Electoral results for the Division of New England

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

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: New England[1]
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
	CEC	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
	CEC	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
	CEC	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
	CEC	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 Party	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 Party	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 division)

References

1. "NSW Division - New England, NSW". Virtual Tally Room, Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

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