Electoral results for the Division of Parramatta

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

Members

	Party	Term
(Sir) Joseph Cook	Free Trade, Anti-Socialist	1901–1909
	Commonwealth Liberal	1909–1916
	Nationalist	1916–1921
Herbert Pratten	Nationalist	1921–1922
Eric Bowden	Nationalist	1922–1929
Albert Rowe	Labor	1929–1931
(Sir) Frederick Stewart	United Australia	1931–1946
Howard Beale	Liberal	1946–1958
Sir Garfield Barwick	Liberal	1958–1964
Nigel Bowen	Liberal	1964–1973
Philip Ruddock	Liberal	1973–1977
John Brown	Labor	1977–1990
Paul Elliott	Labor	1990–1996
Ross Cameron	Liberal	1996–2004
Julie Owens	Labor	2004–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Martin Zaiter	35,724	44.31	+3.59
	Labor	Julie Owens	33,261	41.26	−3.20
	Greens	Phil Bradley	4,261	5.29	−2.67
	Christian Democrats	Alex Sharah	1,957	2.43	−0.64
	Palmer United	Gary Loke	1,760	2.18	+2.18
	Democratic Labour	Miechele Williams	1,626	2.02	+2.02
	Independent	Kalpesh Patel	1,204	1.49	−0.34
	One Nation	Tania Rollinson	822	1.02	+1.02
Total formal votes			80,615	89.48	−1.87
Informal votes			9,474	10.52	+1.87
Turnout			90,089	91.40	+0.19
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Julie Owens	40,765	50.57	−3.80
	Liberal	Martin Zaiter	39,850	49.43	+3.80
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.80

Australian federal election, 2010: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Julie Owens	34,818	44.46	-8.94
	Liberal	Charles Camenzuli	31,889	40.72	+6.14
	Greens	Phil Bradley	6,237	7.96	+2.66
	Christian Democrats	Alex Sharah	2,404	3.07	-0.22
	Independent	Kalpesh Patel	1,436	1.83	+1.83
	Socialist Equality	Chris Gordon	1,203	1.54	+1.38
	Socialist Alliance	Duncan Roden	330	0.42	-0.14
Total formal votes			78,317	91.35	-2.03
Informal votes			7,418	8.65	+2.03
Turnout			85,735	91.19	-1.40
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Julie Owens	42,583	54.37	-5.49
	Liberal	Charles Camenzuli	35,734	45.63	+5.49
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.49

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Julie Owens	43,083	50.58	+10.68
	Liberal	Colin Robinson	32,155	37.75	-7.39
	Greens	Astrid O'Neill	4,288	5.03	+0.16
	Christian Democrats	Sam Baissari	2,403	2.82	+0.00
	Socialist Alliance	Rachel Evans	1,015	1.19	+1.19
	Family First	Rene Hernandez	888	1.04	+0.09
	Independent	Brian Buckley	639	0.75	+0.75
	Liberty & Democracy	Graham Nickols	274	0.32	+0.32
	Socialist Equality	Chris Gordon	261	0.31	+0.31
		Alasdair Macdonald	174	0.20	+0.20
Total formal votes			85,180	93.44	+2.69
Informal votes			5,981	6.56	-2.69
Turnout			91,161	94.75	-0.06
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Julie Owens	48,453	56.88	+7.71
	Liberal	Colin Robinson	36,727	43.12	-7.71
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.71

