This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Wentworth in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until the present.

Members

Member Party Term
  Sir William McMillan Free Trade 1901–1903
  Willie Kelly Free Trade, Anti-Socialist 1903–1909
  Liberal 1909–1916
  Nationalist 1916–1919
  Walter Marks Nationalist 1919–1929
  Independent Nationalist 1929–1930
  Australian Party 1930–1931
  United Australia 1931–1931
  (Sir) Eric Harrison United Australia 1931–1944
  Liberal 1944–1956
  Les Bury Liberal 1956–1974
  Bob Ellicott Liberal 1974–1981
  Peter Coleman Liberal 1981–1987
  John Hewson Liberal 1987–1995
  Andrew Thomson Liberal 1995–2001
  Peter King Liberal 2001–2004
  Independent 2004–2004
  Malcolm Turnbull Liberal 2004–2018
  Kerryn Phelps Independent 2018–2019
  Dave Sharma Liberal 2019–2022
  Allegra Spender Independent 2022-present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

2022 Australian federal election: Wentworth[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dave Sharma 35,995 40.48 −6.96
Independent Allegra Spender 31,810 35.77 +35.77
Labor Tim Murray 9,654 10.86 −0.09
Greens Dominic Wy Kanak 7,410 8.33 +0.80
United Australia Natalie Dumer 1,813 2.04 +1.34
Liberal Democrats Daniel Lewkovitz 1,346 1.51 +1.51
One Nation Dean Fisher 895 1.01 +1.01
Total formal votes 88,923 97.50 +0.49
Informal votes 2,277 2.50 −0.49
Turnout 91,200 87.93 −1.47
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Dave Sharma 49,727 55.92 −3.93
Labor Tim Murray 39,196 44.08 +3.93
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Allegra Spender 48,186 54.19 +54.19
Liberal Dave Sharma 40,737 45.81 −5.50
Independent gain from Liberal  

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 Australian federal election: Wentworth[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dave Sharma 42,575 47.44 −14.82
Independent Kerryn Phelps 29,109 32.43 +32.43
Labor Tim Murray 9,824 10.95 −6.78
Greens Dominic Wy Kanak 6,759 7.53 −7.33
United Australia Michael Bloomfield 625 0.70 +0.70
Independent Matthew Drake-Brockman 516 0.57 +0.57
Christian Democrats Paul Treacy 346 0.39 −0.68
Total formal votes 89,754 97.01 +2.14
Informal votes 2,771 2.99 −2.14
Turnout 92,525 89.40 +3.16
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Dave Sharma 53,716 59.85 −7.90
Labor Tim Murray 36,038 40.15 +7.90
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Dave Sharma 46,050 51.31 −16.44
Independent Kerryn Phelps 43,704 48.69 +48.69
Liberal hold Swing -16.44
Malcolm Turnbull (Liberal) had won the seat at the 2016 election, however he resigned in 2018 and Kerryn Phelps (Independent) won the seat at the resulting by-election.

2018 by-election

2018 Wentworth by-election [3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dave Sharma 32,795 43.08 −19.18
Independent Kerryn Phelps 22,219 29.19 +29.19
Labor Tim Murray 8,777 11.53 −6.20
Greens Dominic Wy Kanak 6,543 8.59 −6.27
Independent Licia Heath 1,721 2.26 +2.26
  Small Business Angela Vithoulkas 822 1.08 +1.08
Science Andrea Leong 516 0.68 −0.49
Voluntary Euthanasia Shayne Higson 493 0.65 +0.65
Animal Justice Deb Doyle 421 0.55 +0.55
Sustainable Australia Kay Dunne 413 0.54 +0.54
Katter's Australian Robert Callanan (disendorsed) 381 0.50 +0.50
Liberal Democrats Samuel Gunning 351 0.46 +0.46
Arts Barry Keldoulis 305 0.40 −1.36
Liberty Alliance Tony Robinson 154 0.20 +0.20
Justice Ben Forsyth 133 0.17 +0.17
People's Party Steven Georgantis 82 0.11 +0.11
Total formal votes 76,126 93.92 −0.95
Informal votes 4,928 6.08 +0.95
Turnout 81,054 78.13 −8.11
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Dave Sharma 46,244 60.75 –7.00
Labor Tim Murray 29,882 39.25 +7.00
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Kerryn Phelps 38,988 51.22 +51.22
Liberal Dave Sharma 37,138 48.78 −18.96
Independent gain from Liberal Swing N/A

