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Major Party: Labor, Lib + predecessors and state branches (inc Prot & FT), CP/NCP/Nat

Numerical records[edit]

Swings[edit]

Largest two-party-preferred swings[edit]

Swings of over 10% are listed. Swings are considered to be the change in a party's majority and do not take into account parties entering the two-party-preferred count for the first time. Such parties are marked with an asterisk (*). Prior to 1984, preferences were not counted to completion once the winning candidate reached 50%; in these cases an estimate is used and the entry appears in italics. Attempts are not made to estimate margins before the introduction of preferential voting in 1919.

Election Seat Swing (%) From To Result

Largest increase in primary vote[edit]

Increases of over 15% are listed. This list does not include debut performances.

Election Seat Increase (%) Party Candidate Result Notes

Largest decrease in primary vote[edit]

Decreases of more than 15% are listed.

Election Seat Decrease (%) Party Candidate Result

Share of the vote[edit]

Largest percentage of the vote[edit]

Candidates with primary votes of more than 70% are listed.

Candidate Party Election Seat Votes % Notes
Albert Thompson   Labor 1954 Port Adelaide 47,355 93.96
Josiah Thomas   Labour 1901 Barrier 4,649 87.40
Jack Beasley   Labor 1929 West Sydney 28,121 86.46
Josiah Thomas   Labour 1910 Barrier 9,447 85.81
Albert Thompson   Labor 1955 Port Adelaide 32,813 84.72

Smallest percentage of the vote[edit]

Candidates with less than 0.2% of the primary vote are listed.

Candidate Party Election Seat Votes % Notes
Veljko Prlja   Independent 1974 Werriwa 35 0.05
Sandor Torzsok   Independent 1972 Lowe 33 0.06
Leslie Shaw   Independent 1974 Werriwa 42 0.06
Warwick Hunt   CEC 2007 Gilmore 59 0.07
Gavin Spencer   CEC 2007 Bennelong 70 0.08

Smallest winning percentage of the vote[edit]

Victorious candidates with less than 35% of the primary vote are listed.

Candidate Party Election Seat Votes % Notes
Arthur Hewson   Country 1972 McMillan 8,282 16.63
Gerald Mahoney   Labor 1934 Denison 4,461 19.29
Edward Mann   Nationalist 1922 Perth 4,461 21.25
Andrew Wilkie   Independent 2010 Denison 13,788 21.26
Joe Langtry   Labor 1940 Riverina 10,083 21.68

Majorities[edit]

Largest two-party-preferred majorities[edit]

Majorities of over 75% are listed. Prior to 1984, preferences were not counted to completion once the winning candidate reached 50%; in these cases an estimate is used and the entry appears in italics. There are no entries for elections prior to the introduction of preferential voting in 1918.

Seat Election Party Candidate Margin % Main opponent
Port Adelaide 1954   Labor Albert Thompson 47,355 93.96 Alan Finger
Cook 1954   Labor Tom Sheehan ~29,085 90.40 Percy Staines
West Sydney 1929   Labor Jack Beasley 28,121 86.46 Lindsay Thompson
Cook 1951   Labor Tom Sheehan ~30,340 85.70 Roy Hatfield
Port Adelaide 1955   Labor Albert Thompson 32,813 84.72 Peter Symon

Smallest two-party-preferred majorities[edit]

Majorities of less than 0.5% are listed.

Seat Election Party Candidate Margin % Main opponent
Stirling 1974   Liberal Ian Viner 6 0.01 Graham Reece
Hawker 1990   Liberal Chris Gallus 7 0.01 Elizabeth Harvey
Wannon 1954   Labor Don McLeod 9 0.02 Malcolm Fraser
Corio 1975   Labor Gordon Scholes 10 0.02 Gordon Hall
Fawkner 1949   Labor Bill Bourke 14 0.03 Magnus Cormack

Candidature[edit]

Uncontested[edit]

When a seat is uncontested, the single candidate is declared elected unopposed. The 1946 election was the first election held without uncontested seats. The last time contests for seats with full rights were uncontested was at the 1955 federal election, although Northern Territory (the member for which had limited voting rights until 1968) was uncontested in 1963.

