Electoral results for the Division of Menzies

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

Members[edit]

Member Party Term
  Neil Brown Liberal 1984–1991
Kevin Andrews 1991–2022
Keith Wolahan 2022–present

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

2022[edit]

2022 Australian federal election: Menzies[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Keith Wolahan 42,526 42.10 −8.77
Labor Naomi Oakley 33,635 33.30 +2.77
Greens Bill Pheasant 14,289 14.14 +4.01
Liberal Democrats Greg Cheesman 3,646 3.61 +3.61
United Australia Nathan Scaglione 3,643 3.61 +1.19
One Nation John Hayes 2,312 2.29 +2.29
Australian Federation Sanjeev Sabhlok 968 0.96 +0.96
Total formal votes 101,019 96.79 +0.42
Informal votes 3,355 3.21 −0.42
Turnout 104,374 92.58 −2.65
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Keith Wolahan 51,198 50.68 −6.34
Labor Naomi Oakley 49,821 49.32 +6.34
Liberal hold Swing −6.34

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

2019[edit]

2019 Australian federal election: Menzies[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Andrews 50,863 51.73 +1.89
Labor Stella Yee 29,539 30.04 +3.12
Greens Robert Humphreys 10,264 10.44 +0.05
Democratic Labour Teresa Kelleher 3,026 3.08 +3.08
United Australia Brett Fuller 2,605 2.65 +2.65
Reason Rachel Payne 2,029 2.06 +2.06
Total formal votes 98,326 96.68 +1.23
Informal votes 3,376 3.32 −1.23
Turnout 101,702 94.34 −0.91
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Andrews 56,568 57.53 −0.28
Labor Stella Yee 41,758 42.47 +0.28
Liberal hold Swing −0.28

2016[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Menzies[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Andrews 45,133 51.72 −7.16
Labor Adam Rundell 21,468 24.60 −1.06
Greens Richard Cranston 7,921 9.08 +0.45
Independent Stephen Mayne 5,863 6.72 +6.72
Family First David Clark 2,842 3.26 +1.10
Animal Justice Antony Hulbert 2,327 2.67 +2.67
Voluntary Euthanasia Jay Franklin 973 1.12 +1.12
Independent Ramon Robinson 730 0.84 −0.61
Total formal votes 87,257 94.98 −0.72
Informal votes 4,615 5.02 +0.72
Turnout 91,872 92.61 −1.46
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Andrews 52,842 60.56 −3.89
Labor Adam Rundell 34,415 39.44 +3.89
Liberal hold Swing −3.89

2013[edit]

2013 Australian federal election: Menzies[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Andrews 52,290 58.88 +5.33
Labor Manoj Kumar 22,788 25.66 −6.52
Greens Richard Cranston 7,663 8.63 −2.09
Palmer United Agostino Guardiani 2,353 2.65 +2.65
Family First Andrew Conlon 1,917 2.16 −1.39
Independent Ramon Robinson 1,287 1.45 +1.45
Rise Up Australia Phil Baker 508 0.57 +0.57
Total formal votes 88,806 95.70 −0.20
Informal votes 3,987 4.30 +0.20
Turnout 92,793 94.13 −0.06
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Andrews 57,235 64.45 +5.80
Labor Manoj Kumar 31,571 35.55 −5.80
Liberal hold Swing +5.80

2010[edit]

2010 Australian federal election: Menzies[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Andrews 43,932 53.63 +2.03
Labor Joy Banerji 26,287 32.09 −2.69
Greens Chris Padgham 8,802 10.75 +4.46
Family First Ken Smithies 2,892 3.53 +1.11
Total formal votes 81,913 95.91 −1.33
Informal votes 3,497 4.09 +1.33
Turnout 85,410 93.89 −2.26
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Andrews 48,102 58.72 +2.70
Labor Joy Banerji 33,811 41.28 −2.70
Liberal hold Swing +2.70

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

2007[edit]

2007 Australian federal election: Menzies
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Andrews 43,393 51.60 -5.19
Labor Andrew Campbell 29,249 34.78 +1.99
Greens David Ellis 5,291 6.29 -0.17
Independent Philip Nitschke 3,297 3.92 +3.92
Family First Ken Smithies 2,036 2.42 +0.28
Democrats Damian Wise 822 0.98 -0.53
Total formal votes 84,088 97.24 +0.85
Informal votes 2,385 2.76 -0.85
Turnout 86,473 96.12 +0.68
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Andrews 47,104 56.02 -4.65
Labor Andrew Campbell 36,984 43.98 +4.65
Liberal hold Swing -4.65

2004[edit]

2004 Australian federal election: Menzies
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Andrews 46,132 56.79 +3.46
Labor Brian Jones 26,635 32.79 -0.41
Greens Matthew Wright 5,251 6.46 +0.97
Family First John Bridge 1,739 2.14 +2.14
Democrats Anne Page 1,226 1.51 -5.09
Citizens Electoral Council Jordon Davidson 256 0.32 +0.32
Total formal votes 81,239 96.39 -0.22
Informal votes 3,039 3.61 +0.22
Turnout 84,278 95.44 -0.37
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Andrews 49,288 60.67 +1.76
Labor Brian Jones 31,951 39.33 -1.76
Liberal hold Swing +1.76

