Electoral results for the Division of Henty
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Henty in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1913 until its abolition in 1990.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Boyd | Liberal | 1913–1917 | |
| Nationalist | 1917–1919 | ||
| Frederick Francis | Independent | 1919–1922 | |
| Nationalist | 1922–1925 | ||
| (Sir) Henry Gullett | Nationalist | 1925–1931 | |
| United Australia | 1931–1940 | ||
| Arthur Coles | Independent | 1940–1946 | |
| Jo Gullett | Liberal | 1946–1955 | |
| Max Fox | Liberal | 1955–1974 | |
| Joan Child | Labor | 1974–1975 | |
| Ken Aldred | Liberal | 1975–1980 | |
| Joan Child | Labor | 1980–1990 | |
Election results
Elections in the 1980s
1987
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Joan Child | 30,695 | 50.5 | −2.4 | |
| Liberal | Rudi Michelson | 25,138 | 41.3 | +2.2 | |
| Democrats | Paul Hegarty | 4,992 | 8.2 | +2.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 60,825 | 94.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 3,526 | 5.5 | |||
| Turnout | 64,351 | 94.3 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Joan Child | 33,301 | 54.8 | −1.9 | |
| Liberal | Rudi Michelson | 27,496 | 45.2 | +1.9 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −1.9 | |||
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Joan Child | 32,297 | 52.9 | −1.2 | |
| Liberal | Rudi Michelson | 23,885 | 39.1 | −0.3 | |
| Democrats | Margaret Moore | 3,216 | 5.3 | +1.0 | |
| Democratic Labor | Martin Callanan | 988 | 1.6 | −0.6 | |
| National | Peter Ryan | 690 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 61,076 | 93.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 4,492 | 6.9 | |||
| Turnout | 65,568 | 94.4 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Joan Child | 34,627 | 56.7 | −0.2 | |
| Liberal | Rudi Michelson | 26,441 | 43.3 | +0.2 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −0.2 | |||
1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Joan Child | 36,259 | 54.7 | +5.6 | |
| Liberal | Craig Baxter | 25,709 | 38.8 | −3.5 | |
| Democrats | Harry Eichler | 2,845 | 4.3 | −1.7 | |
| Democratic Labor | Paul Carroll | 1,442 | 2.2 | −0.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 66,255 | 98.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,169 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | 67,424 | 95.5 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Joan Child | 57.5 | +4.7 | ||
| Liberal | Craig Baxter | 42.5 | −4.7 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | +4.7 | |||
1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Joan Child | 32,102 | 49.1 | +7.6 | |
| Liberal | Ken Aldred | 27,702 | 42.3 | −2.7 | |
| Democrats | Jonathan Melland | 3,926 | 6.0 | −3.9 | |
| Democratic Labor | John Mulholland | 1,698 | 2.6 | −0.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 65,428 | 97.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,441 | 2.2 | |||
| Turnout | 66,869 | 95.2 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Joan Child | 34,541 | 52.8 | +5.5 | |
| Liberal | Ken Aldred | 30,887 | 47.2 | −5.5 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.5 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ken Aldred | 29,660 | 45.0 | −6.5 | |
| Labor | Joan Child | 27,325 | 41.5 | −2.3 | |
| Democrats | Fred Ingamells | 6,509 | 9.9 | +9.9 | |
| Democratic Labor | Terry Farrell | 2,061 | 3.1 | −0.4 | |
| Independent | Tony Dear | 359 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 65,914 | 97.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,946 | 2.9 | |||
| Turnout | 67,860 | 95.8 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Ken Aldred | 34,736 | 52.7 | −2.5 | |
| Labor | Joan Child | 31,178 | 47.3 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −2.5 | |||
1975
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ken Aldred | 29,621 | 51.5 | +7.5 | |
| Labor | Joan Child | 25,158 | 43.8 | −5.8 | |
| Democratic Labor | Terry Farrell | 1,989 | 3.5 | −0.7 | |
| Australia | Michael Hughes | 536 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Independent | Marc Aussie-Stone | 190 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 57,494 | 98.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,064 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 58,558 | 95.9 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Ken Aldred | 55.2 | +6.7 | ||
| Labor | Joan Child | 44.8 | −6.7 | ||
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +6.7 | |||
1974
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Joan Child | 28,111 | 49.6 | +3.2 | |
| Liberal | Max Fox | 24,953 | 44.0 | +1.6 | |
| Democratic Labor | Terry Farrell | 2,408 | 4.2 | −3.2 | |
