Australian division election results
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Bennelong in Australian federal elections from the electorate's creation in 1949 until the present.
Members
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
2022
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Bennelong .
2022 Australian federal election : Bennelong
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal
Simon Kennedy
41,206
41.35
−9.47
Labor
Jerome Laxale
37,596
37.73
+3.70
Greens
Tony Adams
11,395
11.44
+1.97
United Australia
Rhys Collyer
2,915
2.93
+0.97
Fusion
John August
2,125
2.13
+2.13
One Nation
Victor Waterson
1,664
1.67
+1.67
Liberal Democrats
Dougal Cameron
1,539
1.54
+1.54
Democratic Alliance
Kyinzom Dhongdue
1,208
1.21
+1.21
Total formal votes
99,648
94.20
−0.64
Informal votes
6,130
5.80
+0.64
Turnout
105,778
92.03
−1.29
Two-party-preferred result
Labor
Jerome Laxale
50,801
50.98
+7.89
Liberal
Simon Kennedy
48,847
49.02
−7.89
Labor gain from Liberal
Swing
+7.89
Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Bennelong in the 2022 federal election . Y indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.
Elections in the 2010s
2019
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Bennelong .
2019 Australian federal election : Bennelong
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal
John Alexander
48,942
50.82
+0.41
Labor
Brian Owler
32,769
34.03
+5.55
Greens
Qiu Yue Zhang
9,116
9.47
+0.34
Christian Democrats
Julie Worsley
3,588
3.73
−2.67
United Australia
Andrew Marks
1,890
1.96
+1.96
Total formal votes
96,305
94.84
−0.07
Informal votes
5,237
5.16
+0.07
Turnout
101,542
93.32
+1.61
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal
John Alexander
54,809
56.91
−2.81
Labor
Brian Owler
41,496
43.09
+2.81
Liberal hold
Swing
−2.81
2017
This section is an excerpt from 2017 Bennelong by-election § Results .
2017 Bennelong by-election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal
John Alexander
37,898
45.04
−5.37
Labor
Kristina Keneally
30,085
35.75
+7.27
Greens
Justin Alick
5,688
6.76
−2.37
Conservatives
Joram Richa
3,609
4.29
+4.29
Christian Democrats
Gui Dong Cao
2,626
3.12
−3.28
Science
James Jansson
1,041
1.24
+1.24
Sustainable Australia
Wesley Folitarik
995
1.18
+1.18
Affordable Housing
Anthony Ziebell
742
0.88
+0.88
Liberty Alliance
Tony Robinson
719
0.85
+0.85
Progressives
Chris Golding
426
0.51
+0.51
People's Party
James Platter
186
0.22
+0.22
Non-Custodial Parents
Anthony Fels
132
0.16
+0.16
Total formal votes
84,145
91.88
−3.03
Informal votes
7,436
8.12
+3.03
Turnout
91,581
85.96
−5.74
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal
John Alexander
46,179
54.88
−4.84
Labor
Kristina Keneally
37,966
45.12
+4.84
Liberal hold
Swing
−4.84
The Liberal primary vote was the lowest on record in Bennelong's 68-year history, including the 2007 Bennelong outcome which was the only election in which the Liberals failed to win Bennelong.
2016
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Bennelong .
2016 Australian federal election: Bennelong
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal
John Alexander
46,497
50.41
−2.58
Labor
Lyndal Howison
26,270
28.48
−3.97
Greens
Justin Alick
8,424
9.13
+0.71
Christian Democrats
Julie Worsley
5,903
6.40
+3.99
Independent
Martin Mulcare
2,885
3.13
+3.13
Pirate
John August
1,260
1.37
+1.37
Arts
Christopher Gordon
992
1.08
+1.08
Total formal votes
92,231
94.91
+2.43
Informal votes
4,942
5.09
−2.43
Turnout
97,173
91.71
−3.39
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal
John Alexander
55,077
59.72
+1.95
Labor
Lyndal Howison
37,154
40.28
−1.95
Liberal hold
Swing
+1.95
2013
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Bennelong .
2013 Australian federal election : Bennelong
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal
John Alexander
46,907
52.99
+4.46
Labor
Jason Yat-Sen Li
28,726
32.45
−4.67
Greens
Lindsay Peters
7,454
8.42
+0.47
Christian Democrats
Julie Worsley
2,135
2.41
+0.28
Palmer United
Robert Marks
1,589
1.80
+1.80
Democratic Labour
Lachlan McCaffrey
617
0.70
+0.70
Secular
John August
602
0.68
+0.68
Australia First
Victor Waterson
492
0.56
+0.56
Total formal votes
88,522
92.48
−0.15
Informal votes
7,200
7.52
+0.15
Turnout
95,722
93.35
−0.17
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal
John Alexander
51,139
57.77
+4.65
Labor
Jason Yat-Sen Li
37,383
42.23
−4.65
Liberal hold
Swing
+4.65
2010
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Bennelong .
