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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Forrest in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1922 until the present.

Members

Member Party Term
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Country|  John Prowse Country 1922–1943
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|  Nelson Lemmon Labor 1943–1949
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|  Gordon Freeth Liberal 1949–1969
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|  Frank Kirwan Labor 1969–1972
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|  Peter Drummond Liberal 1972–1987
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|  Geoff Prosser Liberal 1987–2007
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|  Nola Marino Liberal 2007–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nola Marino 42,640 49.92 +0.96
Labor John Joseph Borlini 21,579 25.26 −2.93
Greens Gordon Tayler 8,136 9.52 −3.96
National Michael Rose 5,338 6.25 +0.27
Palmer United Edward Gregory Dabrowski 4,301 5.03 +5.03
Christians Wayne Barnett 1,374 1.61 +1.61
Family First Bev Custers 1,270 1.49 −0.46
Rise Up Australia Mark Morien 581 0.68 +0.68
Citizens Electoral Council Ian Tuffnell 204 0.24 +0.24
Total formal votes 85,423 94.37 −1.08
Informal votes 5,095 5.63 +1.08
Turnout 90,518 93.41 −0.78
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Nola Marino 53,198 62.28 +3.54
Labor John Joseph Borlini 32,225 37.72 −3.54
Liberal hold Swing +3.54
Australian federal election, 2010: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nola Marino 39,460 48.96 +3.81
Labor Jackie Jarvis 22,724 28.19 −2.43
Greens Luke Petersen 10,863 13.48 +5.07
National John Hill 4,822 5.98 +5.98
Family First Bev Custers 1,573 1.95 +0.57
Christian Democrats Lee Herridge 1,158 1.44 −0.45
Total formal votes 80,600 95.45 −1.27
Informal votes 3,844 4.55 = +1.27
Turnout 84,444 94.21 −0.29
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Nola Marino 47,343 58.74 +3.26
Labor Jackie Jarvis 33,257 41.26 −3.26
Liberal hold Swing +3.26

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nola Marino 38,928 45.40 −8.02
Labor Peter Macfarlane 25,883 30.18 +2.25
Independent Noel Brunning 9,924 11.57 +11.57
Greens Kingsley Gibson 7,150 8.34 −0.11
Christian Democrats John Lewis 1,643 1.92 +0.32
Family First Leighton Knoll 1,150 1.34 −0.31
One Nation Jodie Yardley 928 1.08 −2.36
Citizens Electoral Council Ian Tuffnell 144 0.17 −0.26
Total formal votes 85,750 96.67 +2.17
Informal votes 2,954 3.33 = −2.17
Turnout 88,704 94.69 +0.54
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Nola Marino 47,871 55.83 −4.62
Labor Peter Macfarlane 37,879 44.17 +4.62
Liberal hold Swing −4.62
Australian federal election, 2004: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Prosser 41,422 53.42 +7.39
Labor Tresslyn Smith 21,655 27.93 −2.68
Greens Kingsley Gibson 6,549 8.45 +1.28
One Nation Alan Giorgi 2,667 3.44 −6.61
Democrats Adam Welch 1,311 1.69 −1.63
Family First Linda Rose 1,281 1.65 +1.65
Christian Democrats Shane Flanegan 1,242 1.60 +1.60
New Country Ken Vagg 1,075 1.39 +1.39
Citizens Electoral Council Ian Tuffnell 334 0.43 +0.05
Total formal votes 77,536 94.50 −0.45
Informal votes 4,512 5.50 +0.45
Turnout 82,048 94.15 −1.53
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Prosser 46,871 60.45 +2.84
Labor Tresslyn Smith 30,665 39.55 −2.84
Liberal hold Swing +2.84
Australian federal election, 2001: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Prosser 34,392 46.03 +3.79
Labor Tresslyn Smith 22,872 30.61 −0.10
One Nation Alan Giorgi 7,510 10.05 −1.88
Greens Paul Llewellyn 5,359 7.17 +1.07
Democrats Alison Wylie 2,477 3.31 +0.27
National Charles Caldwell 1,397 1.87 −1.09
Curtin Labor Alliance Megan Kirwan 433 0.58 +0.58
Citizens Electoral Council Arthur Harvey 281 0.38 +0.25
Total formal votes 74,721 94.95 +0.08
Informal votes 3,976 5.05 −0.08
Turnout 78,697 96.36
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Prosser 43,049 57.61 +3.01
Labor Tresslyn Smith 31,672 42.39 −3.01
Liberal hold Swing +3.01