Election Party Seats won uncontested
1901 Protectionist (6) Balaclava (Vic), Bendigo (Vic), Gippsland (Vic), Hunter (NSW), Melbourne Ports (Vic), Swan (WA)
1903 Protectionist (10) Adelaide (SA), Balaclava (Vic), Ballaarat (Vic), Barker (SA), Corinella (Vic), Darling Downs (Qld), Eden-Monaro (NSW), Gippsland (Vic), Indi (Vic), Swan (WA)
Free Trade (4) Angas (SA), Grey (SA), Illawarra (NSW), North Sydney (NSW)
Labour (2) Canobolas (NSW), Coolgardie (WA)
Independent (1) Wakefield (SA)
1906 Protectionist (1) Adelaide (SA)
Anti-Socialist (3) Franklin (SA), North Sydney (NSW), Parramatta (NSW)
Labour (3) Boothby (SA), Grey (SA), Hindmarsh (SA)
1910 Labour (2) Grey (SA), Hindmarsh (SA)
Liberal (2) Angas (SA), Eden-Monaro (NSW)
1913 Labor (2) Hindmarsh (SA), Kalgoorlie (WA)
Liberal (1) Angas (SA)
1914 Labor (7) Batman (Vic), Kalgoorlie (WA), Kennedy (Qld), Maranoa (Qld), Melbourne Ports (Vic), Newcastle (NSW), Yarra (Vic)
Liberal (6) Angas (SA), Cowper (NSW), Franklin (Tas), Parramatta (NSW), Richmond (NSW), Wimmera (Vic)
1917 Labor (3) Adelaide (SA), Ballaarat (Vic), East Sydney (NSW)
Nationalist (7) Cowper (NSW), Franklin (Tas), Kooyong (Vic), New England (NSW), North Sydney (NSW), Swan (WA), Wimmera (Vic)
1919 Labor (2) Melbourne Ports (Vic), Newcastle (NSW)
1922 Labor (1) Hunter (NSW)
Nationalist (2) Martin (NSW), Warringah (NSW)
Country (1) Swan (WA)
Liberal (1) Balaclava (Vic)
1925 Nationalist (1) Kennedy (Qld)1
1928 Labor (3) Indi (Vic)2, Kalgoorlie (WA), Melbourne Ports (Vic)
Nationalist (5) Darling Downs (Qld), Lilley (Qld), Moreton (Qld), Robertson (NSW), Warringah (NSW)
Country (3) New England (NSW), Richmond (NSW), Swan (WA)
1929 Labor (7) Hindmarsh (SA), Hunter (NSW), Melbourne (Vic), Melbourne Ports (Vic), Newcastle (NSW), Northern Territory (NT), Yarra (Vic)
Country (3) Cowper (NSW), Forrest (WA), Swan (WA)
1931 UAP (1) Moreton (Qld)
Country (3) Forrest (WA), Gippsland (Vic), Wide Bay (Qld)
1934 Labor (1) Kalgoorlie (WA)
1937 Labor (4) Hunter (NSW), Melbourne (Vic), Melbourne Ports (Vic), West Sydney (NSW)
1940 Labor (1) Kalgoorlie (WA)
1943 Labor (1) Hunter (NSW)
1951 Labor (2) Hindmarsh (SA), Kalgoorlie (WA)
1954 Labor (1) Hindmarsh (SA)
Liberal (2) Angas (SA), Wentworth (NSW)
Country (3) Mallee (Vic), Murray (Vic), Richmond (NSW)
1955 Labor (1) Northern Territory (NT)
Liberal (5) Bradfield (NSW), Curtin (WA), Darling Downs (Qld), Forrest (WA), Warringah (NSW)
Country (5) Canning (WA), Cowper (NSW), Fisher (Qld), Moore (WA), Richmond (NSW)
1963 Labor (1) Northern Territory (NT)
1 Kennedy was uncontested in 1925 because its Labor member, Charles McDonald, died the day before the election was held.
2 Indi was uncontested in 1928 because its Country member, Robert Cook, forgot to lodge his nomination papers in time.

Most candidates[edit]

Election Seat Number of candidates
1901 South Australia 17
2013 Melbourne 16
2004 Greenway 14
1998 Bennelong 13
2007 Bennelong 13
2013 Bendigo 13
2013 McMillan 13

Candidate records[edit]

Durable election candidates[edit]

Former members unsuccessful at subsequent elections[edit]

