Electoral results for the Division of Kennedy

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

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Charles McDonald Labor 1901–1925
  Grosvenor Francis Nationalist 1925–1929
  Darby Riordan Labor 1929–1936
  Bill Riordan Labor 1936–1966
  Bob Katter, Sr. Country 1966–1975
  National Country 1975-1982
  National 1982-1990
  Rob Hulls Labor 1990–1993
  Bob Katter, Jr. National 1993–2001
  Independent 2001–2011
  Katter's Australian 2011–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Noeline Ikin 34,344 40.84 +14.24
Katter's Australian Bob Katter 24,691 29.36 −17.35
Labor Andrew Turnour 13,777 16.38 −3.83
Palmer United George Brazier 6,419 7.63 +7.63
Greens Jenny Stirling 2,727 3.24 −1.25
Family First Dan Vogler 1,064 1.27 −0.73
Independent Chester Tuxford 571 0.68 +0.68
Rise Up Australia Pam Hecht 508 0.60 +0.60
Total formal votes 84,101 94.57 −0.05
Informal votes 4,828 5.43 +0.05
Turnout 88,929 92.26 +0.81
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Noeline Ikin 56,476 67.15 +5.21
Labor Andrew Turnour 27,625 32.85 −5.21
Two-candidate-preferred result
Katter's Australian Bob Katter 43,896 52.19 −16.15
Liberal National Noeline Ikin 40,205 47.81 +16.15
Katter's Australian gain from Independent Swing −16.15
Australian federal election, 2010: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bob Katter 38,170 46.71 +9.91
Liberal National Ed Morrison 21,737 26.60 +0.30
Labor Andrew Turnour 16,513 20.21 -8.78
Greens Jess Jones 3,669 4.49 +1.11
Family First Fred Dykstra 1,633 2.00 +0.02
Total formal votes 81,722 94.62 -1.44
Informal votes 4,648 5.38 +1.44
Turnout 86,370 91.43 -2.47
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Bob Katter 55,852 68.34 +2.05
Liberal National Ed Morrison 25,870 31.66 +31.66
Independent hold Swing +2.05

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bob Katter 32,537 39.53 -0.23
Labor Alan Neilan 23,122 28.09 +4.13
National Ed Morrison 20,292 24.65 +1.17
Greens Frank Reilly 2,649 3.22 -0.31
Family First Keith Douglas 1,674 2.03 -1.12
One Nation Bill Hankin 1,441 1.75 -2.71
Democrats Nigel Asplin 604 0.73 +0.03
Total formal votes 82,319 96.16 +0.62
Informal votes 3,291 3.84 -0.62
Turnout 85,610 93.37 -0.26
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Bob Katter 54,571 66.29 -2.54
Labor Alan Neilan 27,748 33.71 +2.54
Independent hold Swing -2.54
Australian federal election, 2004: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bob Katter 32,688 40.13 -3.22
National James Doyle 19,413 23.83 +10.76
Labor Alan Neilan 19,296 23.69 -0.49
One Nation Bill Hankin 3,698 4.54 -5.39
Greens Angela Jones 2,879 3.53 +1.40
Family First Keith Douglas 2,592 3.18 +3.18
Democrats Terry Hennessey 575 0.71 -2.28
CEC Judith A Harris 316 0.39 +0.11
Total formal votes 81,457 95.56 +0.29
Informal votes 3,782 4.44 -0.29
Turnout 85,239 92.56 -2.79
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Bob Katter 56,109 68.88 -0.30
Labor Alan Neilan 25,348 31.12 +0.30
Independent hold Swing -0.30
Australian federal election, 2001: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bob Katter 35,555 47.10 +47.10
Labor Alan Neilan 17,613 23.33 -5.91
National Mary Lyle 10,718 14.19 -29.93
One Nation Jerry Burnett 7,460 9.88 -8.95
Democrats Jo Wall 2,307 3.06 +0.54
Greens Cherie Rivas 1,601 2.12 +0.75
CEC Judith Harris 229 0.30 -0.03
Total formal votes 75,483 95.35 -0.87
Informal votes 3,685 4.65 +0.87
Turnout 79,168 94.31
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Bob Katter 52,602 69.73 +69.73
Labor Alan Neilan 22,881 30.27 -8.53
Independent gain from National Swing +69.73