Australian federal election, 2004: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ross Cameron	33,073	44.09	-1.85
	Labor	Julie Owens	31,166	41.55	+0.14
	Greens	Doug Williamson	3,973	5.30	+2.21
	Christian Democrats	Sam Baissari	1,948	2.60	+1.07
	liberals for forests	Mark Antony Guest	985	1.31	+1.31
	One Nation	John Satchwell	859	1.15	-1.81
	Democrats	Rob McFarlane	798	1.06	-2.35
	Non-Custodial Parents	Alex Peniazev	777	1.04	+0.85
	Family First	Andrew Markwell	674	0.90	+0.90
	No GST	Simon Saad	581	0.77	+0.77
	Save the ADI Site	Margaret Bloor	175	0.23	+0.23
Total formal votes			75,009	91.47	-2.32
Informal votes			6,996	8.53	+2.32
Turnout			82,005	94.13	+0.12
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Julie Owens	38,083	50.77	+1.92
	Liberal	Ross Cameron	36,926	49.23	-1.92
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+1.92

Australian federal election, 2001: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ross Cameron	35,356	45.94	+5.59
	Labor	David Borger	31,867	41.41	-0.34
	Democrats	Anthony Clark	2,622	3.41	+0.50
	Greens	Felicity George	2,380	3.09	+1.35
	One Nation	John Satchwell	2,279	3.96	-3.38
	Christian Democrats	Dee Jonsson	1,177	1.53	-0.05
	Unity	Somchai Tongsumrith	1,131	1.47	-2.73
	Non-Custodial Parents	Will Watson	148	0.19	+0.19
Total formal votes			76,960	93.79	-1.03
Informal votes			5,098	6.21	+1.03
Turnout			82,058	94.47
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ross Cameron	39,367	51.15	+3.64
	Labor	David Borger	37,593	48.85	-3.64
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.64

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ross Cameron	31,060	43.64	-4.01
	Labor	Paul Elliott	27,521	38.67	-0.76
	One Nation	Ian Hale	4,495	6.32	+6.32
	Unity	Matthew Wong	3,073	4.32	+4.32
	Democrats	Peter Mulligan	2,033	2.86	-2.58
	Greens	Peter Wright	1,195	1.68	+1.68
	Christian Democrats	Dee Jonsson	899	1.26	-0.22
	Independent	Tina Schembri	707	0.99	+0.99
	Natural Law	John Cogger	108	0.15	-0.92
	Republican	Peter Consandine	79	0.11	+0.11
Total formal votes			71,170	95.19	-0.96
Informal votes			3,600	4.81	+0.96
Turnout			74,770	94.89	-1.51
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ross Cameron	36,346	51.07	-2.80
	Labor	Paul Elliott	34,824	48.93	+2.80
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.80

Australian federal election, 1996: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ross Cameron	34,310	47.65	+5.45
	Labor	Paul Elliott	28,390	39.43	-9.81
	Democrats	Eduardo Avila	3,912	5.43	+2.13
	AAFI	Peter Krumins	2,005	2.78	+2.78
	Independent	Heidi Scott	1,103	1.53	+1.53
	Call to Australia	Dee Jonsson	1,066	1.48	+0.04
	Natural Law	John Cogger	755	1.08	+0.48
	Independent	Joseph Chidiac	440	0.61	+0.61
Total formal votes			72,001	96.14	-0.95
Informal votes			2,887	3.86	+0.95
Turnout			74,888	96.39	+0.32
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ross Cameron	38,671	53.87	+7.11
	Labor	Paul Elliott	33,115	46.13	-7.11
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+7.11

Australian federal election, 1993: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul Elliott	35,793	49.24	+7.44
	Liberal	Max Rawnsley	30,681	42.21	-0.76
	Democrats	Bill Rosier	2,399	3.30	-8.23
	Independent	Sam Papadopoulos	1,887	2.60	+2.60
	Call to Australia	John Shields	1,044	1.44	+1.44
	Confederate Action	John Wilson	458	0.63	+0.63
	Natural Law	Rodney Forshaw	431	0.59	+0.59
Total formal votes			72,693	97.09	+0.14
Informal votes			2,177	2.91	-0.14
Turnout			74,870	96.07
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Paul Elliott	38,673	53.24	+2.46
	Liberal	Max Rawnsley	33,966	46.76	-2.46
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.46