  • Percy Abbott, Liberal/Nationalist member for New England (1913–19), contested the Senate (NSW) for the Country Party in 1922.
  • Charles Anderson, Country member for Hume (1949–51), contested Hume in 1954.
  • Thomas Andrews, Labor/Anti-Communist member for Darebin (1949–55), contested Darebin for the DLP in 1958, 1961, 1963 and 1966 and Scullin in 1969 and 1972.
  • Guy Arkins, UAP Senator for New South Wales (1935–37), contested the Senate (NSW) in 1943.
  • Oliver Badman, Country/UAP Senator for South Australia (1931–37) and member for Grey (1937–44), contested Grey as a Liberal in 1946.
  • Phil Barresi, Liberal member for Deakin (1996–2007), contested Deakin in 2010.
  • Andrew Bartlett, Democrats Senator for Queensland (1997–2008), contested Brisbane for the Greens in 2010.
  • Arthur Beck, UAP member for Denison (1940–43), contested the Senate (Tas) as a Liberal in 1946.
  • Robert Bell, Democrats Senator for Tasmania (1990–96), contested the Senate (Tas) in 1998.
  • Douglas Berry, Liberal member for Griffith (1949–54), contested Griffith in 1955.
  • Doris Blackburn, Independent Labor member for Bourke (1946–49), contested Wills for Progressive Labor in 1951.
  • Albert Blakey, Labor Senator for Victoria (1910–17), contested the Senate (Vic) in 1925 and 1928.
  • William Bolton, Nationalist Senator for Victoria (1917–23), contested Henty as an Independent Nationalist in 1929.
  • Leonard Bosman, Liberal member for St George (1963–69), contested St George in 1972.
  • Bill Bourke, Labor/Anti-Communist member for Fawkner (1949–55), contested Fawkner for the DLP in 1958.
  • James Boyd, Liberal/Nationalist member for Henty (1913–19), contested Henty in 1922.
  • James Bradfield, Liberal member for Barton (1975–83), contested Barton in 1984.
  • John Breen, Labor member for Calare (1940–46), contested Calare in 1954.
  • Joseph Brown, Anti-Socialist/Liberal member for Indi (1906–10), contested Indi as an independent in 1913.
  • Peter Browne, Liberal member for Kalgoorlie (1958–61), contested Kalgoorlie in 1963.
  • Bill Bryson, Labor/Anti-Communist member for Bourke (1943–46) and Wills (1949–55), contested Wills for the DLP in 1958 and 1961.
  • George Burns, Labor member for Illawarra (1913–17), contested Illawarra as an independent in 1919.
  • Condon Byrne, Labor/QLP/DLP Senator for Queensland (1951–59, 1968–74), contested the Senate (Qld) in 1975.
  • Jim Cairns, Labor member for Yarra (1955–69) and Lalor (1969–77), contested the Senate (Vic) as an independent in 1983.
  • Cyril Cameron, Protectionist/Anti-Socialist/Liberal Senator for Tasmania (1901–03, 1907–13), contested the Senate (Tas) as an independent in 1914 and 1917 and as a Nationalist in 1919.
  • Martin Cameron, Liberal Senator for South Australia (1969), contested the Senate (SA) in 1970.
  • Norman Cameron, Free Trade/Independent member for Tasmania (1901–03) and Wilmot (1904–06), contested Wilmot as an independent in 1917, for the FSA in 1919 and for the Country Party in 1922.
  • Graeme Campbell, Labor/Independent member for Kalgoorlie (1980–98), contested the Senate (WA) for One Nation in 2001, Kalgoorlie as an independent in 2004 and the Senate as an independent in 2007.
  • Colin Carige, NCP member for Capricornia (1975–77), contested Capricornia in 1980.
  • William Carpenter, Labor member for Fremantle (1903–06), contested Fremantle in 1910.
  • Ernest Carr, Labor/Nationalist member for Macquarie (1906–17), contested Macquarie as a Nationalist in 1919, Hunter as a Nationalist in 1928, Reid as a Nationalist in 1929, Lang for Social Credit in 1937 and East Sydney for One Parliament for Australia in 1943.
  • Doug Cash, Liberal member for Stirling (1958–61), contested Stirling in 1963 and 1966.
  • James Catts, Labor/MLP member for Cook (1906–22), contested Martin for Labor in 1931 and East Sydney for the UAP in 1940.
  • David Charleston, Free Trade Senator for South Australia (1901–03), contested the Senate (SA) as an Anti-Socialist in 1906 and as a Liberal in 1910.
  • Ben Chifley, Labor member for Macquarie (1928–31), contested Macquarie in 1934.
  • Joan Child, Labor member for Henty (1974–75), contested Henty in 1977.
  • Arthur Chresby, Liberal member for Griffith (1958–61), contested Oxley in 1963.
  • Richard Cleaver, Liberal member for Swan (1955–69), contested Swan in 1972.
  • John Coates, Labor member for Denison (1972–75), contested Denison in 1977.
  • George Cole, Labor/DLP Senator for Tasmania (1950–65), contested the Senate (Tas) in 1967.
