Electoral results for the Division of Deakin

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Deakin in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1937 until the present.

Members

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Member Party Term
  William Hutchinson United Australia 1937–1945
  Liberal 1945–1949
  Frank Davis Liberal 1949–1966
  Alan Jarman Liberal 1966–1983
  John Saunderson Labor 1983–1984
  Julian Beale Liberal 1984–1990
  Ken Aldred Liberal 1990–1996
  Phil Barresi Liberal 1996–2007
  Mike Symon Labor 2007–2013
  Michael Sukkar Liberal 2013–present

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2022

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2022 Australian federal election: Deakin[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Sukkar 41,626 41.51 −6.21
Labor Matt Gregg 32,844 32.76 +0.40
Greens Rob Humphreys 13,904 13.87 +4.58
United Australia Bianca Gidley 2,836 2.83 +0.76
One Nation Natasha Coughlan 2,306 2.30 +2.30
Liberal Democrats Harrison Carr 1,843 1.84 +1.84
Animal Justice Katherine Dolheguy 1,650 1.65 −0.31
Independent Qian Liu 1,271 1.27 +1.27
Justice Judith Thompson 1,080 1.08 −2.23
Federation Samantha Bastin 909 0.91 +0.91
Total formal votes 100,269 95.78 −0.15
Informal votes 4,419 4.22 +0.15
Turnout 104,688 93.09 −2.08
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Sukkar 50,322 50.19 −4.50
Labor Matt Gregg 49,947 49.81 +4.50
Liberal hold Swing −4.50

Elections in the 2010s

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2019

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2019 Australian federal election: Deakin[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Sukkar 46,536 47.84 −2.47
Labor Shireen Morris 31,648 32.54 +2.46
Greens Sophia Sun 8,730 8.98 −2.37
Justice Ellie Sullivan 3,386 3.48 +3.48
United Australia Milton Wilde 1,997 2.05 +2.05
Animal Justice Vinita Costantino 1,964 2.02 −0.96
Independent Vickie Janson 1,614 1.66 +1.66
Democratic Labour Joel van der Horst 1,394 1.43 +1.43
Total formal votes 97,269 95.90 −1.09
Informal votes 4,155 4.10 +1.09
Turnout 101,424 94.35 −0.64
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Sukkar 53,288 54.78 −1.66
Labor Shireen Morris 43,981 45.22 +1.66
Liberal hold Swing −1.66

2016

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2016 Australian federal election: Deakin[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Sukkar 45,161 50.03 +4.15
Labor Tony Clark 28,021 31.04 −1.69
Greens Joshua Briers 10,587 11.73 +0.90
Animal Justice Vanessa Browne 2,394 2.65 +2.65
Christians Karen Dobby 2,096 2.32 +0.40
Family First Gary Coombes 2,009 2.23 +0.87
Total formal votes 90,268 97.34 +1.67
Informal votes 2,471 2.66 −1.67
Turnout 92,739 93.02 −1.69
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Sukkar 50,264 55.68 +2.50
Labor Tony Clark 40,004 44.32 −2.50
Liberal hold Swing +2.50

2013

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2013 Australian federal election: Deakin[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Sukkar 40,482 45.88 +2.01
Labor Mike Symon 28,883 32.73 −5.65
Greens Brendan Powell 9,560 10.83 −1.93
Palmer United Mario Guardiani 1,949 2.21 +2.21
Sex Party Stephen Barber 1,856 2.10 +2.10
Christians Ian Dobby 1,698 1.92 +1.92
Independent Mike Barclay 1,519 1.72 +1.72
Family First Hannah Westbrook 1,200 1.36 −2.14
Rise Up Australia Yasmin De Zilwa 327 0.37 +0.37
Katter's Australian Steve Raskovy 293 0.33 +0.33
Country Alliance Toni Smith 261 0.30 +0.30
Australia First John Carbonari 212 0.24 −0.04
Total formal votes 88,240 95.67 −0.80
Informal votes 3,989 4.33 +0.80
Turnout 92,229 94.76 0.00
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Sukkar 46,926 53.18 +3.78
Labor Mike Symon 41,314 46.82 −3.78
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.78