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Prosser 32,171 42.78 −14.34
Labor Tony Dean 20,332 27.04 −1.67
One Nation Paddy Embry 10,029 13.34 +13.34
Greens Paul Llewellyn 5,303 7.05 −0.42
National Steve Thomas 2,354 3.13 +3.13
Democrats Alf Denman 2,253 3.00 −2.13
Christian Democrats Jim Cummins 1,316 1.75 +1.75
Australia First Ted Stone 897 1.19 +1.19
Jon Doust 424 0.56 +0.56
Citizens Electoral Council John Watson 117 0.16 +0.16
Total formal votes 75,196 94.90 −2.43
Informal votes 4,037 5.10 +2.43
Turnout 79,233 95.85 −0.04
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Prosser 42,775 56.88 −7.21
Labor Tony Dean 32,421 43.12 +7.21
Liberal hold Swing −7.21
Australian federal election, 1996: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Prosser 43,067 56.99 +0.92
Labor Ann Mills 21,920 29.01 −1.71
Greens Basil Schur 5,537 7.33 −0.88
Democrats Ronald Hellyer 3,864 5.11 +0.11
Independent Alexander Marsden 1,181 1.56 +1.56
Total formal votes 75,569 97.35 −0.25
Informal votes 2,060 2.65 +0.25
Turnout 77,629 95.88 −0.94
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Prosser 47,821 63.64 +1.91
Labor Ann Mills 27,320 36.36 −1.91
Liberal hold Swing +1.91
Australian federal election, 1993: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Prosser 40,099 56.07 +7.74
Labor Peter Procter 21,964 30.71 +1.48
Greens Jill Reading 5,869 8.21 −0.53
Democrats David Churches 3,581 5.01 −2.23
Total formal votes 71,513 97.60 +0.65
Informal votes 1,760 2.40 −0.65
Turnout 73,273 96.82
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Prosser 44,124 61.73 +1.82
Labor Peter Procter 27,350 38.27 −1.82
Liberal hold Swing +1.82
Australian federal election, 1990: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Prosser 31,770 48.3 +1.8
Labor Simon Keely 19,219 29.2 −10.5
Greens Giz Watson 5,742 8.7 +8.7
Democrats David Churches 4,760 7.2 +1.6
National Rick Beatty 4,245 6.5 −1.7
Total formal votes 65,736 96.9
Informal votes 2,069 3.1
Turnout 67,805 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Prosser 39,328 59.9 +4.3
Labor Simon Keely 26,315 40.1 −4.3
Liberal hold Swing +4.3

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Prosser 27,925 44.0 −6.4
Labor Gerry Thompson 26,764 42.2 −3.5
National Joe Chambers 5,175 8.2 +8.2
Democrats David Churches 3,553 5.6 +2.7
Total formal votes 63,417 94.4
Informal votes 3,747 5.6
Turnout 67,164 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Prosser 33,678 53.1 +0.7
Labor Gerry Thompson 29,737 46.9 −0.7
Liberal hold Swing +0.7
Australian federal election, 1984: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Drummond 30,009 50.4 +1.9
Labor Peter Holland 27,177 45.7 +0.1
Democrats Anne Fussell 1,701 2.9 −0.8
Independent Alfred Bussell 646 1.1 −1.2
Total formal votes 59,533 93.8
Informal votes 3,942 6.2
Turnout 63,475 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Drummond 31,202 52.4 +1.4
Labor Peter Holland 28,327 47.6 −1.4
Liberal hold Swing +1.4
Australian federal election, 1983: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Drummond 32,076 48.9 −2.4
Labor David Churches 29,643 45.2 +9.2
Democrats Donald Stewart 2,416 3.7 −3.3
Independent Alfred Bussell 1,485 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 65,620 98.1
Informal votes 1,281 1.9
Turnout 66,901 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Drummond 33,735 51.4 −8.4
Labor David Churches 31,885 48.6 +8.4
Liberal hold Swing −8.4
Australian federal election, 1980: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Drummond 31,005 51.3 +4.4
Labor Walter MacMillan 21,749 36.0 +6.7
Democrats Alfred Bussell 4,206 7.0 +0.0
National Country Francis Timms 3,468 5.7 −7.2
Total formal votes 60,428 97.3
Informal votes 1,663 2.7
Turnout 62,091 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Drummond 59.8 −4.4
Labor Walter MacMillan 40.2 +4.4
Liberal hold Swing −4.4