Australian federal election, 1990: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul Elliott	30,575	49.6	-2.9
	Liberal	Ross Barwick	22,884	37.2	-1.6
	Democrats	Michael Antrum	7,119	11.6	+2.9
	Democratic Socialist	Kerry Vernon	1,016	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			61,594	96.5
Informal votes			2,240	3.5
Turnout			63,834	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Paul Elliott	35,865	58.3	+2.0
	Liberal	Ross Barwick	25,603	41.7	-2.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.0

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Brown	32,304	52.5	-5.5
	Liberal	Paul Hamer	23,881	38.8	+3.8
	Democrats	Rodney Levett	5,378	8.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			61,563	94.3
Informal votes			3,727	5.7
Turnout			65,290	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Brown	34,649	56.3	-5.4
	Liberal	Paul Hamer	26,914	43.7	+5.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.4

Australian federal election, 1984: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Brown	35,077	57.0	+1.5
	Liberal	Charles Stanley	21,176	35.0	-1.3
	Democrats	John Butterworth	4,256	7.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			60,509	92.6
Informal votes			4,819	7.4
Turnout			65,328	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Brown	37,307	61.7	+0.2
	Liberal	Charles Stanley	23,201	38.3	-0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.2

Australian federal election, 1983: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Brown	41,951	62.2	+8.2
	Liberal	James Harker-Mortlock	20,608	30.6	-4.2
	Democrats	Patricia Lamey	3,361	5.0	-4.3
	Socialist Workers	Mark Carey	1,519	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			67,439	97.1
Informal votes			2,025	2.9
Turnout			69,464	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Brown		67.2	+7.0
	Liberal	James Harker-Mortlock		32.8	-7.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.0

Australian federal election, 1980: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Brown	35,810	54.0	+2.0
	Liberal	Lance Shaw	23,058	34.8	-5.0
	Democrats	Warwick Barber	6,191	9.3	+1.1
	Independent	Jim Saleam	1,248	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			66,307	96.5
Informal votes			2,410	3.5
Turnout			68,717	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Brown		60.2	+4.1
	Liberal	Lance Shaw		39.8	-4.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.1

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Brown	34,405	52.0	-0.1
	Liberal	Douglas Cox	26,315	39.8	-5.2
	Democrats	Peter Lukunic	5,397	8.2	+8.2
Total formal votes			66,117	97.0
Informal votes			2,062	3.0
Turnout			68,179	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Brown		56.1	+3.6
	Liberal	Douglas Cox		43.9	-3.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.6

Australian federal election, 1975: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	40,761	56.7	+7.4
	Labor	John Brown	29,055	40.4	-6.4
	Workers	Malcolm McKinnon	1,307	1.8	+1.8
	Australia Party	Astrid O'Neill	801	1.1	-1.1
Total formal votes			71,924	98.6
Informal votes			994	1.4
Turnout			72,918	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock		59.2	+7.9
	Labor	John Brown		40.8	-7.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.9

Australian federal election, 1974: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	33,916	49.3	+3.3
	Labor	Barry Wilde	32,246	46.8	+0.8
	Australia Party	Robert MacKenzie	1,481	2.2	-1.3
	Independent	Derek Barker	1,188	1.7	-0.1
Total formal votes			68,831	98.4
Informal votes			1,101	1.6
Turnout			69,932	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	35,330	51.3	+1.0
	Labor	Barry Wilde	33,501	48.7	-1.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.0

Parramatta by-election, 1973
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	33,506	52.6	+6.6
	Labor	Barry Wilde	24,623	38.7	-7.3
	Australia Party	John Butterworth	3,522	5.5	+2.0
	Independent	Marilyn Pye	575	0.9	+0.9
	Def. of Govt Schools	Michael Hourihan	528	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Marcus Aussie-Stone	363	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Sidney McGarrity	325	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	Gwenda Lister	65	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Edwin Bellchambers	53	0.1	+0.1
	National Socialist	Ross May	37	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Leonard Kiernan	30	0.0	+0.0
	Independent	Kevin Meares	25	0.0	+0.0
Total formal votes			63,652	97.7
Informal votes			1,493	2.3
Turnout			65,145	88.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock		57.3	+7.0
	Labor	Barry Wilde		42.7	-7.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.0