2010 Australian federal election : Bennelong
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal
John Alexander
41,582
48.53
+3.04
Labor
Maxine McKew
31,803
37.12
−8.21
Greens
Lindsay Peters
6,808
7.95
+2.42
Christian Democrats
Julie Worsley
1,824
2.13
+0.84
Sex Party
Sue Raye
1,105
1.29
+1.29
One Nation
Victor Waterson
725
0.85
+0.55
Family First
Stephen Chavura
570
0.67
+0.34
Carers Alliance
Mary Mockler
478
0.56
+0.56
Liberal Democrats
Terje Petersen
344
0.40
+0.30
Climate Sceptics
Bill Pounder
275
0.32
+0.32
Building Australia
Martin Levine
170
0.20
+0.20
Total formal votes
85,684
92.63
−1.15
Informal votes
6,820
7.37
+1.15
Turnout
92,504
93.53
−1.47
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal
John Alexander
45,518
53.12
+4.52
Labor
Maxine McKew
40,166
46.88
−4.52
Liberal gain from Labor
Swing
+4.52
Elections in the 2000s
2007
2004
2001
2001 Australian federal election : Bennelong
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal
John Howard
41,255
53.07
+4.30
Labor
Nicole Campbell
24,053
30.94
−1.42
Democrats
Peter Goldfinch
4,415
5.68
+0.98
Greens
Jimmy Shaw
3,133
4.03
+1.05
One Nation
Robert Webeck
2,126
2.73
−1.56
Independent
May Law
1,474
1.90
+1.90
No GST
Bruce Harkness
535
0.69
+0.47
Independent
John Dawson
458
0.59
+0.38
Save the ADI Site
Noel Plumb
205
0.26
+0.26
Non-Custodial Parents
Peter Marsh
84
0.11
+0.11
Total formal votes
77,738
94.58
+0.02
Informal votes
4,457
5.42
−0.02
Turnout
82,195
94.84
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal
John Howard
44,861
57.70
+2.47
Labor
Nicole Campbell
32,877
42.30
−2.47
Liberal hold
Swing
+2.47
Elections in the 1990s
1998
1998 Australian federal election : Bennelong
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal
John Howard
36,976
49.24
−4.59
Labor
Wendy Mahon
23,929
31.87
−0.29
Democrats
Bob Springett
3,504
4.67
−1.57
One Nation
Gordon King
3,099
4.13
+4.13
Unity
Sarah Kemp
2,923
3.89
+3.89
Greens
Jamie Parker
2,306
3.07
+0.60
Independent
David Lung
1,319
1.76
+1.76
No Aircraft Noise
William Gollam
341
0.45
−1.28
Independent
John Dawson
186
0.25
−0.03
Abolish Child Support
Prime Minister John Piss the Family Court and Legal Aid
183
0.24
+0.24
Independent
Julien Paul Droulers
128
0.17
−0.08
Natural Law
Tim Carr
123
0.16
−0.14
Independent
Marcus Aussie-Stone
71
0.09
+0.09
Total formal votes
75,088
94.33
−1.85
Informal votes
4,513
5.67
+1.85
Turnout
79,601
95.07
−1.67
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal
John Howard
42,075
56.03
−4.10
Labor
Wendy Mahon
33,013
43.97
+4.10
Liberal hold
Swing
−4.10
1996
1996 Australian federal election : Bennelong
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal
John Howard
40,589
53.83
+3.71
Labor
Wendy Mahon
24,248
32.16
−9.49
Democrats
Suzanne Reddy
4,700
6.23
+0.95
Against Further Immigration
Paul Kemp
1,968
2.61
+2.61
Greens
Jamie Parker
1,861
2.47
+2.47
No Aircraft Noise
Robert Shaw
1,305
1.73
+1.73
Natural Law
Tim Carr
227
0.30
−0.23
Independent
John Dawson
208
0.28
−1.38
Independent
Julien Paul Droulers
187
0.25
+0.25
Independent
James Bernard
111
0.15
+0.15
Total formal votes
75,404
96.18
−1.04
Informal votes
2,994
3.82
+1.04
Turnout
78,398
96.75
+0.42
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal
John Howard
45,128
60.13
+6.95
Labor
Wendy Mahon
29,918
39.87
−6.95
Liberal hold
Swing
+6.95
1993
1990
1990 Australian federal election : Bennelong
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal
John Howard
33,862
52.8
−4.1
Labor
Martin Claridge
18,363
28.6
−5.2
Democrats
Bob Springett
5,827
9.1
+1.9
Independent
Judy Messer
3,381
5.3
+5.3
Nuclear Disarmament
Hugh Pitty
1,399
2.2
+2.2
Call to Australia
Robyn Peebles
893
1.4
+1.4
Independent
John Dawson
372
0.6
−0.3
Total formal votes
64,097
97.0
Informal votes
1,962
3.0
Turnout
66,059
95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal
John Howard
38,574
60.3
−0.3
Labor
Martin Claridge
25,363
39.7
+0.3
Liberal hold
Swing
−0.3
Elections in the 1980s
1987
1984
1983
1980
Elections in the 1970s
1977
1975
1974
1972
Elections in the 1960s
1969
1966
1963
1961
Elections in the 1950s
1958
1955
1954
1951
Elections in the 1940s
1949
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Bennelong, NSW , Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
"Bennelong By-election" . AEC Tally Room . Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
Electoral results for the Division of Bennelong referenced with results sourced from Psephologist Dr Adam Carr's Australian electoral archive – lowest Liberal primary vote in Bennelong history was 45.5 percent in 2007 amid 13 candidates.
Leaders’ reactions to Bennelong show why politicians so unpopular: Herald Sun 18 December 2017
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2013 results for Bennelong , AEC.
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