| Australia | Michael Hughes | 1,191 | 2.1 | −1.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 56,663 | 98.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,093 | 1.9 | |||
| Turnout | 57,756 | 95.3 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Joan Child | 51.5 | +1.8 | ||
| Liberal | Max Fox | 48.5 | −1.8 | ||
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.8 | |||
1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Joan Child | 24,701 | 46.4 | +10.7 | |
| Liberal | Max Fox | 22,577 | 42.4 | −4.2 | |
| Democratic Labor | Terry Farrell | 3,926 | 7.4 | −2.3 | |
| Australia | Michael Hughes | 2,080 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 53,284 | 97.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,128 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 54,412 | 95.4 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Max Fox | 26,796 | 50.3 | −9.1 | |
| Labor | Joan Child | 26,488 | 49.7 | +9.1 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −9.1 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
1969
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Max Fox | 24,353 | 46.6 | −4.9 | |
| Labor | Robert Ray | 18,670 | 35.7 | −1.7 | |
| Democratic Labor | John Launder | 5,050 | 9.7 | −1.4 | |
| Independent | Herman Crowther | 4,172 | 8.0 | +8.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 52,245 | 97.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,440 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 53,685 | 95.0 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Max Fox | 59.4 | −2.3 | ||
| Labor | Robert Ray | 40.6 | +2.3 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −2.3 | |||
1966
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Max Fox | 23,072 | 49.9 | −1.7 | |
| Labor | Maureen Campbell-Teich | 18,053 | 39.0 | +6.0 | |
| Democratic Labor | Henry Moore | 5,114 | 11.1 | +1.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 46,239 | 97.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,354 | 2.8 | |||
| Turnout | 47,593 | 95.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Max Fox | 27,783 | 60.1 | +0.8 | |
| Labor | Maureen Campbell-Teich | 18,456 | 39.9 | −0.8 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.8 | |||
1963
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Max Fox | 24,110 | 51.6 | +5.7 | |
| Labor | George Taylor | 15,425 | 33.0 | −7.3 | |
| Democratic Labor | Joseph McHugh | 4,694 | 10.0 | −3.8 | |
| Independent Labor | Herbert Viney | 2,500 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 46,729 | 98.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 564 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 47,293 | 96.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Max Fox | 59.3 | +1.6 | ||
| Labor | George Taylor | 40.7 | −1.6 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.6 | |||
1961
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Max Fox | 21,011 | 45.9 | −4.6 | |
| Labor | Sir George Jones | 18,416 | 40.3 | +3.7 | |
| Democratic Labor | Henry Moore | 6,302 | 13.8 | +0.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 45,729 | 98.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 856 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 46,585 | 96.0 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Max Fox | 26,377 | 57.7 | −4.4 | |
| Labor | Sir George Jones | 19,352 | 42.3 | +4.4 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −4.4 | |||
Elections in the 1950s
1958
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Max Fox | 22,506 | 50.5 | −3.7 | |
| Labor | Tom Gilhooley | 16,276 | 36.6 | +2.8 | |
| Democratic Labor | Henry Moore | 5,742 | 12.9 | +0.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 44,524 | 97.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 987 | 2.2 | |||
| Turnout | 45,511 | 96.2 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Max Fox | 62.1 | −1.7 | ||
| Labor | Tom Gilhooley | 37.9 | +1.7 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −1.7 | |||
1955
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Max Fox | 22,377 | 54.2 | +0.6 | |
| Labor | Percy Treyvaud | 13,953 | 33.8 | −11.9 | |
| Labor (A-C) | Henry Moore | 4,966 | 12.0 | +12.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 41,296 | 97.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,146 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 42,442 | 94.8 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Max Fox | 63.8 | +9.5 | ||
| Labor | Percy Treyvaud | 36.2 | −9.5 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +9.5 | |||
1954
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jo Gullett | 22,858 | 56.6 | −0.7 | |
| Labor | Alexander Miller | 16,400 | 40.6 | −0.2 | |