2010

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2010 Australian federal election: Deakin[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Phil Barresi 33,553 41.94 −2.41
Labor Mike Symon 31,941 39.93 −1.93
Greens David Howell 10,338 12.92 +4.44
Family First Peter Lake 2,532 3.17 +0.02
Independent Abraham Seviloglou 836 1.05 +1.05
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Walsh 505 0.63 −0.08
Australia First Alex Norwick 295 0.37 +0.37
Total formal votes 80,000 96.42 −1.49
Informal votes 2,967 3.58 +1.49
Turnout 82,967 94.56 −1.33
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mike Symon 41,927 52.41 +1.00
Liberal Phil Barresi 38,073 47.59 −1.00
Labor hold Swing +1.00

Elections in the 2000s

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2007

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2007 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Phil Barresi 36,501 44.35 −6.24
Labor Mike Symon 34,451 41.86 +5.71
Greens Bill Pemberton 6,978 8.48 +0.62
Family First Fiona Bronte 2,589 3.15 +0.81
Democrats Paul Nicholson 1,205 1.46 −0.51
Liberty & Democracy Nick Stevenson 586 0.71 +0.71
Total formal votes 82,310 97.91 +0.97
Informal votes 1,756 2.09 −0.97
Turnout 84,066 95.84 +0.41
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mike Symon 42,319 51.41 +6.38
Liberal Phil Barresi 39,991 48.59 −6.38
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.38

2004

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2004 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Phil Barresi 40,922 50.59 +3.52
Labor Peter Lynch 29,240 36.15 −2.40
Greens Bill Pemberton 6,359 7.86 +1.56
Family First Yasmin de Zilwa 1,889 2.34 +2.34
Democrats Alan Bailey 1,595 1.97 −5.98
Independent Steve Raskovy 739 0.91 +0.91
Citizens Electoral Council Simon Tait 140 0.17 +0.14
Total formal votes 80,884 96.94 −0.48
Informal votes 2,554 3.06 +0.48
Turnout 83,438 95.43 −0.05
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Phil Barresi 44,462 54.97 +3.37
Labor Peter Lynch 36,422 45.03 −3.37
Liberal hold Swing +3.37

2001

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2001 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Phil Barresi 37,417 47.26 +3.31
Labor Helen Buckingham 30,397 38.39 −0.44
Democrats Nahum Ayliffe 6,317 7.98 +0.00
Greens Robyn Evans 5,045 6.37 +3.88
Total formal votes 79,176 97.44 +0.62
Informal votes 2,082 2.56 −0.62
Turnout 81,258 95.62
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Phil Barresi 40,962 51.74 −0.19
Labor Helen Buckingham 38,214 48.26 +0.19
Liberal hold Swing −0.19

Elections in the 1990s

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1998

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1998 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Phil Barresi 34,047 43.95 −0.77
Labor Peter Bertolus 30,079 38.83 +0.17
Democrats John Siddons 6,177 7.97 −0.90
One Nation Paul Coelli 2,232 2.88 +2.88
Greens Robyn Evans 1,929 2.49 +0.05
Tim Petherbridge 1,486 1.92 +1.92
Unity Geoffrey Teng 1,289 1.66 +1.66
Natural Law Linda Keath 230 0.30 −0.66
Total formal votes 77,469 96.81 −0.32
Informal votes 2,549 3.19 +0.32
Turnout 80,018 96.05 −0.61
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Phil Barresi 40,233 51.93 −0.55
Labor Peter Bertolus 37,236 48.07 +0.55
Liberal hold Swing −0.55