2016

2016 Australian federal election: Wentworth[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm Turnbull 52,353 62.26 −2.35
Labor Evan Hughes 14,913 17.73 −0.98
Greens Dejay Toborek 12,496 14.86 +0.84
Arts Anthony Ackroyd 1,478 1.76 +1.76
Science Peter Xing 988 1.17 +1.17
Christian Democrats Beresford Thomas 901 1.07 +0.62
Independent David Allen 573 0.68 +0.68
Independent Marc Aussie-Stone 390 0.46 +0.46
Total formal votes 84,092 94.87 +0.60
Informal votes 4,549 5.13 −0.60
Turnout 88,641 86.24 −3.76
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm Turnbull 56,971 67.75 −1.17
Labor Evan Hughes 27,121 32.25 +1.17
Liberal hold Swing −1.17

2013

2013 Australian federal election: Wentworth[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm Turnbull 58,306 63.32 +3.75
Labor Di Smith 17,840 19.37 −1.70
Greens Matthew Robertson 13,455 14.61 −2.83
Independent Pat Sheil 1,054 1.14 +0.55
Palmer United Marsha Foxman 998 1.08 +1.08
Christian Democrats Beresford Thomas 431 0.47 +0.47
Total formal votes 92,084 94.30 −1.20
Informal votes 5,564 5.70 +1.20
Turnout 97,648 89.30 −0.17
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm Turnbull 62,359 67.72 +2.86
Labor Di Smith 29,725 32.28 −2.86
Liberal hold Swing +2.86

2010

2010 Australian federal election: Wentworth[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm Turnbull 51,634 59.57 +9.20
Labor Steven Lewis 18,265 21.07 −9.41
Greens Matthew Robertson 15,114 17.44 +2.48
Independent Pat Sheil 515 0.59 +0.29
Independent Malcolm Duncan 484 0.56 +0.56
Carers Alliance Stuart Neal 389 0.45 +0.45
Secular John August 275 0.32 +0.32
Total formal votes 86,676 95.50 +0.40
Informal votes 4,085 4.50 −0.40
Turnout 90,761 89.45 −3.08
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm Turnbull 56,219 64.86 +11.01
Labor Steven Lewis 30,457 35.14 −11.01
Liberal hold Swing +11.01

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm Turnbull 44,463 50.37 +10.10
Labor George Newhouse 26,903 30.48 +1.55
Greens Susan Jarnason 13,205 14.96 +2.10
Climate Change Dixie Coulton 1,156 1.31 +1.31
Independent Dani Ecuyer 774 0.88 +0.88
Democrats Pierce Field 721 0.82 -0.28
Christian Democrats Bradley Molony 323 0.37 +0.37
Independent Pat Sheil 265 0.30 +0.06
Family First James Adams 255 0.29 -0.04
Liberty & Democracy Jonatan Kelu 129 0.15 +0.15
Citizens Electoral Council John Jamieson 78 0.09 -0.01
Total formal votes 88,272 95.10 +1.05
Informal votes 4,548 4.90 -1.05
Turnout 92,820 92.56 -0.54
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm Turnbull 47,538 53.85 +1.34
Labor George Newhouse 40,734 46.15 -1.34
Liberal hold Swing +1.34

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm Turnbull 30,771 41.79 -10.29
Labor David Patch 19,391 26.34 -3.18
Independent Peter King 13,236 17.98 +17.98
Greens Mithra Cox 8,210 11.15 +1.38
Democrats Lindy Morrison 683 0.93 -5.22
Independent Robert Vogler 339 0.46 +0.46
Family First Leonie Hull 301 0.41 +0.41
Fishing Party Victor Shen 239 0.32 +0.32
Independent Pat Sheil 218 0.30 +0.30
No GST Brian Buckley 171 0.23 +0.23
Citizens Electoral Council John Jamieson 65 0.09 +0.09
Total formal votes 73,624 93.82 -1.33
Informal votes 4,853 6.18 +1.33
Turnout 78,477 92.34 +0.61
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm Turnbull 40,847 55.48 -2.38
Labor David Patch 32,777 44.52 +2.38
Liberal hold Swing -2.38

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter King 39,298 52.08 +1.99
Labor Carolyn Neilson 22,277 29.52 -3.49
Greens Alison Lyssa 7,371 9.77 +4.88
Democrats Margaret Collings 4,639 6.15 +0.11
One Nation Aub Golden 1,233 1.63 -1.00
Unity Alan Jacobs 642 0.85 +0.85
Total formal votes 75,460 95.15 -1.20
Informal votes 3,845 4.85 +1.20
Turnout 79,305 92.29
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter King 43,660 57.86 +0.49
Labor Carolyn Neilson 31,800 42.14 -0.49
Liberal hold Swing +0.49

