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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Bowman in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until the present.

Members

Member Party Term
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|  Malcolm McColm Liberal 1949–1961
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|  Jack Comber Labor 1961–1963
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|  Wylie Gibbs Liberal 1963–1969
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|  Len Keogh Labor 1969–1975
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|  David Jull Liberal 1975–1983
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|  Len Keogh Labor 1983–1987
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|  Con Sciacca Labor 1987–1996
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|  Andrea West Liberal 1996–1998
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|  Con Sciacca Labor 1998–2004
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|  Andrew Laming Liberal 2004–2010
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal National|  Liberal National 2010–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Andrew Laming 45,828 49.28 −6.35
Labor Darryl Briskey 25,967 29.88 −0.29
Palmer United John Wayne 11,049 12.71 +12.71
Greens Penny Allman-Payne 5,198 5.98 −3.99
Family First Andrew O'Shea 1,868 2.15 −0.09
Total formal votes 86,910 95.49 +0.88
Informal votes 4,102 4.51 −0.88
Turnout 91,012 94.96 +0.66
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Andrew Laming 51,155 58.86 −1.53
Labor Darryl Briskey 35,755 41.14 +1.53
Liberal National hold Swing −1.53
Australian federal election, 2010: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Andrew Laming 45,585 55.63 +9.51
Labor Jenny Peters 24,719 30.17 −13.97
Greens David Keogh 8,174 9.97 +4.51
Family First Karina Windolf 1,834 2.24 −0.70
One Nation Dave Chidgey 865 1.06 +0.53
Democratic Labor John Kent 768 0.94 +0.94
Total formal votes 81,945 94.61 −2.01
Informal votes 4,672 5.39 +2.01
Turnout 86,617 94.26 −0.98
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Andrew Laming 49,490 60.39 +10.39
Labor Jenny Peters 32,455 39.61 −10.39
Liberal National hold Swing +10.39

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Laming 37,886 46.16 −4.27
Labor Jason Young 36,207 44.11 +8.37
Greens Brad Scott 4,475 5.45 +0.67
Family First Alan Lucas 2,405 2.93 −1.03
Democrats Paul Holland 676 0.82 −0.25
One Nation Dave Chidgey 433 0.53 +0.53
Total formal votes 82,082 96.62 +1.56
Informal votes 2,873 3.38 −1.56
Turnout 84,955 95.48 +0.89
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Andrew Laming 41,073 50.04 −8.86
Labor Jason Young 41,009 49.96 +8.86
Liberal hold Swing −8.86
Australian federal election, 2004: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Laming 39,363 50.59 +3.19
Labor Donna Webster 27,631 35.51 −4.74
Greens Paula Nadas 3,729 4.79 +2.18
Family First Mal Cayley 3,126 4.02 +4.02
National Joe Ross 3,125 4.02 +4.02
Democrats Robert H Bromwich 835 1.07 −3.62
Total formal votes 77,809 95.04 +0.18
Informal votes 4,063 4.96 −0.18
Turnout 81,872 94.51 −0.04
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Andrew Laming 41,073 59.12 +6.06
Labor Donna Webster 31,805 40.88 −6.06
Liberal hold Swing +6.06
Australian federal election, 2001: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Con Sciacca 35,213 44.44 +0.61
Liberal Andrew Laming 34,121 43.06 +5.52
Democrats Chad Smith 3,873 4.89 −0.52
One Nation Barry Myatt 3,862 4.87 −6.19
Greens Fay Smith 2,164 2.73 +0.57
Total formal votes 79,233 95.25 −2.12
Informal votes 3,954 4.75 +2.12
Turnout 83,187 96.03
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Con Sciacca 40,742 51.42 −1.87
Liberal Andrew Laming 38,491 48.58 +1.87
Labor hold Swing −1.87

