Electoral results for the Division of Dundas
Appearance
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Dundas in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1977 until its abolition in 1993.
Members
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
Philip Ruddock | Liberal | 1977—1993 |
Election results
Elections in the 1990s
1990
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Philip Ruddock | 30,887 | 49.4 | -8.0 | |
Labor | Richard Talbot | 19,191 | 30.7 | -2.7 | |
Democrats | Peter Reddy | 7,447 | 11.9 | +2.7 | |
Call to Australia | Bruce Coleman | 1,559 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Independent | Alec Preda | 1,499 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Independent | Barry Liggins | 1,376 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Independent | John Wilson | 513 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Total formal votes | 62,472 | 97.4 | |||
Informal votes | 1,674 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 64,146 | 95.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Philip Ruddock | 36,945 | 59.3 | -1.7 | |
Labor | Richard Talbot | 25,314 | 40.7 | +1.7 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.7 |
Elections in the 1980s
1987
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Philip Ruddock | 35,747 | 57.4 | +2.2 | |
Labor | Veronica Husted | 20,786 | 33.4 | -2.6 | |
Democrats | Robert Springett | 5,738 | 9.2 | +0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 62,271 | 96.5 | |||
Informal votes | 2,257 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 64,528 | 93.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Philip Ruddock | 38,010 | 61.0 | +2.1 | |
Labor | Veronica Husted | 24,261 | 39.0 | -2.1 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.1 |
1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Philip Ruddock | 33,846 | 55.2 | +0.6 | |
Labor | Margaret Blaxell | 22,076 | 36.0 | -3.9 | |
Democrats | John Tuminello | 5,400 | 8.8 | +3.3 | |
Total formal votes | 61,322 | 95.3 | |||
Informal votes | 3,011 | 4.7 | |||
Turnout | 64,333 | 94.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Philip Ruddock | 36,099 | 58.9 | +2.1 | |
Labor | Margaret Blaxell | 25,223 | 41.1 | -2.1 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.1 |
1983
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Philip Ruddock | 33,509 | 50.1 | -3.1 | |
Labor | Margaret Blaxell | 29,727 | 44.4 | +6.7 | |
Democrats | John Tumminello | 3,712 | 5.5 | -1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 66,948 | 98.3 | |||
Informal votes | 1,133 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 68,081 | 95.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Philip Ruddock | 52.3 | -6.1 | ||
Labor | Margaret Blaxell | 47.7 | +6.1 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -6.1 |
1980
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Philip Ruddock | 35,836 | 53.2 | -0.6 | |
Labor | Margery Hourihan | 25,407 | 37.7 | +3.8 | |
Democrats | Stephen Bastian | 4,922 | 7.3 | -2.3 | |
Progress | Archibald Brown | 1,243 | 1.8 | -0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 67,408 | 97.8 | |||
Informal votes | 1,499 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 68,907 | 94.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Philip Ruddock | 58.4 | -1.7 | ||
Labor | Margery Hourihan | 41.6 | +1.7 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.7 |
Elections in the 1970s
1977
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Philip Ruddock | 36,427 | 53.8 | -4.4 | |
Labor | Russell Rollason | 22,980 | 33.9 | -4.9 | |
Democrats | Brendan Mohide | 6,484 | 9.6 | +9.6 | |
Progress | Malcolm McKinnon | 1,824 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Total formal votes | 67,715 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 1,395 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 69,110 | 95.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Philip Ruddock | 60.1 | +0.1 | ||
Labor | Russell Rollason | 39.9 | -0.1 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.1 |