1996

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1996 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Phil Barresi 34,292 44.72 −2.63
Labor Kerrin Buckney 29,639 38.65 −4.99
Democrats John Siddons 6,801 8.87 +3.87
Greens Kathy Lothian 1,870 2.44 +2.44
Call to Australia Murray Graham 1,495 1.95 +0.56
Against Further Immigration Paul Coelli 1,226 1.60 +1.60
Natural Law Maggie Lawrence 730 0.95 −0.53
Independent David White 429 0.56 +0.56
Independent Gilbert Boffa 194 0.25 +0.25
Total formal votes 76,676 97.13 −0.20
Informal votes 2,262 2.87 +0.20
Turnout 78,938 96.65 +0.20
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Phil Barresi 40,027 52.48 +1.89
Labor Kerrin Buckney 36,244 47.52 −1.89
Liberal hold Swing +1.89

1993

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1993 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ken Aldred 34,123 47.40 +2.70
Labor Greg Adkins 31,073 43.16 +8.86
Democrats Peter Magart 3,519 4.89 −11.80
Call to Australia Alan Barron 1,227 1.70 −2.01
Natural Law Robert Nieuwenhuis 1,060 1.47 +1.47
William Backhouse 987 1.37 +1.37
Total formal votes 71,989 97.37 −0.28
Informal votes 1,946 2.63 +0.28
Turnout 73,935 96.45
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ken Aldred 36,879 51.27 −1.08
Labor Greg Adkins 35,048 48.73 +1.08
Liberal hold Swing −1.08

1990

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1990 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ken Aldred 31,212 44.7 −0.4
Labor Tony Lamb 23,955 34.3 −13.2
Democrats Louise Enders 11,652 16.7 +10.4
Call to Australia Rodger Nardi 2,591 3.7 +3.7
Democratic Socialist Bronwen Beechey 413 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 69,823 97.6
Informal votes 1,684 2.4
Turnout 71,507 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ken Aldred 36,505 52.4 +4.3
Labor Tony Lamb 33,222 47.6 −4.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.3

Elections in the 1980s

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1987

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1987 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Julian Beale 30,665 48.5 +1.7
Labor Madelyn Myatt 27,884 44.1 −1.1
Democrats Marcus Bosch 3,992 6.3 +0.2
Unite Australia Rick Wright 401 0.6 +0.6
Independent Gil Speirs 267 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 63,209 96.0
Informal votes 2,660 4.0
Turnout 65,869 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Julian Beale 32,569 51.5 +0.8
Labor Madelyn Myatt 30,624 48.5 −0.8
Liberal hold Swing +0.8

1984

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1984 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Julian Beale 28,975 46.8 +2.5
Labor Richard Johns 27,980 45.2 −0.3
Democrats Jeffrey McAlpine 3,774 6.1 −0.6
Democratic Labor Peter Ferwerda 1,240 2.0 −1.7
Total formal votes 61,969 93.9
Informal votes 4,042 6.1
Turnout 66,011 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Julian Beale 31,435 50.7 +0.0
Labor Richard Johns 30,530 49.3 -0.0
Liberal hold Swing +0.0

1983

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1983 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Saunderson 38,225 47.7 +6.3
Liberal Alan Jarman 33,225 41.5 −2.2
Democrats Jeffrey McAlpine 5,324 6.7 −5.2
Democratic Labor Peter Ferwerda 2,949 3.7 +0.7
Independent Wilfrid Thiele 333 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 81,615 96.4
Informal votes 1,559 1.9
Turnout 81,615 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Saunderson 41,727 52.1 +4.4
Liberal Alan Jarman 38,329 47.9 −4.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.4

1980

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1980 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Jarman 33,011 43.7 −2.4
Labor John Madden 31,277 41.4 +9.0
Democrats Edwin Adamson 9,014 11.9 −4.4
Democratic Labor Peter Ferwerda 2,291 3.0 −2.2
Total formal votes 75,593 98.1
Informal votes 1,469 1.9
Turnout 77,062 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Jarman 39,561 52.3 −5.1
Labor John Madden 36,032 47.7 +5.1
Liberal hold Swing −5.1