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Con Sciacca 43,606 43.83 +1.70
Liberal Andrea West 27,927 37.54 −8.98
One Nation Barry Myatt 8,227 11.06 +11.06
Democrats Jenny van Rooyen 4,021 5.41 −2.97
Greens Deeane Moorhead 1,606 2.16 −0.34
Total formal votes 74,387 97.36 −0.45
Informal votes 2,015 2.64 +0.45
Turnout 76,402 95.02 −0.49
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Con Sciacca 39,642 53.29 +4.18
Liberal Andrea West 34,746 46.71 −4.18
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.18
Australian federal election, 1996: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrea West 33,088 46.53 +12.17
Labor Con Sciacca 29,964 42.13 −9.35
Democrats Jenny van Rooyen 5,954 8.37 +4.50
Greens Tony Krajniw 1,780 2.50 −1.34
Indigenous Peoples Selina Reilly 331 0.47 +0.47
Total formal votes 71,117 97.82 +0.37
Informal votes 1,587 2.18 −0.37
Turnout 72,704 95.52 −0.74
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Andrea West 36,104 50.89 +9.03
Labor Con Sciacca 34,836 49.11 −9.03
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.03
Australian federal election, 1993: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Con Sciacca 35,927 50.84 +4.18
Liberal Debra Wardle 24,700 34.95 +4.28
National Nigel Marsh 3,009 4.26 −1.98
Democrats Murray Henman 2,714 3.84 −12.60
Greens Frank Bickle 2,674 3.78 +3.78
Independent Richard May 574 0.81 +0.81
Confederate Action Kevin Hendstock 551 0.78 +0.78
Independent Mark McLaren 301 0.43 +0.43
Bill Wheeler 214 0.30 +0.30
Total formal votes 70,664 97.41 −0.32
Informal votes 1,878 2.59 +0.32
Turnout 72,542 96.26
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Con Sciacca 40,554 57.42 −0.61
Liberal Debra Wardle 30,067 42.58 +0.61
Labor hold Swing −0.61
Australian federal election, 1990: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Con Sciacca 34,925 46.3 −2.0
Liberal Peter Trounce 23,571 31.3 +8.3
Democrats Phillip Grattan 12,207 16.2 +7.2
National Stan Brimson 4,697 6.2 −11.9
Total formal votes 75,400 97.7
Informal votes 1,773 2.3
Turnout 77,173 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Con Sciacca 43,275 57.5 +2.5
Liberal Peter Trounce 31,950 42.5 −2.5
Labor hold Swing +2.5

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Con Sciacca 31,223 48.3 −3.3
Liberal Andrew Crowe 14,866 23.0 +1.0
National Bill Barry-Cotter 11,696 18.1 −2.0
Democrats Diana Taylor 5,800 9.0 +2.5
Independent Barry Cullen 1,123 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 64,708 96.3
Informal votes 2,482 3.7
Turnout 67,190 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Con Sciacca 35,609 55.0 −0.3
Liberal Andrew Crowe 29,085 45.0 +0.3
Labor hold Swing −0.3
Australian federal election, 1984: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Len Keogh 29,312 51.6 −1.6
Liberal Leo White 12,378 21.8 −15.0
National Noel Willersdorf 11,443 20.1 +14.1
Democrats Ronald Heindorff 3,691 6.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 56,824 95.3
Informal votes 2,826 4.7
Turnout 59,650 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Len Keogh 31,444 55.3 −0.4
Liberal Leo White 25,380 44.7 +0.4
Labor hold Swing −0.4
Australian federal election, 1983: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Len Keogh 37,666 49.7 +3.8
Liberal David Jull 30,522 40.3 −8.5
National Craig Brown 4,579 6.0 +6.0
Democrats Ronald Heindorff 3,040 4.0 −1.3
Total formal votes 75,807 98.8
Informal votes 945 1.2
Turnout 76,752 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Len Keogh 52.2 +3.4
Liberal David Jull 47.8 −3.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.4
Australian federal election, 1980: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Jull 33,695 48.8 −1.2
Labor Len Keogh 31,722 45.9 +6.2
Democrats Thomas Martin 3,648 5.3 −3.3
Total formal votes 69,065 98.6
Informal votes 978 1.4
Turnout 70,043 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Jull 35,351 51.2 −5.1
Labor Len Keogh 33,714 48.8 +5.1
Liberal hold Swing −5.1