Australian federal election, 1972: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Nigel Bowen	28,463	46.0	-1.0
	Labor	Michael Whelan	28,458	46.0	+1.4
	Australia Party	James Mulheron	2,144	3.5	+3.5
	Democratic Labor	Doris Brauer	1,509	2.4	-1.9
	Def. of Govt Schools	Derek Barker	1,120	1.8	+1.8
	Independent	Graham Courtney	191	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			61,885	97.8
Informal votes			1,397	2.2
Turnout			63,282	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Nigel Bowen	31,122	50.3	-2.4
	Labor	Michael Whelan	30,763	49.7	+2.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.4

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Nigel Bowen	27,131	47.0	-10.0
	Labor	Barry Wilde	25,732	44.6	+13.0
	Democratic Labor	Hans Andreasson	2,508	4.3	-0.8
	Independent	John Keeffe	2,066	3.6	+3.6
	Independent	Leonard Kiernan	240	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			57,677	98.1
Informal votes			1,144	1.9
Turnout			58,821	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Nigel Bowen	30,374	52.7	-9.9
	Labor	Barry Wilde	27,303	47.3	+9.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-9.9

Australian federal election, 1966: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Nigel Bowen	33,087	56.8	+0.8
	Labor	Barry Wilde	18,518	31.8	-6.7
	Liberal Reform Group	Kenneth Cook	3,380	5.8	+5.8
	Democratic Labor	Edward Beck	2,982	5.1	-0.4
	Independent	Paul Nolan	322	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			58,289	97.1
Informal votes			1,741	2.9
Turnout			60,030	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Nigel Bowen		62.8	+2.4
	Labor	Barry Wilde		37.2	-2.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.4

Parramatta by-election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Nigel Bowen	26,506	52.1	-3.9
	Labor	Barry Wilde	21,227	41.8	+3.3
	Democratic Labor	Edward Beck	2,701	5.3	-0.2
	Independent	Augustus Fenwick	248	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	John Phillips	152	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			50,834	98.1
Informal votes			975	1.9
Turnout			51,809	87.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Nigel Bowen		56.9	-3.5
	Labor	Barry Wilde		43.1	+3.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.5

Australian federal election, 1963: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir Garfield Barwick	31,660	56.0	+5.9
	Labor	Maxwell McLaren	21,791	38.5	-4.3
	Democratic Labor	Edward Beck	3,088	5.5	-0.1
Total formal votes			56,539	98.9
Informal votes			602	1.1
Turnout			57,141	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sir Garfield Barwick		60.4	+5.4
	Labor	Maxwell McLaren		39.6	-5.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.4

Australian federal election, 1961: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir Garfield Barwick	26,200	50.1	-6.7
	Labor	Maxwell McLaren	22,401	42.8	+3.1
	Democratic Labor	Reginald Andrews	2,936	5.6	+2.1
	Communist	Matt Munro	771	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			52,308	97.7
Informal votes			1,256	2.3
Turnout			53,564	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sir Garfield Barwick		55.0	-4.6
	Labor	Maxwell McLaren		45.0	+4.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.6

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir Garfield Barwick	27,344	56.8	-5.5
	Labor	Ray Jones	19,141	39.7	+2.0
	Democratic Labor	William Kildea	1,693	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			48,178	97.7
Informal votes			1,156	2.3
Turnout			49,334	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sir Garfield Barwick		59.6	-2.7
	Labor	Ray Jones		40.4	+2.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.7