  • Stan Collard, NCP/National Senator for Queensland (1975–87), contested Capricornia in 1990.
  • Maurice Collins, Country member for Wakefield (1928–29), contested Wakefield as an Independent Country candidate in 1931.
  • Jack Comber, Labor member for Bowman (1961–63), contested Bowman in 1966.
  • William Conelan, Labor member for Griffith (1939–49), contested the Senate (Qld) in 1953.
  • Alfred Conroy, Free Trade member for Werriwa (1901–06), contested Macquarie as a Liberal in 1910. Following his second term as the Liberal member for Werriwa (1913–14), he contested Parramatta as an independent in 1917 and the Senate (NSW) as an independent in 1919.
  • Robert Cook, Country member for Indi (1919–28), contested Indi in 1929.
  • Samuel Cooke, Free Trade member for Wannon (1901–03), contested Wannon as a Liberal in 1910.
  • Magnus Cormack, Liberal Senator for Victoria (1951–53), contested the Senate (Vic) in 1955.
  • Brian Courtice, Labor member for Hinkler (1987–93), contested Hinkler in 1996.
  • Manfred Cross, Labor member for Brisbane (1961–75), contested Brisbane in 1977.
  • Richard Crouch, Protectionist member for Corio (1901–10), contested Henty as an independent in 1914, Corangamite for Labor in 1922, the Senate (Tas) for Labor in 1925 and Corangamite again for Labor in 1928.
  • Barry Cunningham, Labor member for McMillan (1980–90, 1993–96), contested McMillan as an independent in 1998.
  • Lou Cunningham, Labor member for Gwydir (1919–25), contested Gwydir in 1928.
  • John Cusack, Labor member for Eden-Monaro (1929–31), contested Riverina for Labor in 1934 and Australian Capital Territory as an independent in 1954.
  • John Daly, Labor/Independent Senator for South Australia (1929–35), contested the Senate (SA) for Labor in 1937.
  • Maggie Deahm, Labor member for Macquarie (1993–96), contested Macquarie in 1998.
  • John Dedman, Labor member for Corio (1940–49), contested Corio in 1951 and 1954.
  • Dick Dein, UAP member for Lang (1931–34) and Senator for New South Wales (1935–41), contested the Senate in 1943 and Parkes as a Liberal in 1949 and 1951.
  • Don Dobie, Liberal member for Hughes (1966–69) and Cook (1969–72), contested Cook in 1974.
  • Frank Doyle, Labor member for Lilley (1972–74), contested Lilley in 1975.
  • Walter Duncan, Nationalist Senator for New South Wales (1920–31), contested Werriwa for the UAP in 1940.
  • John Earle, Nationalist Senator for Tasmania (1917–23), contested the Senate (Tas) in 1925.
  • John Eldridge, Labor/Lang Labor member for Martin (1929–31), contested Barton for Lang Labor in 1934 and Cook for Lang Labor in 1949.
  • Paul Elliott, Labor member for Parramatta (1990–96), contested Parramatta in 1998.
  • Robert Elliott, Country/Independent Senator for Victoria (1929–35), contested Deakin as an independent in 1943.
  • Jack Evans, Democrats Senator for Western Australia (1983–85), contested the Senate (WA) in 1987.
  • Keith Ewert, Labor member for Flinders (1952–54), contested Bruce in 1955, 1958 and 1961.
  • Norman Ewing, Free Trade Senator for Western Australia (1901–03), contested the Senate (Tas) as an Anti-Socialist in 1906.
  • Myles Ferricks, Labor Senator for Queensland (1913–20), contested Brisbane in 1929 and Maranoa in 1931.
  • Edward Findley, Labor Senator for Victoria (1904–17), contested the Senate (Vic) in 1919.
  • Joe Fitzgerald, Labor member for Phillip (1949–55), contested Phillip in 1958.
  • William Fleming, Liberal/Nationalist/Country member for Robertson (1913–22), contested Hume for the Country Party in 1928 and Robertson as an Independent Country candidate in 1931 and for the Country Party in 1934.
  • Frank Forde, Labor member for Capricornia (1922–46), contested Wide Bay in 1954.
  • Grosvenor Francis, Nationalist member for Kennedy (1925–29), contested Herbert for the UAP in 1931.
  • Arthur Fuller, Labor member for Hume (1943–49, 1951–55), contested Hume in 1958.
  • George Fuller, Free Trade/Liberal member for Illawarra (1901–13), contested Illawarra in 1914.
  • John Garden, Lang Labor/Labor member for Cook (1934–37), contested Cook for Labor in 1940.
  • Albert Gardiner, Labor Senator for New South Wales (1910–26), contested Dalley as an Independent Labor candidate in 1928. Following his brief second term (1928), he contested the Senate (NSW) for Labor in 1931.
  • John Gellibrand, Nationalist member for Denison (1925–28), contested Denison in 1929.
  • George Gibbons, Labor member for Calare (1929–31), contested Calare in 1949.
  • William Gibbs, Labor Senator for New South Wales (1925), contested Parkes in 1931.