2001[edit]

2001 Australian federal election: Menzies
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Andrews 41,565 53.28 +6.39
Labor Olga Vasilopoulos 25,895 33.19 +0.34
Democrats Michael Ryan 5,113 6.55 +0.74
Greens Barry Watson 4,301 5.51 +5.51
No GST Brendan Griffin 1,135 1.45 +1.45
Total formal votes 78,009 96.55 -0.27
Informal votes 2,784 3.45 +0.27
Turnout 80,793 95.78
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Andrews 45,977 58.94 +3.54
Labor Olga Vasilopoulos 32,032 41.06 -3.54
Liberal hold Swing +3.54

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

1998[edit]

1998 Australian federal election: Menzies
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Andrews 35,415 46.89 -8.63
Labor Peter Allan 24,812 32.85 -1.02
Independent Philip Nitschke 6,843 9.06 +9.06
Democrats Damian Wise 4,395 5.82 -3.02
One Nation John Casley 1,383 1.83 +1.83
Unity Mohamed Morsy 1,383 1.83 +1.83
Independent Marcia Riordan 1,060 1.40 +1.40
Natural Law Mark Bunn 240 0.32 -1.46
Total formal votes 75,531 96.82 -0.71
Informal votes 2,480 3.18 +0.71
Turnout 78,011 95.79 -0.85
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Andrews 41,844 55.40 -5.59
Labor Peter Allan 33,687 44.60 +5.59
Liberal hold Swing -5.59

1996[edit]

1996 Australian federal election: Menzies
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Andrews 41,479 55.52 -2.14
Labor Peter De Angelis 25,307 33.87 -3.05
Democrats Angela Carter 6,602 8.84 +4.53
Natural Law Susan Brown 1,328 1.78 +0.66
Total formal votes 74,716 97.53 +0.27
Informal votes 1,891 2.47 -0.27
Turnout 76,607 96.64 -0.53
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Andrews 45,330 60.99 +1.73
Labor Peter De Angelis 28,993 39.01 -1.73
Liberal hold Swing +1.73

1993[edit]

1993 Australian federal election: Menzies
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Andrews 40,200 57.37 -1.08
Labor Peter De Angelis 26,154 37.32 +9.46
Democrats John Dobinson 2,955 4.22 -7.38
Natural Law Denis Quinlan 762 1.09 +1.09
Total formal votes 70,071 97.18 +0.24
Informal votes 2,030 2.82 -0.24
Turnout 72,101 97.17
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Andrews 41,488 59.23 -5.02
Labor Peter De Angelis 28,553 40.77 +5.02
Liberal hold Swing -5.02

1991 by-election[edit]

1991 Menzies by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Andrews 40,154 67.7 +9.3
Democrats Ken Peak 13,070 22.0 +10.4
Against Further Immigration Denis McCormack 4,055 6.8 +6.8
Independent Jim Bernard 2,035 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 59,314 95.0
Informal votes 3,103 5.0
Turnout 62,417 86.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Andrews 42,719 72.0 +7.7
Democrats Ken Peak 16,578 28.0 +28.0
Liberal hold Swing +7.7

1990[edit]

1990 Australian federal election: Menzies
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Neil Brown 38,844 58.4 +3.4
Labor Ivana Csar 18,521 27.9 -6.9
Democrats Elizabeth Piper-Johnson 7,710 11.6 +3.0
Call to Australia Ron Suter 1,384 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 66,459 96.9
Informal votes 2,094 3.1
Turnout 68,553 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Neil Brown 42,684 64.3 +5.0
Labor Ivana Csar 23,742 35.7 -5.0
Liberal hold Swing +5.0

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1987[edit]

1987 Australian federal election: Menzies
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Neil Brown 32,401 53.0 +2.4
Labor Ivana Csar 22,505 36.8 -4.0
Democrats Marjorie White 5,266 8.6 +2.3
Unite Australia Bruce Plain 972 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 61,144 95.3
Informal votes 2,999 4.7
Turnout 64,143 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Neil Brown 35,049 57.3 +1.6
Labor Ivana Csar 26,085 42.7 -1.6
Liberal hold Swing +1.6

1984[edit]

1984 Australian federal election: Menzies
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Neil Brown 28,395 50.6 +1.6
Labor David McKenzie 22,901 40.8 -2.2
Democrats Lynden Kenyon 3,519 6.3 +0.0
Democratic Labor Vin Considine 1,306 2.3 +0.9
Total formal votes 56,121 92.7
Informal votes 4,388 7.3
Turnout 60,509 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Neil Brown 31,264 55.7 +2.3
Labor David McKenzie 24,840 44.3 -2.3
Liberal notional hold Swing +2.3

References[edit]

  1. ^ Menzies, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. ^ Menzies, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. ^ Menzies, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  4. ^ 2013 results for Menzies, AEC.
  5. ^ "2010 results for Menzies". AEC.