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Thomson 36,348 49.75 -2.25
Labor Paul Pearce 24,198 33.12 +1.32
Democrats Margaret Collings 4,470 6.12 -2.55
Greens Tom McLoughlin 3,592 4.92 -1.04
One Nation Waverney Ford 2,004 2.74 +2.74
Unity Alan Jacobs 1,978 2.71 +2.71
Natural Law Dezi Koster 467 0.64 +0.34
Total formal votes 73,057 96.35 -0.20
Informal votes 2,771 3.65 +0.20
Turnout 75,828 91.95 -3.46
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Andrew Thomson 41,147 56.32 -1.51
Labor Paul Pearce 31,910 43.68 +1.51
Liberal hold Swing -1.51

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Thomson 39,014 52.01 -0.66
Labor Paul Pearce 23,856 31.80 -5.01
Democrats Di Happ 6,506 8.67 +5.89
Greens Fiona McCrossin 4,468 5.96 +5.96
Independent Rodney Marks 468 0.62 +0.62
Independent David Synnott 358 0.48 +0.48
Natural Law Paddy Engelen 225 0.30 +0.30
John Hooper 122 0.16 +0.16
Total formal votes 75,017 96.55 -0.55
Informal votes 2,684 3.45 +0.55
Turnout 77,701 95.41 +0.86
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Andrew Thomson 43,122 57.83 +2.37
Labor Paul Pearce 31,445 42.17 -2.37
Liberal hold Swing +2.37

1995 by-election

1995 Wentworth by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Thomson 30,677 52.84 +0.17
Greens Murray Matson 15,120 26.04 +26.04
Independent Bill Wentworth 10,945 18.85 +18.85
John Hooper 1,317 2.27 +2.27
Total formal votes 58,059 96.04 -1.06
Informal votes 2,392 3.96 +1.06
Turnout 60,451 76.64 -17.91
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Andrew Thomson 38,261 65.90 +10.36
Greens Murray Matson 19,798 34.10 +34.10
Liberal hold Swing +10.36

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Hewson 38,850 52.67 +5.46
Labor Paul Pearce 27,146 36.81 +4.64
  Eastern Suburbs Greens Ben Oquist 4,350 5.90 +5.90
Democrats Armon Hicks 2,055 2.79 -6.80
Independent Susan Durovic 598 0.81 +0.81
Natural Law Patricia Boland 503 0.68 +0.68
Zanny Begg 253 0.34 +0.34
Total formal votes 73,765 97.09 +0.13
Informal votes 2,209 2.91 -0.13
Turnout 75,974 94.55
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Hewson 40,891 55.46 +0.67
Labor Paul Pearce 32,843 44.54 -0.67
Liberal hold Swing +0.67

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Hewson 29,653 51.0 -3.6
Labor Dimitri Tsingris 15,792 27.1 -7.2
Democrats Estelle Myers 6,603 11.3 +0.2
Greens Geoff Ash 5,357 9.2 +9.2
Independent James Reid 779 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 58,184 97.9
Informal votes 1,763 2.9
Turnout 59,947 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Hewson 33,216 57.2 -0.8
Labor Dimitri Tsingris 24,809 42.8 +0.8
Liberal hold Swing -0.8

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Hewson 32,099 54.6 +2.7
Labor Anne-Maree Whitaker 20,181 34.3 -2.0
Democrats Yvonne Jayawardena 6,533 11.1 +3.4
Total formal votes 58,813 95.0
Informal votes 3,116 5.0
Turnout 61,929 89.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Hewson 34,101 58.0 +1.7
Labor Anne-Maree Whitaker 24,695 42.0 -1.7
Liberal hold Swing +1.7