  • Tom Gilmore, Country member for Leichhardt (1949–51), contested Leichhardt in 1954 and 1955.
  • Thomas Glassey, Protectionist Senator for Queensland (1901–03), contested the Senate (Qld) as a Liberal in 1910.
  • Richard Gun, Labor member for Kingston (1969–75), contested Kingston in 1977 and 1980.
  • Allan Guy, Labor/UAP member for Bass (1929–34), contested Bass in 1937.
  • James Hadley, Labor member for Lilley (1943–49), contested Lilley in 1951.
  • Hugh Halbert, Liberal member for Moore (1958–61), contested Moore in 1963 and the Senate (WA) in 1964.
  • David Hall, Labor member for Werriwa (1906–12), contested the Senate (NSW) for the UAP in 1937.
  • John Hallett, Country member for Canning (1963–74), contested Canning in 1975.
  • Alfred Hampson, Labor member for Bendigo (1915–17), contested Bendigo in 1919 and Corio in 1922.
  • George Hannan, Liberal Senator for Victoria (1956–65), contested the Senate (Vic) in 1967.
  • Joseph Hannan, Labor member for Fawkner (1913–17), contested Fawkner in 1919. Following his term as Senator for Victoria (1924–25), he contested Kooyong in 1928 and Flinders in 1934.
  • Brendan Hansen, Labor member for Wide Bay (1961–74), contested Wide Bay in 1975.
  • Pauline Hanson, Independent/One Nation member for Oxley (1996–98), contested the Senate (Qld) for One Nation in 2001, as an independent in 2004 and for Pauline's United Australia Party in 2007.
  • Ted Harding, Labor member for Herbert (1961–66), contested Herbert in 1969.
  • Graham Harris, Liberal member for Chisholm (1980–83), contested Chisholm in 1984.
  • Les Haylen, Labor member for Parkes (1943–63), contested the Senate (NSW) in 1964.
  • William Hedges, WAP/Liberal member for Fremantle (1906–13), contested Swan as a Nationalist in 1919 and Fremantle as a Nationalist in 1922.
  • Bert Hoare, Labor Senator for South Australia (1922–35), contested the Senate (SA) in 1937 and 1940.
  • Michael Hodgman, Liberal member for Denison (1975–87), contested Denison in 1990.
  • James Hume Cook, Protectionlist/Liberal member for Bourke (1901–10), contested Maribyrnong in 1913 and the Senate (Vic) in 1914.
  • David Jackson, Nationalist member for Bass (1919–29), contested the Senate (Tas) for the UAP in 1931.
  • Carolyn Jakobsen, Labor member for Cowan (1984–93), contested Cowan in 1996.
  • Jean Jenkins, Democrats Senator for Western Australia (1987–90), contested the Senate (WA) for the Democrats in 1993 and Brand for the Greens in 2004.
  • Jens Jensen, Labor/Nationalist/Independent member for Bass (1910–19), contested Wilmot for Labor in 1925.
  • John Jess, Liberal member for La Trobe (1960–72), contested the Senate (Vic) as an independent in 1980.
  • William Johnson, Labor member for Robertson (1910–13), contested Calare in 1914.
  • Andrew Jones, Liberal member for Adelaide (1966–69), contested the Senate (SA) as an independent in 1977.
  • Paul Jones, Labor member for Indi (1928–31), contested Indi in 1934 and 1937.
  • Robert Joshua, Labor/Anti-Communist member for Ballaarat (1951–55), contested Ballaarat for the DLP in 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966 and 1969 and the Senate (Vic) in 1964 and 1967.
  • Jack Kane, DLP Senator for New South Wales (1970–74), contested the Senate (NSW) in 1975.
  • Richard Keane, Labor member for Bendigo (1929–31), contested Bendigo in 1934.
  • Victor Kearney, Labor member for Cunningham (1956–63), contested Cunningham as an independent in 1966 and McPherson for the DLP in 1972.
  • David Kennedy, Labor member for Bendigo (1969–72), contested Bendigo in 1974.
  • Leonard Keogh, Labor member for Bowman (1969–75), contested Bowman in 1977 and 1980.
  • Stan Keon, Labor/Anti-Communist member for Yarra (1949–55), contested Yarra for the DLP in 1958, 1961, 1963 and 1966.
  • John Kerin, Labor member for Macarthur (1972–75), contested Macarthur in 1977.
  • Cheryl Kernot, Democrats Senator for Queensland (1990–97) and Labor member for Dickson (1998–2001), contested the Senate (NSW) as an independent in 2010.
  • Peter Knott, Labor member for Gilmore (1993–96), contested Gilmore in 2001.
  • William Laird Smith, Labor/Nationalist member for Denison (1910–22), contested Wilmot for Social Credit in 1934.
  • Tony Lamb, Labor member for La Trobe (1972–75), contested La Trobe in 1977.
  • Charles Lamp, Labor Senator for Tasmania (1938–50), contested the Senate (Tas) in 1951.
  • Jack Lang, Lang Labor member for Reid (1946–49), contested the Senate in 1951.