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Drummond 30,723 48.4 −8.1
Labor Allan Drake-Brockman 17,640 27.8 −5.0
National Country John Gardiner 8,183 12.9 +3.6
Democrats Donald Stewart 4,466 7.0 +7.0
Progress Reginald Crabb 2,495 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 63,507 96.8
Informal votes 2,114 3.2
Turnout 65,621 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Drummond 65.7 +0.1
Labor Allan Drake-Brockman 34.3 −0.1
Liberal hold Swing +0.1
Australian federal election, 1975: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Drummond 30,158 54.7 +8.0
Labor Geoffrey Davy 19,075 34.6 −2.6
National Country Noel Klopper 5,134 9.3 −5.7
Independent Noel Duggan 484 0.9 +0.9
Independent Duncan Hordacre 290 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 55,141 97.8
Informal votes 1,217 2.2
Turnout 56,358 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Drummond 63.8 +2.4
Labor Geoffrey Davy 36.2 −2.4
Liberal hold Swing +2.4
Australian federal election, 1974: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Drummond 24,860 46.7 +14.7
Labor Albert Newman 19,801 37.2 −6.4
National Alliance Terence Best 7,967 15.0 −8.4
Australia Lawrence Gibson 569 1.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 53,197 98.0
Informal votes 1,084 2.0
Turnout 54,281 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Drummond 32,689 61.4 +7.8
Labor Albert Newman 20,508 38.6 −7.8
Liberal hold Swing +7.8
Australian federal election, 1972: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Kirwan 20,843 43.6 −4.0
Liberal Peter Drummond 15,304 32.0 −10.9
Country David Reid 9,723 20.3 +20.3
Democratic Labor John Fleeton 1,483 3.1 −4.1
Australia Russell Moffet 455 1.0 −1.4
Total formal votes 47,808 97.7
Informal votes 1,143 2.3
Turnout 48,951 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Drummond 25,615 53.6 +4.7
Labor Frank Kirwan 22,193 46.4 −4.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.7

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Kirwan 22,149 47.6 +9.9
Liberal Gordon Freeth 19,955 42.9 −9.2
Democratic Labor Henry Sullivan 3,332 7.2 −3.0
Australia Anthony Montgomery 1,106 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 46,542 97.6
Informal votes 1,132 2.4
Turnout 47,674 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Kirwan 23,798 51.1 +11.6
Liberal Gordon Freeth 22,744 48.9 −11.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +11.6
Australian federal election, 1966: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gordon Freeth 20,834 51.1 −1.0
Labor Frank Kirwan 15,796 38.7 −0.9
Democratic Labor Maurice Bailey 4,163 10.2 +10.2
Total formal votes 40,793 96.4
Informal votes 1,524 3.6
Turnout 42,317 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gordon Freeth 59.5 +3.3
Labor Frank Kirwan 40.5 −3.3
Liberal hold Swing +3.3
Australian federal election, 1963: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gordon Freeth 20,921 52.1 −5.4
Labor Robert Smithson 15,899 39.6 −2.9
Independent Country Frank Oates 3,304 8.2 +8.2
Total formal votes 40,124 98.6
Informal votes 583 1.4
Turnout 40,707 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gordon Freeth 56.2 −1.3
Labor Robert Smithson 43.8 +1.3
Liberal hold Swing −1.3
Australian federal election, 1961: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gordon Freeth 22,275 57.5 +5.9
Labor Ernest Stapleton 16,462 42.5 +3.7
Total formal votes 38,737 97.1
Informal votes 1,148 2.9
Turnout 39,885 96.0
Liberal hold Swing −2.0