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Coleman 30,389 51.9 +3.9
Labor Stephen Rothman 21,252 36.3 -5.3
Democrats Yvonne Jayawardena 4,478 7.7 +3.4
Independent George Warnecke 1,591 2.7 +2.7
Independent George Atkinson 410 0.7 +0.7
Independent Roy Oakes 242 0.4 +0.4
Independent Kusala Fitzroy-Mendis 162 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 58,524 92.9
Informal votes 4,441 7.1
Turnout 62,965 89.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Coleman 32,902 56.3 +0.6
Labor Stephen Rothman 25,587 43.7 -0.6
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Coleman 31,759 54.7 -5.8
Labor Max Pearce 20,301 34.9 +1.6
Independent Katherine Wentworth 2,787 4.8 +4.8
Democrats Brian Hillman 2,474 4.3 -1.9
Independent George Warnecke 401 0.7 +0.7
Independent Robert McCarthy 251 0.4 +0.4
Independent Neil Roberts 115 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 58,088 97.3
Informal votes 1,591 2.7
Turnout 59,679 91.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Coleman 62.4 -0.6
Labor Max Pearce 37.6 +0.6
Liberal hold Swing -0.6

1981 by-election

1981 Wentworth by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Coleman 22,736 48.1 -12.4
Labor Robert Tickner 16,637 35.2 +1.9
Independent Liberal Katherine Wentworth 4,923 10.4 +10.4
Democrats Joan Kersey 2,186 4.6 -1.6
Independent Alfred Bussell 534 1.1 +1.1
Independent William More 176 0.4 +0.4
Independent Walker Roach 92 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 47,284 97.2
Informal votes 1,349 2.8
Turnout 48,633 69.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Coleman 59.6 -3.4
Labor Robert Tickner 40.4 +3.4
Liberal hold Swing -3.4

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Ellicott 36,426 60.5 +3.0
Labor Stephen McGoldrick 20,086 33.3 +1.9
Democrats Joan Kersey 3,746 6.2 -1.9
Total formal votes 60,258 97.5
Informal votes 1,540 2.5
Turnout 61,798 88.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Ellicott 63.0 -1.4
Labor Stephen McGoldrick 37.0 +1.4
Liberal hold Swing -1.4

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Ellicott 35,980 57.5 -0.4
Labor Michael Winters 19,638 31.4 -5.3
Democrats Joan Kersey 5,069 8.1 +8.1
Progress John Curvers 1,909 3.0 -0.9
Total formal votes 62,596 97.5
Informal votes 1,608 2.5
Turnout 64,204 90.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Ellicott 64.4 +2.6
Labor Michael Winters 35.6 -2.6
Liberal hold Swing +2.6

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Ellicott 34,537 65.7 +3.9
Labor Mairi Petersen 15,224 28.9 -4.7
Workers John Curvers 2,058 3.9 +3.9
Australia Joseph Zingarelli 788 1.5 -3.1
Total formal votes 52,607 98.0
Informal votes 1,059 2.0
Turnout 53,666 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Ellicott 69.6 +6.0
Labor Mairi Petersen 30.4 -6.0
Liberal hold Swing +6.0

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Ellicott 30,677 61.8 +8.6
Labor Paul Hawcroft 16,665 33.6 -3.1
Australia Julia Featherstone 2,274 4.6 -2.8
Total formal votes 49,616 98.3
Informal votes 859 1.7
Turnout 50,475 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Ellicott 63.6 +5.3
Labor Paul Hawcroft 36.4 -5.3
Liberal hold Swing +5.3

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Les Bury 25,612 53.2 -4.4
Labor Percy Allan 17,663 36.7 +2.5
Australia Helen Arbib 3,550 7.4 +7.4
Democratic Labor Dominique Droulers 1,310 2.7 -0.9
Total formal votes 48,135 97.9
Informal votes 1,036 2.1
Turnout 49,171 92.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Les Bury 58.3 -5.2
Labor Percy Allan 41.7 +5.2
Liberal hold Swing -5.2

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Les Bury 28,935 57.6 -6.4
Labor Frederick Cross 17,151 34.2 +4.8
Democratic Labor Doris Brown 1,820 3.6 -0.6
Independent Geoff Mullen 1,345 2.7 +2.7
Pensioner Power Neville Yeomans 951 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 50,202 96.9
Informal votes 1,598 3.1
Turnout 51,800 90.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Les Bury 63.5 -4.9
Labor Frederick Cross 36.5 +4.9
Liberal hold Swing -4.9

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Les Bury 26,601 75.1 +2.0
Labor Kerry Sibraa 6,471 18.3 -5.6
Democratic Labor Doris Brown 1,489 4.2 +4.2
Independent Brian King 527 1.5 +1.5
Communist Jack Mundey 334 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 35,422 95.8
Informal votes 1,539 4.2
Turnout 36,961 91.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Les Bury 79.5 +4.4
Labor Kerry Sibraa 20.5 -4.4
Liberal hold Swing +4.4