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bob Katter 33,355 42.12 -12.56
Labor Kenneth Stark 22,110 29.25 -0.23
One Nation Jayson Dalton 14,240 18.84 +18.84
Independent Greg Pohlmann 2,219 2.94 +2.94
Democrats Alan Isherwood 1,907 2.52 -4.05
Greens Ken Parker 1,033 1.37 -1.01
Independent Steve Theodore 476 0.63 +0.63
CEC Judy Harris 255 0.34 +0.34
Total formal votes 75,595 96.22 -0.82
Informal votes 2,971 3.78 +0.82
Turnout 78,566 93.15 -0.50
Two-party-preferred result
National Bob Katter 46,254 61.19 -2.97
Labor Kenneth Stark 29,341 38.81 +2.97
National hold Swing -2.97
Australian federal election, 1996: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bob Katter 45,074 59.91 +22.75
Labor Fay Donovan 22,257 29.58 -11.84
Democrats Col Parker 4,973 6.61 +4.02
Greens Jo Valentine 1,807 2.40 -0.20
Indigenous Peoples Clarence Walden 1,124 1.49 +0.96
Total formal votes 75,235 97.13 +0.13
Informal votes 2,221 2.87 -0.13
Turnout 77,456 93.66 -0.27
Two-party-preferred result
National Bob Katter 48,440 64.49 +11.95
Labor Fay Donovan 26,673 35.51 -11.95
National hold Swing +11.95
Australian federal election, 1993: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rob Hulls 30,920 41.99 -2.83
National Bob Katter 27,805 37.76 +6.29
Liberal Dave Cashmore 7,882 10.70 -4.72
Confederate Action Bill Petrie 3,162 4.29 +4.29
Democrats Kevin Paine 1,906 2.59 -5.44
Greens Saeed de Ridder 1,241 1.69 +1.69
Indigenous Peoples Norman Johnson 401 0.54 +0.54
Donald Logan 323 0.44 +0.44
Total formal votes 73,640 96.96 -0.23
Informal votes 2,308 3.04 +0.23
Turnout 75,948 93.92
Two-party-preferred result
National Bob Katter 38,915 52.88 +4.78
Labor Rob Hulls 34,675 47.12 -4.78
National gain from Labor Swing +4.78
Australian federal election, 1990: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rob Hulls 28,936 44.3 -0.8
National Ross Shannon 21,751 33.3 -14.0
Liberal Fred Tritton 9,134 14.0 +6.4
Democrats Patricia Banzhaf 5,473 8.4 +8.4
Total formal votes 65,294 97.2
Informal votes 1,901 2.8
Turnout 67,195 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rob Hulls 33,536 51.4 +4.4
National Ross Shannon 31,702 48.6 -4.4
Labor gain from National Swing +4.4

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bob Katter, Sr. 28,585 47.3 -3.0
Labor James Byrne 27,208 45.1 +2.2
Liberal Ross Cooper 4,584 7.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 60,377 94.9
Informal votes 3,276 5.1
Turnout 63,653 89.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Bob Katter, Sr. 31,989 53.0 -2.2
Labor James Byrne 28,380 47.0 +2.2
National hold Swing -2.2
Australian federal election, 1984: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bob Katter, Sr. 29,323 50.3 +0.3
Labor Brigid Walsh 25,033 42.9 -2.3
Liberal Gerald Porter 2,358 4.0 +4.0
Democrats Lance Winter 1,586 2.7 -2.1
Total formal votes 58,300 94.6
Informal votes 3,319 5.4
Turnout 61,619 90.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Bob Katter, Sr. 32,169 55.2 +2.7
Labor Brigid Walsh 26,126 44.8 -2.7
National hold Swing +2.7
Australian federal election, 1983: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bob Katter, Sr. 32,871 56.6 -3.6
Labor Brigid Walsh 22,407 38.6 +2.6
Democrats George Hannaford 2,757 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 58,035 98.7
Informal votes 748 1.3
Turnout 58,783 90.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Bob Katter, Sr. 59.1 -3.6
Labor Brigid Walsh 40.9 +3.6
National hold Swing -3.6
Australian federal election, 1980: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Bob Katter, Sr. 29,323 60.2 -1.2
Labor Susan Hadlow 20,194 36.0 +3.3
Progress James Fryar 2,103 3.8 +2.0
Total formal votes 56,041 98.2
Informal votes 1,021 1.8
Turnout 57,062 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Bob Katter, Sr. 62.7 -1.5
Labor Susan Hadlow 37.3 +1.5
National Country hold Swing -1.5