| Independent Liberal | Noel Schafer | 1,124 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 40,382 | 99.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 392 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 40,774 | 96.2 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Jo Gullett | 58.0 | +0.5 | ||
| Labor | Alexander Miller | 42.0 | −0.5 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
1951
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jo Gullett | 23,642 | 57.3 | +2.1 | |
| Labor | Percy Treyvaud | 16,814 | 40.8 | −1.9 | |
| Communist | Doris McRae | 781 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 41,237 | 98.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 584 | 1.4 | |||
| Turnout | 41,821 | 96.4 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Jo Gullett | 57.5 | +2.1 | ||
| Labor | Percy Treyvaud | 42.5 | −2.1 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.1 | |||
Elections in the 1940s
1949
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jo Gullett | 22,650 | 55.2 | +4.1 | |
| Labor | Val Doube | 17,548 | 42.7 | −6.2 | |
| Lang Labor | Charles Dicker | 858 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 41,056 | 98.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 510 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 41,566 | 96.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Jo Gullett | 55.4 | +4.3 | ||
| Labor | Val Doube | 44.6 | −4.3 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +4.3 | |||
1946
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jo Gullett | 41,069 | 52.1 | +14.0 | |
| Labor | Val Doube | 37,785 | 47.9 | +47.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 78,854 | 98.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,196 | 1.5 | |||
| Turnout | 80,050 | 95.0 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +14.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jo Gullett | 38,718 | 54.3 | +16.2 | |
| Labor | Val Doube | 32,556 | 45.7 | +45.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 71,274 | 98.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,086 | 1.5 | |||
| Turnout | 72,360 | 89.5 | |||
| Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | +9.8 | |||
1943
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Arthur Coles | 32,885 | 44.5 | −10.1 | |
| United Australia | Jo Gullett | 28,123 | 38.1 | +38.1 | |
| Independent Labor | Bernard Rees | 4,598 | 6.2 | +6.2 | |
| Services and Citizens | Edmund Lind | 4,437 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
| Women for Canberra | Ivy Weber | 2,885 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
| Independent Liberal | Carlyle Ferguson | 928 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 73,856 | 96.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 2,596 | 3.4 | |||
| Turnout | 76,452 | 97.5 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Arthur Coles | 55.5 | −8.0 | ||
| United Australia | Jo Gullett | 44.5 | +44.5 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | −8.0 | |||
1940
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Arthur Coles | 35,542 | 54.6 | +54.6 | |
| Labor | Arthur Haywood | 23,319 | 35.8 | +3.3 | |
| Independent | Eric Young | 4,927 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
| Independent | Samuel Thomas | 704 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Independent | Edward Riley | 567 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 65,059 | 97.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,368 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 66,427 | 96.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Arthur Coles | 63.5 | +63.5 | ||
| Labor | Arthur Haywood | 36.5 | −3.2 | ||
| Independent gain from United Australia | Swing | +3.2 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
1937
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Australia | Sir Henry Gullett | 31,574 | 53.0 | −3.5 | |
| Labor | Sydney Walker | 19,324 | 32.5 | +8.3 | |
| Independent | Rupert Hornabrook | 8,647 | 14.5 | +14.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 59,545 | 97.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,450 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 60,995 | 96.2 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| United Australia | Sir Henry Gullett | 60.3 | −5.9 | ||
| Labor | Sydney Walker | 39.7 | +5.9 | ||
| United Australia hold | Swing | −5.9 | |||
1934
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Australia | Sir Henry Gullett | 47,010 | 60.1 | −14.9 | |
| Labor | William Turner | 16,878 | 21.6 | −3.4 | |
| Ind. Nationalist | Alexander Steele | 8,315 | 10.6 | +10.6 | |
| Social Credit | Lockhart Stewart | 6,030 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 78,233 | 96.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 2,544 | 3.1 | |||