Elections in the 1970s

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1977

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1977 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Jarman 32,378 46.1 −6.3
Labor Neville Gay 22,730 32.4 −7.6
Democrats Alan Teed 11,451 16.3 +16.3
Democratic Labor Daniel Condon 3,670 5.2 +1.0
Total formal votes 70,229 97.6
Informal votes 1,710 2.4
Turnout 71,939 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Jarman 40,316 57.4 −0.4
Labor Neville Gay 29,913 42.6 +0.4
Liberal hold Swing −0.4

1975

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1975 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Jarman 33,935 54.5 +8.0
Labor Gavan Oakley 23,607 37.9 −6.2
Democratic Labor Jim Brosnan 2,626 4.2 −0.4
Australia William Inglis 1,196 1.9 −0.8
Independent Walter Williams 928 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 62,292 98.5
Informal votes 925 1.5
Turnout 63,217 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Jarman 59.9 +7.6
Labor Gavan Oakley 40.1 −7.6
Liberal hold Swing +7.6

1974

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1974 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Jarman 28,102 46.5 +4.6
Labor Gavan Oakley 26,642 44.1 +0.2
Democratic Labor Jim Brosnan 2,783 4.6 −2.2
Australia Harold Jeffrey 1,627 2.7 −1.6
Independent Bill French 967 1.6 +1.6
Independent Stanley Lyden 279 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 60,400 98.4
Informal votes 956 1.6
Turnout 61,356 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Jarman 31,598 52.3 +1.6
Labor Gavan Oakley 28,802 47.7 −1.6
Liberal hold Swing +1.6

1972

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1972 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William French 23,987 43.9 +7.9
Liberal Alan Jarman 22,873 41.9 −5.1
Democratic Labor Maurice Weston 3,732 6.8 −2.9
Australia Gavan Burn 2,336 4.3 +4.3
Independent Harold Jeffrey 1,658 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 54,586 98.3
Informal votes 934 1.7
Turnout 55,520 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Jarman 27,653 50.7 −7.0
Labor William French 26,933 49.3 +7.0
Liberal hold Swing −7.0

Elections in the 1960s

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1969

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1969 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Jarman 23,592 47.0 −6.0
Labor Bernard Mildner 18,095 36.0 +4.4
Democratic Labor Maurice Weston 4,862 9.7 −1.7
Independent Ray Nilsen 3,658 7.3 +7.3
Total formal votes 50,207 97.8
Informal votes 1,128 2.2
Turnout 51,335 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Jarman 28,990 57.7 −8.6
Labor Bernard Mildner 21,217 42.3 +8.6
Liberal hold Swing −8.6

1966

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1966 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Jarman 39,183 50.0 −2.0
Labor David McKenzie 25,039 31.9 −5.4
Democratic Labor Maurice Weston 8,915 11.4 +0.7
Liberal Reform Group Michael Degendorfer 5,284 6.7 +6.7
Total formal votes 78,421 97.2
Informal votes 2,258 2.8
Turnout 80,679 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Jarman 63.3 +1.7
Labor David McKenzie 46.7 −1.7
Liberal hold Swing +1.7

1963

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1963 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frank Davis 34,863 52.0 +4.7
Labor Pat Hubbard 25,045 37.3 −2.4
Democratic Labor Maurice Weston 7,184 10.7 −2.3
Total formal votes 67,092 99.0
Informal votes 711 1.0
Turnout 67,803 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Frank Davis 61.6 +3.4
Labor Pat Hubbard 38.4 −3.4
Liberal hold Swing +3.4