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Bob Katter, Sr. 33,453 61.4 -2.1
Labor Robert Gleeson 17,814 32.7 -2.0
Democrats Raymond Oldham 1,744 3.2 +3.2
Progress Vrettos Cominos 987 1.8 +0.0
Democrats Marelle Hicks 521 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 54,519 98.4
Informal votes 913 1.6
Turnout 55,432 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Bob Katter, Sr. 64.2 -0.7
Labor Robert Gleeson 35.8 +0.7
National Country hold Swing -0.7
Australian federal election, 1975: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Bob Katter, Sr. 29,704 62.5 -0.1
Labor Robert Gleeson 16,981 35.7 -1.7
Workers Charles Rendall 837 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 47,522 98.7
Informal votes 622 1.3
Turnout 48,144 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Bob Katter, Sr. 63.9 +1.3
Labor Robert Gleeson 36.1 -1.3
National Country hold Swing +1.3
Australian federal election, 1974: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bob Katter, Sr. 29,093 62.6 +5.0
Labor Tony McGrady 17,363 37.4 -1.7
Total formal votes 46,456 98.5
Informal votes 703 1.5
Turnout 47,159 93.9
Country hold Swing +2.4
Australian federal election, 1972: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bob Katter, Sr. 23,921 57.6 +3.1
Labor Tony McGrady 16,261 39.1 -2.8
Democratic Labor Paul Rutherford 1,366 3.3 -0.2
Total formal votes 41,548 98.4
Informal votes 676 1.6
Turnout 42,224 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bob Katter, Sr. 60.2 +3.7
Labor Tony McGrady 39.8 -3.7
Country hold Swing +3.7

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bob Katter, Sr. 21,931 54.5 +6.3
Labor Gerry Jones 16,860 41.9 -0.9
Democratic Labor Brian Hurney 1,419 3.5 -4.5
Total formal votes 40,210 98.9
Informal votes 439 1.1
Turnout 40,649 92.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bob Katter, Sr. 56.5 +1.6
Labor Gerry Jones 44.5 -1.6
Country hold Swing +1.6
Australian federal election, 1966: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bob Katter, Sr. 15,387 44.8 +12.5
Labor Felix Dittmer 15,250 44.4 -17.0
Democratic Labor Edward Bennett 2,762 8.0 +1.7
Independent John Donaldson 942 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 34,341 98.3
Informal votes 591 1.7
Turnout 34,932 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bob Katter, Sr. 17,683 51.5 +15.0
Labor Felix Dittmer 16,658 48.5 -15.0
Country gain from Labor Swing +15.0
Australian federal election, 1963: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Riordan 21,182 61.4 -0.7
Country Keith Siemon 11,144 32.3 +0.8
Democratic Labor John Judge 2,174 6.3 -0.1
Total formal votes 34,500 97.8
Informal votes 791 2.2
Turnout 35,291 90.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Riordan 63.5 +0.1
Country Keith Siemon 36.5 -0.1
Labor hold Swing +0.1
Australian federal election, 1961: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Riordan 21,124 62.1 +11.2
Country Thomas Halloran 10,723 31.5 -1.7
Queensland Labor Harold Wright 2,163 6.4 -9.5
Total formal votes 34,010 97.2
Informal votes 994 2.8
Turnout 35,004 90.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Riordan 63.4 +9.3
Country Thomas Halloran 36.6 -9.3
Labor hold Swing +9.3

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Riordan 16,075 50.9 -7.3
Country Alexander Hindson 10,466 33.2 -8.6
Queensland Labor Bob Katter 5,026 15.9 +15.9
Total formal votes 31,567 97.1
Informal votes 947 2.9
Turnout 32,514 88.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Riordan 54.1 -4.1
Country Alexander Hindson 45.9 +4.1
Labor hold Swing -4.1
Australian federal election, 1955: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Riordan 17,366 58.2 -1.8
Country Timothy Donnelly 12,457 41.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 39,823 97.8
Informal votes 658 2.2
Turnout 30,481 90.4
Labor hold Swing -1.8
Australian federal election, 1954: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Riordan 17,585 60.2 +0.0
Country Cliff Lanham 11,650 39.8 +0.0
Total formal votes 29,235 98.9
Informal votes 332 1.1
Turnout 29,567 92.6
Labor hold Swing +0.0
Australian federal election, 1951: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Riordan 16,700 60.2 +5.1
Country Ulick Browne 11,038 39.8 -1.7
Total formal votes 27,738 98.3
Informal votes 494 1.7
Turnout 28,232 90.5
Labor hold Swing +1.8

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Riordan 15,127 55.1 -3.2
Country Ulick Browne 11,397 41.5 +4.6
Communist Eric Wyper 947 3.4 -0.4
Total formal votes 27,471 98.1
Informal votes 533 1.9
Turnout 28,004 89.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Riordan 58.4 -3.7
Country Ulick Browne 41.6 +3.7
Labor hold Swing -3.7
Australian federal election, 1946: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Riordan 25,404 57.5 -7.7
Country Clement Cummings 18,769 42.5 +18.7
Total formal votes 44,173 97.5
Informal votes 1,120 2.5
Turnout 45,293 84.0
Labor hold Swing -14.2
Australian federal election, 1943: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Riordan 29,551 65.2 +1.0
Country Wilfrid Simmonds 10,769 23.8 -12.0
Independent Athena Deane 3,753 8.3 +8.3
Independent Richard Vane-Millbank 1,265 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 45,338 96.8
Informal votes 1,483 3.2
Turnout 46,821 88.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Riordan 71.7 +7.5
Country Wilfrid Simmonds 28.3 -7.5
Labor hold Swing +7.5
Australian federal election, 1940: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Riordan 29,988 64.2 +0.2
Country Wilfrid Simmonds 16,706 35.8 +4.6
Total formal votes 46,694 97.5
Informal votes 1,209 2.5
Turnout 47,903 88.7
Labor hold Swing -2.2