| Turnout | 80,777 | 94.6 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| United Australia | Sir Henry Gullett | 69.3 | −5.7 | ||
| Labor | William Turner | 30.7 | +5.7 | ||
| United Australia hold | Swing | −5.7 | |||
1931
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Australia | Henry Gullett | 56,404 | 75.0 | +26.4 | |
| Labor | Fred Katz | 18,835 | 25.0 | −20.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 75,239 | 97.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,985 | 2.6 | |||
| Turnout | 77,224 | 94.2 | |||
| United Australia hold | Swing | +23.8 | |||
Elections in the 1920s
1929
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | Henry Gullett | 35,557 | 48.6 | −18.0 | |
| Labor | Billy Duggan | 33,195 | 45.4 | +12.0 | |
| Ind. Nationalist | William Bolton | 4,355 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 73,107 | 98.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 870 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 73,977 | 95.2 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Nationalist | Henry Gullett | 37,433 | 51.2 | −15.4 | |
| Labor | Billy Duggan | 35,674 | 48.8 | +15.4 | |
| Nationalist hold | Swing | −15.4 | |||
1928
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | Henry Gullett | 45,489 | 66.6 | +15.1 | |
| Labor | Edward Stewart | 22,839 | 33.4 | +3.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 68,328 | 96.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 2,249 | 3.2 | |||
| Turnout | 70,577 | 94.4 | |||
| Nationalist hold | Swing | +5.7 | |||
1925
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | Henry Gullett | 31,077 | 51.5 | −28.7 | |
| Labor | Edward Stewart | 17,930 | 29.7 | +9.9 | |
| Ind. Nationalist | Donald Mackinnon | 11,318 | 18.8 | +18.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 60,325 | 98.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 909 | 1.5 | |||
| Turnout | 61,234 | 94.6 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Nationalist | Henry Gullett | 60.9 | −39.1 | ||
| Labor | Edward Stewart | 39.1 | +39.1 | ||
| Nationalist hold | Swing | −39.1 | |||
1922
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | Frederick Francis | 10,794 | 38.1 | +39.4 | |
| Labor | Roy Beardsworth | 5,615 | 19.8 | −3.0 | |
| Liberal | Henry Gullett | 5,082 | 18.0 | +18.0 | |
| Liberal | Eleanor Glencross | 3,551 | 12.5 | +12.5 | |
| Nationalist | James Boyd | 3,269 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 28,311 | 94.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,545 | 5.2 | |||
| Turnout | 29,856 | 63.0 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Nationalist | Frederick Francis | 15,811 | 55.8 | +8.7 | |
| Liberal | Henry Gullett | 12,500 | 44.2 | +44.2 | |
| Nationalist gain from Independent | Swing | +8.7 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
1919
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | James Boyd | 17,293 | 40.8 | −29.8 | |
| Ind. Nationalist | Frederick Francis | 12,382 | 29.2 | +29.2 | |
| Labor | Norman Grant | 9,582 | 22.6 | −6.8 | |
| Ind. Nationalist | Edwin Purbrick | 3,097 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 42,354 | 95.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,864 | 4.2 | |||
| Turnout | 44,218 | 74.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Frederick Francis | 22,396 | 52.9 | +52.9 | |
| Nationalist | James Boyd | 19,958 | 47.1 | −23.2 | |
| Independent gain from Nationalist | Swing | +23.2 | |||
1917
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | James Boyd | 30,119 | 70.6 | +17.8 | |
| Labor | William Smith | 12,526 | 29.4 | −8.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 42,645 | 97.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 908 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 43,553 | 81.6 | |||
| Nationalist hold | Swing | +12.9 | |||
1914
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Boyd | 17,742 | 42.8 | −13.5 | |
| Labor | Albert Andrews | 12,607 | 37.5 | +5.3 | |
| Independent | Richard Crouch | 3,238 | 9.6 | +9.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 33,587 | 97.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 753 | 2.2 | |||
| Turnout | 34,340 | 74.7 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −9.4 | |||
1913
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Boyd | 19,138 | 66.3 | +4.6 | |
| Labor | William Miles | 9,284 | 32.2 | +7.9 | |
| Independent Liberal | Joseph Hewison | 446 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 28,868 | 97.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 769 | 2.6 | |||
| Turnout | 29,637 | 71.5 | |||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | −1.6 | |||