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Les Bury 27,485 73.1 +10.6
Labor Nell Simpson 8,991 23.9 -4.6
Independent Arthur Bergman 1,140 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 37,616 98.0
Informal votes 763 2.0
Turnout 38,379 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Les Bury 75.1 +5.2
Labor Nell Simpson 24.9 -5.2
Liberal hold Swing +5.2

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Les Bury 23,084 62.5 -6.7
Labor John Hirshman 10,536 28.5 +5.3
Democratic Labor Francis Bull 3,313 9.0 +1.4
Total formal votes 36,933 97.4
Informal votes 999 2.6
Turnout 37,932 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Les Bury 69.9 -5.4
Labor John Hirshman 30.1 +5.4
Liberal hold Swing -5.4

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Les Bury 26,823 69.2 -2.8
Labor Sydney Davis 8,816 23.2 +23.2
Democratic Labor John Gillian 2,892 7.6 +7.6
Total formal votes 38,031 97.1
Informal votes 1,156 2.9
Turnout 39,187 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Les Bury 75.3 +3.3
Labor Sydney Davis 24.7 +24.7
Liberal hold Swing +3.3

1956 by-election

1956 Wentworth by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Les Bury 13,956 41.3 -30.7
Labor Kevin Starr 6,455 19.1 +19.1
Independent Liberal Reg Robson 6,414 19.0 +19.0
Independent Liberal Reg Bartley 4,109 12.2 +12.2
Independent Cecil Sindel 1,470 4.3 +4.3
Independent Liberal Alan Laing 1,414 4.2 +4.2
Total formal votes 33,818 96.7
Informal votes 1,167 3.3
Turnout 34,985 81.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Les Bury 17,460 51.6 -20.4
Independent Reg Robson 16,358 48.4 +48.4
Liberal hold Swing -20.4

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sir Eric Harrison 28,009 72.0 -28.0
Independent Hal Lashwood 10,896 28.0 +28.0
Total formal votes 38,905 96.8
Informal votes 1,283 3.2
Turnout 40,188 92.3
Liberal hold Swing -28.0

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sir Eric Harrison unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Eric Harrison 28,127 75.7 +0.6
Labor Cecil Trevelyan 9,041 24.3 -0.6
Total formal votes 37,168 98.4
Informal votes 614 1.6
Turnout 37,782 95.3
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Eric Harrison 28,821 75.1 +7.9
Labor William McKell 9,533 24.9 -5.5
Total formal votes 38,354 98.2
Informal votes 703 1.8
Turnout 39,057 96.1
Liberal hold Swing +6.8

1946

1946 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Eric Harrison 40,790 54.3 +21.4
Labor Jessie Street 31,432 41.8 -1.7
Lang Labor Charles Walsh 2,898 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 75,120 98.0
Informal votes 1,501 2.0
Turnout 76,621 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Eric Harrison 55.3 +3.7
Labor Jessie Street 44.7 -3.7
Liberal hold Swing +3.7

1943

1943 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jessie Street 31,048 43.5 +20.4
United Australia Eric Harrison 23,519 32.9 -32.7
National Government Bill Wentworth 14,875 20.8 +20.8
Liberal Democratic Charles Mayo 1,654 2.3 +2.3
Independent Thomas Whitehouse 311 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 71,407 97.4
Informal votes 1,897 2.6
Turnout 73,304 98.5
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Eric Harrison 36,871 51.6 -14.2
Labor Jessie Street 34,536 48.4 +14.2
United Australia hold Swing -14.2

1940

1940 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Eric Harrison 26,969 43.0 -1.8
Labor Norman Smith 14,500 23.1 -9.5
United Australia Norman Cowper 13,099 20.9 +20.9
State Labor Jim Morley 6,249 10.0 +10.0
United Australia Richard Stranger 1,062 1.7 +1.7
Ind. Nationalist George McDonald 771 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 62,650 96.7
Informal votes 2,139 3.3
Turnout 64,789 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Eric Harrison 41,218 65.8 -1.6
Labor Norman Smith 21,432 34.2 +1.6
United Australia hold Swing -1.6

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Eric Harrison 40,398 67.4 +1.7
Labor Thomas Conway 19,499 32.6 +32.6
Total formal votes 59,897 97.8
Informal votes 1,343 2.2
Turnout 61,240 96.1
United Australia hold Swing -3.6