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Riordan 30,356 64.0 +4.3
Country Alex Kippen 14,812 31.2 +31.2
Social Credit Herbert Price 2,269 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 47,437 97.0
Informal votes 1,443 3.0
Turnout 48,880 91.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Riordan 66.4 +2.5
Country Alex Kippen 33.6 -2.5
Labor hold Swing +2.5
Kennedy by-election, 1936
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Riordan 19,111 47.4 -12.3
Independent Labor Jim Boyd 13,223 32.8 +32.8
Communist Jim Slater 4,459 11.1 +6.4
Social Credit James Killoran 3,565 8.8 +8.8
Total formal votes 40,358 96.2
Informal votes 1,581 3.8
Turnout 41,939 81.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Riordan 23,188 57.5 -6.4
Independent Labor Jim Boyd 17,170 42.5 +42.5
Labor hold Swing -6.4
Australian federal election, 1934: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Darby Riordan 27,290 59.7 +0.2
United Australia Jim Clarke 16,275 35.6 -4.9
Communist Jim Slater 2,172 4.7 +4.7
Total formal votes 45,737 96.9
Informal votes 1,452 3.1
Turnout 47,189 88.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Darby Riordan 63.9 +4.4
United Australia Jim Clarke 36.1 -4.4
Labor hold Swing +4.4
Australian federal election, 1931: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Darby Riordan 17,605 60.2 +7.1
United Australia Jim Clarke 11,655 39.8 -7.1
Total formal votes 29,260 96.3
Informal votes 1,112 3.7
Turnout 30,372 88.3
Labor hold Swing +7.1

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Darby Riordan 15,392 53.1 +5.5
Nationalist Grosvenor Francis 13,593 46.9 -5.5
Total formal votes 28,985 95.3
Informal votes 1,436 4.7
Turnout 30,421 89.9
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +5.5
Australian federal election, 1928: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Grosvenor Francis 14,336 52.4 -47.6
Labor Jim Riordan 13,041 47.6 +47.6
Total formal votes 27,377 94.7
Informal votes 1,527 5.3
Turnout 28,904 88.5
Nationalist hold Swing -47.6
Australian federal election, 1925: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Grosvenor Francis unopposed
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing
Australian federal election, 1922: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles McDonald 14,824 61.6 +0.8
Country Robert Nowland 9,257 38.4 +37.0
Total formal votes 24,081 94.8
Informal votes 1,333 5.2
Turnout 25,414 74.8
Labor hold Swing +0.7

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles McDonald 13,360 61.7 -1.1
Nationalist James Suter 8,283 38.3 +1.1
Total formal votes 21,643 96.8
Informal votes 704 3.2
Turnout 22,347 76.4
Labor hold Swing -1.1
Australian federal election, 1917: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles McDonald 15,346 62.8 -37.2
Nationalist Hubert Sizer 9,076 37.2 +37.2
Total formal votes 24,422 97.3
Informal votes 667 2.7
Turnout 25,089 79.8
Labor hold Swing -37.2
Australian federal election, 1914: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles McDonald unopposed
Labor hold Swing
Australian federal election, 1913: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles McDonald 17,745 74.4 +6.1
Liberal Owen Edwards 6,112 25.6 -6.1
Total formal votes 23,857 95.9
Informal votes 1,013 4.1
Turnout 24,870 70.7
Labor hold Swing +6.1
Australian federal election, 1910: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles McDonald 8,729 64.8 +7.0
Liberal John Houghton 4,742 35.2 -7.0
Total formal votes 13,471 95.7
Informal votes 605 4.3
Turnout 14,076 61.5
Labour hold Swing +7.0

Elections in the 1900s

Australian federal election, 1906: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles McDonald 6,462 57.8 -11.9
Anti-Socialist Frederick Johnson 4,711 42.2 +11.9
Total formal votes 11,173 93.0
Informal votes 845 7.0
Turnout 12,018 48.4
Labour hold Swing -11.9
Australian federal election, 1903: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles McDonald 8,031 69.7 +6.8
Protectionist Frederick Johnson 3,493 30.3 -6.8
Total formal votes 11,524 96.5
Informal votes 423 3.5
Turnout 11,947 60.6
Labour hold Swing +6.8
Australian federal election, 1901: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles McDonald 3,936 62.9 +62.9
Free Trade Maurice Barnett 2,325 37.1 +37.1
Total formal votes 6,261 98.1
Informal votes 123 1.9
Turnout 6,384 66.5
Labour win (new division)

References

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