Parramatta by-election, 1958
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir Garfield Barwick	22,826	54.8	-7.5
	Labor	Dan Mahoney	17,931	43.0	+5.3
	Independent	Augustus Fenwick	920	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			41,677	98.6
Informal votes			610	1.4
Turnout			42,287	86.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sir Garfield Barwick		55.9	-6.4
	Labor	Dan Mahoney		44.1	+6.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.4

Australian federal election, 1955: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Howard Beale	25,854	62.3	+1.6
	Labor	John Heazlewood	15,631	37.7	-1.6
Total formal votes			41,485	97.3
Informal votes			1,137	2.7
Turnout			42,622	95.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.6

Australian federal election, 1954: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Howard Beale	27,941	59.8	-3.7
	Labor	John Holmes	18,760	40.2	+3.7
Total formal votes			46,701	98.9
Informal votes			500	1.1
Turnout			47,201	95.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.7

Australian federal election, 1951: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Howard Beale	26,852	63.5	+0.9
	Labor	John Holmes	15,422	36.5	-0.9
Total formal votes			42,274	98.0
Informal votes			855	2.0
Turnout			43,129	96.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.9

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Howard Beale	25,411	62.6	+7.2
	Labor	Clement Jackson	15,211	37.4	-7.2
Total formal votes			40,622	98.2
Informal votes			756	1.8
Turnout			41,378	96.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.2

Australian federal election, 1946: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Howard Beale	43,070	60.1	+21.8
	Labor	Dudley Jeffree	28,645	39.9	+2.5
Total formal votes			71,715	98.1
Informal votes			1,417	1.9
Turnout			73,132	95.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.8

Australian federal election, 1943: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Sir Frederick Stewart	25,267	38.3	-26.8
	Labor	Arthur Treble	24,680	37.4	+19.9
	Liberal Democratic	Ormond Bissett	8,884	13.5	+13.5
	National Unity	Robert Firebrace	5,806	8.8	+8.8
	Independent	Dexter Moore	1,069	1.6	+1.6
	Independent UAP	Howard Miscamble	336	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			66,042	96.9
Informal votes			2,110	3.1
Turnout			68,152	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Sir Frederick Stewart	39,150	59.3	-6.4
	Labor	Arthur Treble	26,892	40.7	+6.4
	United Australia hold		Swing	-6.4

Australian federal election, 1940: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Sir Frederick Stewart	25,561	42.4	-25.5
	Labor	Albert Rowe	10,553	17.5	-8.9
	United Australia	Gordon Wallace	7,437	12.3	+12.3
	United Australia	Norman Rydge	7,189	11.9	+11.9
	Labor (N-C)	James Dalton	5,639	9.3	+9.3
	State Labor	Bill Wood	3,952	6.6	+6.6
Total formal votes			60,331	97.1
Informal votes			1,822	2.9
Turnout			62,153	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Sir Frederick Stewart	39,624	65.7	-4.1
	Labor	Albert Rowe	20,707	34.3	+4.1
	United Australia hold		Swing	-4.1

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Sir Frederick Stewart	37,972	67.9	+2.8
	Labor	Albert Rowe	14,747	26.4	+22.4
	Independent	Dick George	2,118	3.8	+3.8
	Independent	Harold Meggitt	1,100	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			55,937	97.4
Informal votes			1,504	2.6
Turnout			57,441	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Sir Frederick Stewart		69.8	+0.4
	Labor	Albert Rowe		30.2	+30.2
	United Australia hold		Swing	+0.4

Australian federal election, 1934: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Frederick Stewart	33,779	65.1	-3.5
	Labor (NSW)	John Garvan	12,722	24.5	+9.2
	Social Credit	Howard Miscamble	3,357	6.5	+6.5
	Labor	John Keegan	2,057	4.0	-10.8
Total formal votes			51,915	97.3
Informal votes			1,438	2.7
Turnout			53,353	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Frederick Stewart		69.4	-3.0
	Labor (NSW)	John Garvan		30.6	+3.0
	United Australia hold		Swing	-3.0

