labor Helen Constas 33,695 40.62 -4.16
Liberal hold Swing +4.16
Australian federal election, 2001: Dunkley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Billson 39,203 49.90 +3.66
Labor Mark Conroy 38,088 35.75 -3.23
Greens Henry Kelsall 4,486 5.71 +1.82
Democrats Ian Woodhouse 4,350 5.54 -0.22
One Nation Michael Cartwright 1,438 1.83 -2.62
Independent Fletcher Davis 995 1.27 +1.27
Total formal votes 78,560 96.55 -0.57
Informal votes 2,805 3.45 +0.57
Turnout 81,365 96.27
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Billson 43,537 55.42 +3.88
Labor Mark Conroy 35,023 44.58 -3.88
Liberal hold Swing +3.88

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Dunkley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Billson 35,297 46.24 -2.18
Labor Michael Quayle 29,755 38.98 -1.12
Democrats Tony Seals 4,392 5.75 -1.25
One Nation Robyn Brown 3,399 4.45 +4.45
Greens Henry Kelsall 2,971 3.89 +1.47
Unity Jan Chapman Davis 335 0.44 +0.44
Natural Law Ben Mason 185 0.24 -0.29
Total formal votes 76,334 97.12 -0.39
Informal votes 2,264 2.88 +0.39
Turnout 78,598 96.03 -0.39
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Billson 39,721 52.04 -1.32
Labor Michael Quayle 36,613 47.96 +1.32
Liberal hold Swing -1.32
Australian federal election, 1996: Dunkley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Billson 36,330 48.42 -1.04
Labor Bob Chynoweth 30,084 40.10 -3.59
Democrats Reba Jacobs 5,257 7.01 +3.10
Greens Paul Higgins 1,817 2.42 +2.42
AAFI Travis Peak 1,144 1.52 +1.52
Natural Law Bev Nelson 399 0.53 -2.18
Total formal votes 75,031 97.51 -0.26
Informal votes 1,914 2.49 +0.26
Turnout 76,945 96.42 +0.11
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Billson 39,885 53.36 +1.02
Labor Bob Chynoweth 34,865 46.64 -1.02
Liberal hold Swing +1.02
Australian federal election, 1993: Dunkley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Chynoweth 32,461 47.16 +9.52
Liberal Frank Ford 31,621 45.94 +2.16
Democrats Barrie Rowland-Hornblow 2,696 3.92 -9.32
Natural Law Bev Nelson 2,056 2.99 +2.99
Total formal votes 68,834 97.75 +1.59
Informal votes 1,584 2.25 -1.59
Turnout 70,418 96.32
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Chynoweth 34,813 50.61 +1.81
Liberal Frank Ford 33,969 49.39 -1.81
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +1.81
Australian federal election, 1990: Dunkley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frank Ford 28,759 43.8 +5.1
Labor Bob Chynoweth 24,724 37.6 -13.0
Democrats Peter Lindemann 8,695 13.2 +6.9
Independent Peter Seitanidis 1,458 2.2 +2.2
Pensioner Keith Edwards 910 1.4 +1.4
Call to Australia Arthur Comer 554 0.8 +0.8
Independent Mike Toldy 297 0.5 +0.5
Independent Len Cosmavich 294 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 65,691 96.2
Informal votes 2,625 3.8
Turnout 68,316 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Frank Ford 33,582 51.2 +6.8
Labor Bob Chynoweth 32,012 48.8 -6.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.8

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Dunkley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Chynoweth 28,740 46.7 +0.3
Liberal Tom Warwick 26,267 42.6 -1.1
Democrats Robyn Kirby 3,881 6.3 +0.2
Independent Chris van Lieshout 1,898 3.1 +3.1
Pensioner Andrew Murray 615 1.0 +1.0
Independent Les Johnson 193 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 61,594 95.6
Informal votes 2,804 4.4
Turnout 64,398 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Chynoweth 31,837 51.7 +0.6
Liberal Tom Warwick 29,723 48.3 -0.6
Labor hold Swing +0.6
Australian federal election, 1984: Dunkley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Chynoweth 26,605 46.4 -2.5
Liberal Leonie Clark 25,070 43.7 +1.7
Democrats Grenville Charles 3,519 6.1 -0.4
National Judy Hale 1,494 2.6 +2.6
Democratic Labor John Cass 621 1.1 -1.1
Total formal votes 57,309 92.3
Informal votes 4,749 7.7
Turnout 62,058 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Chynoweth 29,296 51.1 -2.1
Liberal Leonie Clark 28,003 48.9 +2.1
Labor hold Swing -2.1

References

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