1961

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1961 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frank Davis 28,392 47.3 −3.1
Labor George Slater 23,839 39.7 +4.2
Democratic Labor Maurice Weston 7,802 13.0 −1.0
Total formal votes 60,033 98.3
Informal votes 1,040 1.7
Turnout 61,073 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Frank Davis 34,955 58.2 −4.9
Labor George Slater 25,078 41.8 +4.9
Liberal hold Swing −4.9

Elections in the 1950s

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1958

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1958 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frank Davis 24,709 50.4 −2.9
Labor Norm Griffiths 17,411 35.5 +2.4
Democratic Labor Terence Collins 6,877 14.0 +0.4
Total formal votes 48,997 98.0
Informal votes 987 2.0
Turnout 49,984 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Frank Davis 63.1 −1.3
Labor Norm Griffiths 36.9 +1.3
Liberal hold Swing −1.3

1955

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1955 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frank Davis 21,641 53.3 +0.0
Labor Norm Griffiths 13,422 33.1 −13.6
Labor (A-C) Terence Collins 5,512 13.6 +13.6
Total formal votes 40,575 97.7
Informal votes 947 2.3
Turnout 41,522 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Frank Davis 64.4 +11.1
Labor Norm Griffiths 35.6 −11.1
Liberal hold Swing +11.1

1954

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1954 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frank Davis 29,886 52.2 +3.6
Labor Gordon Bryant 27,375 47.8 +1.4
Total formal votes 57,261 99.0
Informal votes 576 1.0
Turnout 57,837 96.1
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

1951

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1951 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frank Davis 22,946 48.6 −7.0
Labor Gordon Bryant 21,908 46.4 +2.0
Independent Eric Butler 2,364 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 47,218 98.7
Informal votes 617 1.3
Turnout 47,835 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Frank Davis 24,347 51.6 −4.0
Labor Gordon Bryant 22,871 48.4 +4.0
Liberal hold Swing −4.0

Elections in the 1940s

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1949

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1949 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frank Davis 23,517 55.6 +0.5
Labor Rod Leeson 18,784 44.4 −0.5
Total formal votes 42,301 98.7
Informal votes 575 1.3
Turnout 42,876 94.7
Liberal hold Swing +0.5

1946

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1946 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Hutchinson 36,262 56.7 +24.0
Labor Arthur Smith 27,710 43.3 +5.6
Total formal votes 63,972 98.5
Informal votes 1,002 1.5
Turnout 64,974 93.7
Liberal hold Swing +0.0

1943

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1943 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Williamson 22,356 37.7 +5.4
United Australia William Hutchinson 19,375 32.7 −22.1
Independent Robert Elliott 10,318 17.4 +17.4
Middle Class Alan Coffey 4,185 7.1 +7.1
Ind. United Australia Dick Radclyffe 1,526 2.6 +2.6
Independent Arthur Coles 1,471 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 59,231 97.1
Informal votes 1,760 2.9
Turnout 60,991 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia William Hutchinson 33,577 56.7 −5.5
Labor Frank Williamson 25,654 43.3 +5.5
United Australia hold Swing −5.5

1940

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1940 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William Hutchinson 29,318 54.8 −4.9
Labor Frank Williamson 17,267 32.3 −8.0
Independent Frank Fisher 3,983 7.4 +7.4
Independent Dunean McCallum 2,969 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 53,537 98.3
Informal votes 911 1.7
Turnout 54,448 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia William Hutchinson 62.2 +2.5
Labor Frank Williamson 37.8 −2.5
United Australia hold Swing +2.5

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1937

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1937 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William Hutchinson 30,442 59.7 +5.5
Labor Paul Jones 20,512 40.3 +9.5
Total formal votes 50,954 98.2
Informal votes 911 1.8
Turnout 51,865 95.8
United Australia notional hold Swing −6.7

References

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  1. ^ Deakin, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. ^ Deakin, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. ^ Deakin, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  4. ^ 2013 results for Deakin, AEC.
  5. ^ "2010 results for Deakin". AEC.