Australian federal election, 1931: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Frederick Stewart	39,620	62.0	+15.3
	Labor (NSW)	Valentine Patterson	13,727	21.5	+21.5
	Labor	Albert Rowe	9,456	14.8	-38.5
	Independent	Anwoth Brown	1,143	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			63,937	96.5
Informal votes			2,313	3.5
Turnout			66,250	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Frederick Stewart		66.2	+19.5
	Labor (NSW)	Valentine Patterson		33.8	+33.8
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+19.5

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Albert Rowe	30,686	53.3	+13.4
	Nationalist	Eric Bowden	26,874	46.7	-13.4
Total formal votes			57,560	97.3
Informal votes			1,582	2.7
Turnout			59,142	95.0
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+13.4

Australian federal election, 1928: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Eric Bowden	30,867	60.1	-5.6
	Labor	Albert Rowe	20,492	39.9	+5.6
Total formal votes			51,359	94.8
Informal votes			2,798	5.2
Turnout			54,157	93.8
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-5.6

Australian federal election, 1925: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Eric Bowden	30,309	65.7	+0.3
	Labor	James Stone	15,809	34.3	-0.3
Total formal votes			46,118	98.1
Informal votes			896	1.9
Turnout			47,014	91.9
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+0.3

Australian federal election, 1922: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Eric Bowden	12,793	65.4	+2.3
	Labor	James Stone	6,776	34.6	-1.6
Total formal votes			19,569	95.9
Informal votes			830	4.1
Turnout			20,399	48.4
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-1.0

Parramatta by-election, 1921
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Herbert Pratten	20,768	66.0	-6.6
	Labor	William Hutchison	5,625	17.9	-9.5
	Independent	Albert Piddington	2,787	8.9	+8.9
	Country	Barton Addison	2,268	7.2	+7.2
Total formal votes			31,448	98.8
Informal votes			859	1.2
Turnout			32,307
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Herbert Pratten		76.0	+3.4
	Labor	William Hutchison		26.0	-3.4
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+3.4

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Sir Joseph Cook	27,000	72.6	-1.2
	Labor	William Hutchinson	10,205	27.4	+27.4
Total formal votes			37,205	98.6
Informal votes			536	1.4
Turnout			37,741	66.2
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-1.2

Australian federal election, 1917: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Joseph Cook	26,869	73.8	-26.2
	Independent	Alfred Conroy	9,551	26.2	+26.2
Total formal votes			36,420	95.8
Informal votes			1,585	4.2
Turnout			38,005	70.9
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-26.2

Australian federal election, 1914: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Cook	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Australian federal election, 1913: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Cook	20,727	68.3	+4.2
	Labor	Oscar Zieman	9,603	31.7	-3.9
Total formal votes			30,330	96.1
Informal votes			1,227	3.9
Turnout			31,557	74.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.0

Australian federal election, 1910: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Cook	11,881	68.0	-32.0
	Labour	Bert Broue	5,579	32.0	+32.0
Total formal votes			17,460	98.0
Informal votes			359	2.0
Turnout			17,819	54.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-32.0

Elections in the 1900s

Australian federal election, 1906: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Socialist	Joseph Cook	unopposed
	Anti-Socialist hold		Swing

Australian federal election, 1903: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Joseph Cook	10,097	80.1	+18.8
	Ind. Protectionist	John Strachan	2,506	19.9	+19.9
Total formal votes			12,603	95.4
Informal votes			612	4.6
Turnout			13,215	47.1
	Free Trade hold		Swing	+18.8

Australian federal election, 1901: Parramatta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Joseph Cook	5,778	61.3	+61.3
	Protectionist	William Sandford	3,646	38.7	+38.7
Total formal votes			9,424	99.0
Informal votes			91	1.0
Turnout			9,515	74.6
	Free Trade win		(new division)

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

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