1934

1934 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Eric Harrison 34,012 65.7 -34.3
Labor (NSW) James Ormonde 13,287 25.7 +25.7
Social Credit Ralph Fretwell 4,466 8.6 +8.6
Total formal votes 51,765 97.6
Informal votes 1,296 2.4
Turnout 53,061 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Eric Harrison 71.0 +5.2
Labor (NSW) James Ormonde 29.0 +29.0
United Australia hold Swing +5.2

1931

1931 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Eric Harrison 35,460 65.8 +65.8
United Australia Walter Marks 18,434 34.2 +34.2
Total formal votes 53,894 94.2
Informal votes 3,293 5.8
Turnout 57,187 92.8
United Australia gain from Ind. Nationalist Swing +58.3

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist Walter Marks 31,991 58.3 +58.3
Nationalist Arthur Manning 22,878 41.7 -19.8
Total formal votes 54,869 96.5
Informal votes 1,982 3.5
Turnout 56,851 94.0
Ind. Nationalist gain from Nationalist Swing +19.8

1928

1928 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Walter Marks 29,639 61.5 -2.9
Labor Bob O'Halloran 18,539 38.5 +2.9
Total formal votes 48,178 95.7
Informal votes 2,161 4.3
Turnout 50,339 89.7
Nationalist hold Swing -2.9

1925

1925 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Walter Marks 27,945 64.4 +14.7
Labor William Crick 15,436 35.6 +3.0
Total formal votes 43,381 98.2
Informal votes 790 1.8
Turnout 44,171 87.7
Nationalist hold Swing +2.5

1922

1922 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Walter Marks 9,843 49.7 -11.4
Labor William Fitzgerald 6,455 32.6 -6.3
Ind. Nationalist Henry Morton 3,502 17.7 +17.7
Total formal votes 19,800 96.2
Informal votes 776 3.8
Turnout 20,575 50.4
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Walter Marks 12,251 61.9 +0.8
Labor William Fitzgerald 7,549 38.1 -0.8
Nationalist hold Swing +0.8

Elections in the 1910s

1919

1919 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Walter Marks 20,768 61.5 -7.0
Labor James Dunn 12,998 38.5 +7.0
Total formal votes 33,766 98.3
Informal votes 595 1.7
Turnout 34,361 63.9
Nationalist hold Swing -7.0

1917

1917 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Willie Kelly 22,653 68.5 +12.0
Labor Henrietta Greville 10,437 31.5 -12.0
Total formal votes 33,090 96.1
Informal votes 1,340 3.9
Turnout 64,430 67.4
Nationalist hold Swing +12.0

1914

1914 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Willie Kelly 17,079 56.5 -5.2
Labor Robert Cruickshank 13,171 43.5 +5.2
Total formal votes 30,250 97.5
Informal votes 790 2.5
Turnout 31,040 63.9
Liberal hold Swing -5.2

1913

1913 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Willie Kelly 18,375 61.7 +0.0
Labor Sydney Green 11,386 38.3 -0.0
Total formal votes 29,761 97.1
Informal votes 877 2.9
Turnout 30,638 71.2
Liberal hold Swing +0.0

1910

1910 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Willie Kelly 11,641 61.0 -12.2
Labour Arthur Vernon 7,451 39.0 +12.2
Total formal votes 19,092 98.7
Informal votes 257 1.3
Turnout 19,349 53.8
Liberal hold Swing -12.2

Elections in the 1900s

1906

1906 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Anti-Socialist Willie Kelly 10,505 73.2 +1.4
Labour William Duncan 3,846 26.8 +26.8
Total formal votes 14,351 95.3
Informal votes 701 4.7
Turnout 15,052 52.8
Anti-Socialist hold Swing +1.4

1903

1903 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Willie Kelly 13,894 71.8 +3.4
Protectionist John Dalley 5,459 28.2 -3.4
Total formal votes 19,353 98.5
Informal votes 286 1.5
Turnout 19,639 62.6
Free Trade hold Swing +3.4

1901

1901 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Sir William McMillan 6,315 68.4 +68.4
Protectionist John Gannon 2,915 31.6 +31.6
Total formal votes 9,230 98.4
Informal votes 153 1.6
Turnout 9,383 70.0
Free Trade win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ Wentworth, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. ^ Wentworth, NSW, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. ^ "Wentworth, NSW". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "Results". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  5. ^ Wentworth, NSW, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  6. ^ 2013 results for Wentworth, AEC.
  7. ^ "2010 results for Wentworth". AEC.
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