  • Thomas Lavelle, Labor member for Calare (1919–22), contested Werriwa in 1934.
  • William Lawrence, Liberal member for Wimmera (1949–58), contested Wimmera in 1961.
  • Nelson Lemmon, Labor member for Forrest (1943–49), contested St George in 1951.
  • Arthur Lewis, Labor member for Corio (1949–51), contested Balaclava in 1951.
  • Ted Lindsay, Labor member for Herbert (1983–96), contested Herbert in 1998.
  • John Lister, Nationalist member for Corio (1917–29), contested Corio as an Independent UAP candidate in 1931.
  • Jack Little, DLP Senator for Victoria (1968–74), contested the Senate (Vic) in 1975.
  • Malcolm Mackay, Liberal member for Evans (1963–72), contested Macquarie in 1974.
  • Gerald Mahoney, Labor member for Denison (1934–40), contested Denison as an Independent Labor candidate in 1943.
  • Edward Mann, Nationalist/Independent member for Perth (1922–29), contested Flinders as an independent in 1940.
  • Arthur Manning, Nationalist member for Macquarie (1922–28), contested Wentworth in 1929.
  • Thomas Marwick, Country Senator for Western Australia (1936–37), contested Swan in 1940.
  • Samuel Mauger, Protectionist/Liberal member for Melbourne Ports (1901–06) and Maribyrnong (1906–10), contested the Senate (Vic) in 1913 and 1914.
  • Helen Mayer, Labor member for Chisholm (1983–87), contested Chisholm in 1987.
  • James McCay, Protectionist/Anti-Socialist member for Corinella (1901–06), contested the Senate (Vic) as a Liberal in 1910.
  • Hugh McClelland, Country member for Wimmera (1931–37), contested Wimmera in 1940.
  • John McDougall, Labor member for Wannon (1906–13), contested Flinders in 1914 and Grampians in 1917.
  • David McKenzie, Labor member for Diamond Valley (1972–75), contested Menzies in 1984, Casey in 1987 and 2001 and the Senate (Vic) in 1993.
  • Frank McManus, DLP Senator for Victoria (1956–62), contested Maribyrnong in 1963. Following his second term (1965–74), he contested the Senate (Vic) in 1975.
  • John McNeill, Labor member for Wannon (1922–25), contested Wannon in 1928.
  • William McWilliams, Revenue Tariff/Anti-Socialist/Liberal/Nationalist/Country member for Franklin (1903–22), contested Franklin as a Nationalist in 1925.
  • Jean Melzer, Labor Senator for Victoria (1974–81), contested the Senate (Vic) for the Nuclear Disarmament Party in 1984.
  • John Millen, Nationalist/UAP Senator for Tasmania (1920–38), contested the Senate (Tas) in 1940.
  • Parker Moloney, Labor member for Indi (1910–13, 1914–17) and Hume (1919–31), contested the Senate (Vic) in 1934 and 1937.
  • James Monaghan, Labor member for Evans (1961–63), contested Evans in 1966 and 1969.
  • Patrick Mooney, Lang Labor Senator for New South Wales (1931–32), contested the Senate (NSW) in 1934.
  • Edward Mulcahy, Protectionist/Liberal Senator for Tasmania (1904–10), contested the Senate (Tas) in 1914. Following his second term as Nationalist Senator for Tasmania (1919), he contested Denison in 1922.
  • Reg Murray, Labor Senator for Tasmania (1947–51), contested the Senate (Tas) in 1953, Braddon in 1955 and the Senate (Tas) in 1958.
  • Ted Needham, Labor Senator for Western Australia (1907–20, 1923–29), contested Perth in 1929 and the Senate (WA) in 1931.
  • Syd Negus, Independent Senator for Western Australia (1971–74), contested the Senate (WA) as an independent in 1975 and for the Progressive Conservative Party in 1980.
  • H. G. Nelson, Labor member for Northern Territory (1922–34), contested Northern Territory as an independent in 1937.
  • John Nelson, Labor member for Northern Territory (1949–66), contested Northern Territory in 1975.
  • Neville Newell, Labor member for Richmond (1990–96), contested Richmond in 1998.
  • Horace Nock, Country member for Riverina (1931–40), contested the Senate in 1943.
  • Lewis Nott, Nationalist member for Herbert (1925–28), contested North Sydney in 1929, Calare for the UAP in 1934 and East Sydney for the UAP in 1940.
  • Reginald O'Brien, Labor member for Petrie (1961–63), contested Petrie in 1966.
  • Mick O'Halloran, Labor Senator for South Australia (1929–35), contested the Senate (SA) in 1937.
  • David O'Keefe, Labor Senator for Tasmania (1901–06, 1910–20) and member for Denison (1922–25), contested the Senate (Tas) in 1931.
  • King O'Malley, Labor member for Tasmania (1901–03) and Darwin (1903–17), contested Denison for Labor in 1919 and Bass as an independent in 1922.
  • Richard Orchard, Liberal/Nationalist member for Nepean (1913–19), contested East Sydney in 1925 and the Senate (NSW) in 1928.