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gordon Freeth 19,273 51.6 −48.4
Labor Ernest Stapleton 14,480 38.8 +38.8
Democratic Labor Arthur Addis 3,600 9.6 +9.6
Total formal votes 37,353 96.6
Informal votes 1,317 3.4
Turnout 38,670 97.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gordon Freeth 59.5 −40.5
Labor Ernest Stapleton 40.5 +40.5
Liberal hold Swing −40.5
Australian federal election, 1955: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gordon Freeth unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Australian federal election, 1954: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gordon Freeth 23,643 57.7 −1.8
Labor Frederick O'Connor 17,331 42.3 +1.8
Total formal votes 40,974 98.4
Informal votes 683 1.6
Turnout 41,657 97.3
Liberal hold Swing −1.8
Australian federal election, 1951: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gordon Freeth 22,287 59.5 +32.5
Labor Frederick O'Connor 15,171 40.5 −3.3
Total formal votes 37,458 97.7
Informal votes 868 2.3
Turnout 38,326 97.0
Liberal hold Swing +6.7

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Nelson Lemmon 15,935 43.8 −7.8
Country Arnold Potts 10,003 27.5 +6.3
Liberal Gordon Freeth 9,828 27.0 −0.2
Independent James Bolitho 642 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 36,408 98.0
Informal votes 749 2.0
Turnout 37,157 97.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gordon Freeth 19,217 52.8 +4.4
Labor Nelson Lemmon 17,191 47.2 −4.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.4
Australian federal election, 1946: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Nelson Lemmon 23,944 50.1 −2.8
Liberal James Cumming 13,349 28.0 +28.0
Country Jasper Norton 10,466 21.9 −12.4
Total formal votes 47,759 97.8
Informal votes 1,064 2.2
Turnout 48,823 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Nelson Lemmon 52.3 −6.1
Liberal James Cumming 47.7 +47.7
Labor hold Swing −6.1
Australian federal election, 1943: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Nelson Lemmon 23,931 52.9 +8.3
Country John Prowse 15,507 34.3 −21.1
Independent Ian Fergusson-Stewart 3,264 7.2 +7.2
Independent Country Arthur West 2,156 4.8 +4.8
Independent Wildred Lewis 377 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 45,235 97.1
Informal votes 1,343 2.9
Turnout 46,578 97.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Nelson Lemmon 58.4 +13.8
Country John Prowse 42.6 −13.8
Labor gain from Country Swing +13.8
Australian federal election, 1940: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Prowse 24,619 55.4 +1.0
Labor Vane Green 19,832 44.6 −1.0
Total formal votes 44,451 97.7
Informal votes 1,053 2.3
Turnout 45,504 94.1
Country hold Swing +1.0

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Prowse 22,894 54.4 −5.7
Labor Ernest Hoar 19,153 45.6 +17.0
Total formal votes 42,047 96.7
Informal votes 1,430 3.3
Turnout 43,477 94.2
Country hold Swing −9.4
Australian federal election, 1934: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Prowse 18,996 47.2 −52.8
Labor Edwin Davies 11,660 29.0 +29.0
Country Cecil Elsegood 4,826 12.0 +12.0
Social Credit Harry Squance 4,734 11.8 +11.8
Total formal votes 40,216 96.8
Informal votes 1,593 3.8
Turnout 41,809 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country John Prowse 63.8 −36.2
Labor Edwin Davies 36.2 +36.2
Country hold Swing −36.2
Australian federal election, 1931: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Prowse unopposed
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Prowse unopposed
Country hold Swing
Australian federal election, 1928: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Prowse 21,463 60.4 −0.5
Labor Cornelius Buckley 14,049 39.6 +0.5
Total formal votes 35,512 96.4
Informal votes 1,309 3.6
Turnout 36,821 90.3
Country hold Swing −0.5
Australian federal election, 1925: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Prowse 21,760 60.9 −18.6
Labor Thomas Lowry 13,976 39.1 +39.1
Total formal votes 35,736 96.5
Informal votes 1,301 3.5
Turnout 37,037 89.9
Country hold Swing −18.6
Australian federal election, 1922: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Prowse 10,007 79.5 +33.1
Nationalist Peter Wedd 2,576 20.5 +0.3
Total formal votes 12,583 90.6
Informal votes 1,303 9.4
Turnout 13,886 40.9
Country hold Swing +14.9

References

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