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Jull 31,544 50.0 +3.0
Labor Len Keogh 25,078 39.7 −2.3
Democrats Bryan Grehan 5,452 8.6 +8.6
Progress Martin Gant 1,018 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 63,092 98.6
Informal votes 875 1.4
Turnout 63,967 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Jull 56.3 −1.0
Labor Len Keogh 43.7 +1.0
Liberal hold Swing −1.0
Australian federal election, 1975: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Jull 36,458 46.8 +5.8
Labor Len Keogh 32,825 42.2 −7.6
National Country James Dean 7,535 9.7 +1.6
Workers Donald Wright 1,046 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 77,864 98.7
Informal votes 1,009 1.3
Turnout 78,873 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Jull 44,438 57.1 +8.4
Labor Len Keogh 33,426 42.9 −8.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +8.4
Australian federal election, 1974: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Len Keogh 36,947 49.8 −5.4
Liberal David Jull 30,382 41.0 +1.7
Country Gerard Langevad 5,998 8.1 +8.1
Australia Winifred Sharkey 797 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 74,124 98.6
Informal votes 1,086 1.4
Turnout 75,210 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Len Keogh 51.3 −5.0
Liberal David Jull 48.7 +5.0
Labor hold Swing −5.0
Australian federal election, 1972: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Len Keogh 35,113 55.2 +4.1
Liberal Kerry Chiconi 24,964 39.3 −2.8
Democratic Labor Denis Cochran 3,508 5.5 +0.6
Total formal votes 63,585 98.4
Informal votes 1,040 1.6
Turnout 64,625 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Len Keogh 56.3 +3.8
Liberal Kerry Chiconi 43.7 −3.8
Labor hold Swing +3.8

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Len Keogh 28,143 51.1 +7.1
Liberal Wylie Gibbs 23,167 42.1 −7.1
Democratic Labor Noel Tennison 2,713 4.9 −1.9
Independent Harold Asmith 1,002 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 55,025 98.6
Informal votes 784 1.4
Turnout 55,809 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Len Keogh 52.5 +7.1
Liberal Wylie Gibbs 47.5 −7.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +7.1
Australian federal election, 1966: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Wylie Gibbs 25,921 51.3 +5.5
Labor Jack Comber 21,152 41.9 −5.8
Democratic Labor Paul Tucker 3,458 6.8 +0.3
Total formal votes 50,531 98.5
Informal votes 767 1.5
Turnout 51,298 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Wylie Gibbs 56.7 +5.3
Labor Jack Comber 43.3 −5.3
Liberal hold Swing +5.3
Australian federal election, 1963: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Comber 22,533 47.7 +0.6
Liberal Wylie Gibbs 21,618 45.8 +2.4
Democratic Labor Harold Wright 3,052 6.5 −3.0
Total formal votes 47,203 98.0
Informal votes 979 2.0
Turnout 48,182 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Wylie Gibbs 24,280 51.4 +3.3
Labor Jack Comber 22,923 48.6 −3.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.3
Australian federal election, 1961: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Comber 21,393 47.1 +8.5
Liberal Malcolm McColm 19,706 43.4 −5.5
Queensland Labor Terence Burns 4,327 9.5 −2.3
Total formal votes 45,426 97.4
Informal votes 1,202 2.6
Turnout 46,628 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Comber 23,594 51.9 +8.0
Liberal Malcolm McColm 21,832 48.1 −8.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.0

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm McColm 20,770 48.9 −5.8
Labor Hector Chalmers 16,398 38.6 −6.7
Queensland Labor Terence Burns 5,002 11.8 +11.8
Australian Nationalist Noel Condie 331 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 42,501 97.2
Informal votes 1,244 2.8
Turnout 43,745 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm McColm 23,841 56.1 −1.4
Labor Hector Chalmers 18,660 43.9 +1.4
Liberal hold Swing −1.4
Australian federal election, 1955: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm McColm 22,500 54.7 +0.7
Labor Hector Chalmers 18,646 45.3 +1.1
Total formal votes 41,146 97.8
Informal votes 935 2.2
Turnout 42,081 95.2
Liberal hold Swing −0.1
Australian federal election, 1954: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm McColm 22,839 53.3 −0.8
Labor Jack Houston 18,980 44.3 +2.3
Communist Mabel Hanson 1,069 2.5 −1.4
Total formal votes 42,888 98.9
Informal votes 479 1.1
Turnout 43,367 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm McColm 53.4 −2.2
Labor Jack Houston 46.6 +2.2
Liberal hold Swing −2.2
Australian federal election, 1951: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm McColm 21,410 54.1 +0.7
Labor Michael Lyons 16,637 42.0 −2.9
Communist Mabel Hanson 1,552 3.9 +2.2
Total formal votes 39,599 97.8
Informal votes 907 2.2
Turnout 40,506 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm McColm 55.6 +1.8
Labor Michael Lyons 44.4 −1.8
Liberal hold Swing +1.8

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm McColm 20,090 53.4 +6.1
Labor Wilfred Coutts 16,886 44.9 −7.8
Communist Mabel Hanson 656 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 37,632 97.7
Informal votes 877 2.3
Turnout 38,509 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm McColm 53.8 +6.5
Labor Wilfred Coutts 46.2 −6.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing −1.4

References

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