  • Michael Organ, Greens member for Cunningham (2002–04), contested Cunningham in 2007.
  • Alfred Ozanne, Labor member for Corio (1910–13, 1914–17), contested Corio in 1919.
  • Henry Pigott, Liberal/Nationalist member for Calare (1913–19), contested Calare for the Country Party in 1922.
  • Mike Pratt, Liberal member for Adelaide (1988–90), contested Sturt as an independent in 1993.
  • Chris Puplick, Liberal Senator for New South Wales (1978–81), contested the Senate (NSW) in 1983.
  • Arthur Rae, Labor Senator for New South Wales (1910–14), contested the Senate (NSW) for Labor in 1917 and as an independent in 1922.
  • David Reid, Country Senator for Western Australia (1974), contested the Senate (WA) in 1975.
  • Len Reid, Liberal member for Holt (1969–72), contested Holt in 1974.
  • Joe Riordan, Labor member for Phillip (1972–75), contested Phillip in 1977.
  • Arthur Robinson, Free Trade member for Wannon (1903–06), contested Fawkner as a Nationalist in 1929.
  • Bill Robinson, Country Senator for Western Australia (1952–53), contested the Senate (WA) in 1958.
  • James Ronald, Labor/Independent member for Southern Melbourne (1901–06), contested the Senate (Vic) as an independent in 1910 and Fawkner as an independent in 1929.
  • Albert Rowe, Labor member for Parramatta (1929–31), contested Parramatta in 1934, 1937 and 1940.
  • Charles Russell, Country/Independent member for Maranoa (1949–51), contested the Senate (Qld) as a Democrat in 1953 and Maranoa as an Independent Democrat in 1954 and as an independent in 1955.
  • Murray Sainsbury, Liberal member for Eden-Monaro (1975–83), contested Eden-Monaro in 1984.
  • Charles Salmon, Protectionist/Liberal member for Laanecoorie (1901–13), contested the Senate (Vic) in 1913.
  • Burford Sampson, UAP/Liberal Senator for Tasmania (1926–38, 1941–47), contested the Senate (Tas) as an independent in 1949.
  • Norm Sanders, Democrats Senator for Tasmania (1985–90), contested Eden-Monaro as an independent in 1993.
  • Thomas Scholfield, UAP member for Wannon (1931–40), contested Wannon as an Independent UAP candidate in 1943.
  • Alfred Seabrook, Nationalist member for Franklin (1922–28), contested Franklin as a Nationalist in 1929 and the Senate (Tas) as an independent in 1934.
  • James Sharpe, Labor member for Oxley (1913–17), contested Oxley in 1919, 1922 and 1925.
  • Thomas Sheehy, Labor member for Boothby (1943–49), contested Boothby in 1966.
  • John Siddons, Democrats/UAP Senator for Victoria (1981–83, 1985–87), contested Scullin as an independent in 1993 and Deakin for the Democrats in 1996 and 1998.
  • Albert Smith, Labor member for Wakefield (1943–46), contested the Senate (SA) as an independent in 1949.
  • Eric Spooner, UAP member for Robertson (1940–43), contested Macquarie as a Liberal in 1946.
  • John Sullivan, Country/NCP member for Riverina (1974–77), contested Riverina-Darling as a Liberal in 1984.
  • John Thomson, Protectionist/Liberal/Nationalist member for Cowper (1906–19), contested Cowper in 1922.
  • Ray Thorburn, Labor member for Cook (1972–75), contested Cook in 1977 and 1980.
  • Harold Thorby, Country member for Calare (1931–40), contested Calare as an independent in 1943 and for the Country Party in 1946.
  • William Trenwith, Independent/Liberal Senator for Victoria (1904–10), contested Denison in 1913 and the Senate (Vic) in 1914.
  • Harry Turley, Labor Senator for Queensland (1904–17), contested the Senate (Qld) in 1919 and 1925.
  • Alasdair Webster, Liberal member for Macquarie (1984–93), contested the Senate (NSW) for CTA in 1996.
  • William Wentworth, Liberal/Independent member for Mackellar (1949–77), contested the Senate (NSW) as an independent in 1984.
  • George Whiteside, Labor Senator for Queensland (1962–63), contested the Senate (Qld) in 1964.
  • Keith Wilson, UAP Senator for South Australia (1938–44), contested Boothby as a Liberal in 1946.
  • Tony Windsor, Independent member for New England (2001–13), contested New England as an independent in 2016.
  • George Wise, Protectionist/Independent/Nationalist member for Gippsland (1906–13, 1914–22), contested Gippsland as an Independent Nationalist in 1925 and as an Independent Labor candidate in 1928.
  • Robert Wood, NDP Senator for New South Wales (1987–88), contested the Senate (NSW) for the NDP in 1990 and the Senate (Vic) for the Democrats in 1993.
  • Edwin Yates, Labor member for Adelaide (1914–19, 1922–31), contested Adelaide for Labor in 1937, Boothby for Labor in 1940 and Adelaide as an Independent Labor candidate in 1943.

Future members unsuccessful at previous general elections[edit]

Future members ran for the party they would ultimately represent unless otherwise indicated.

Former members making a comeback at a general election[edit]

  • Percy Abbott, Liberal/Nationalist member for New England (1913–19), was elected as a Country Senator for New South Wales in 1925.
  • Charles Anderson, Country member for Hume (1949–51), was re-elected as the member for Hume in 1955.
  • John Armitage, Labor member for Mitchell (1961–63), was elected as the member for Chifley in 1969.
  • William Aston, Liberal member for Phillip (1955–61), was re-elected as the member for Phillip in 1963.
  • Fran Bailey, Liberal member for McEwen (1990–93), was re-elected as the member for McEwen in 1996.
  • Bob Baldwin, Liberal member for Paterson (1996–98), was re-elected as the member for Paterson in 2001.
  • Stephen Barker, Labor Senator for Victoria (1910–20), was re-elected to the Senate in 1922.
  • John Barnes, Labor Senator for Victoria (1910–20), was re-elected to the Senate in 1922. Following his second defeat in 1934, he was re-elected again in 1937, but died before taking his seat.
  • Michael Baume, Liberal member for Macarthur (1975–83), was elected to the Senate (NSW) in 1984.
  • George Bell, Nationalist member for Darwin (1919–22), was re-elected as the member for Darwin in 1925.
  • Eric Bowden, Free Trade/Liberal member for Nepean (1906–10), was re-elected as the member for Nepean in 1919.
  • Frank Brennan, Labor member for Batman (1911–31), was re-elected as the member for Batman in 1934.
  • Russell Broadbent, Liberal member for Corinella (1990–93), was elected as the member for McMillan in 1996. Following a second defeat in 1998, he was again re-elected as the member for McMillan in 2004.
  • Neil Brown, Liberal member for Diamond Valley (1969–72), was re-elected as the member for Diamond Valley in 1975. Following a second defeat in 1983, he was elected as the member for Menzies in 1984.
  • Bill Bryson, Labor member for Bourke (1943–46), was elected as the member for Wills in 1949.
  • Nancy Buttfield, Liberal Senator for South Australia (1955–65), was re-elected to the Senate in 1967.
  • Condon Byrne, Labor/QLP Senator for Queensland (1951–59), was re-elected to the Senate for the DLP in 1967.
  • Kevin Cairns, Liberal member for Lilley (1963–72), was re-elected as the member for Lilley in 1974.
  • Cyril Cameron, Protectionist Senator for Tasmania (1901–03), was re-elected to the Senate as an Anti-Socialist in 1906.
  • Donald Cameron, Nationalist member for Brisbane (1919–31), was elected as the UAP member for Lilley in 1934.
  • Richard Casey, UAP member for Corio (1931–40), was elected as the Liberal member for La Trobe in 1949.
  • John Chanter, Protectionist/Labor member for Riverina (1901–03, 1904–13), was re-elected as the Labor member for Riverina in 1914.
  • Grant Chapman, Liberal member for Kingston (1975–83), was elected as a Senator for South Australia in 1987.
  • Ben Chifley, Labor member for Macquarie (1928–31), was re-elected as the member for Macquarie in 1940.
  • Joan Child, Labor member for Henty (1974–75), was re-elected as the member for Henty in 1980.
  • Bob Chynoweth, Labor member for Flinders (1983–84) and Dunkley (1984–90), was re-elected as the member for Dunkley in 1993.
  • Peter Cleeland, Labor member for McEwen (1984–90), was re-elected as the member for McEwen in 1993.
  • John Coates, Labor member for Denison (1972–75), was elected to the Senate (Tas) in 1980.
  • Jacinta Collins, Labor Senator for Victoria (1995–2005), was re-elected to the Senate in 2007.
  • Alfred Conroy, Free Trade member for Werriwa (1901–06), was re-elected as the member for Werriwa in 1913.
  • Walter Cooper, Country Senator for Queensland (1928–32), was re-elected to the Senate in 1935.
  • Magnus Cormack, Liberal Senator for Victoria (1951–53), was re-elected to the Senate in 1961.
  • Wilfred Coutts, Labor member for Griffith (1954–58), was re-elected as the member for Griffith in 1961.
  • Manfred Cross, Labor member for Brisbane (1961–75), was re-elected as the member for Brisbane in 1980.
  • Richard Crouch, Protectionist member for Corio (1901–10), was elected as the Labor member for Corangamite in 1929.
  • Barry Cunningham, Labor member for McMillan (1980–90), was re-elected as the member for McMillan in 1993.
  • Lou Cunningham, Labor member for Gwydir (1919–25), was re-elected as the member for Gwydir in 1929.
  • John Curtin, Labor member for Fremantle (1928–31), was re-elected as the member for Fremantle in 1934.
  • Gordon Davidson, Liberal Senator for South Australia (1961, 1961–62), was re-elected to the Senate in 1964.
  • John Dawkins, Labor member for Tangney (1974–75), was elected as the member for Fremantle in 1977.
  • Don Dobie, Liberal member for Hughes (1966–69) and Cook (1969–72), was re-elected as the member for Cook in 1975.
  • Jack Duncan-Hughes, Liberal/Nationalist member for Boothby (1922–28), was elected as a UAP Senator for South Australia in 1931. After his defeat in 1937, he was elected as the member for Wakefield in 1940.
  • George Edwards, Free Trade member for South Sydney (1901–06), was elected as the member for North Sydney as a Liberal in 1910.
  • Warren Entsch, Liberal member for Leichhardt (1996–2007), was re-elected as the member for Leichhardt in 2010.
  • Doug Everingham, Labor member for Capricornia (1967–75), was re-elected as the member for Capricornia in 1977.
  • George Fairbairn, Independent/Liberal member for Fawkner (1906–13), was elected to the Senate as a Nationalist in 1917.
  • Franc Falkiner, Liberal member for Riverina (1913–14), was elected as the Nationalist member for Hume in 1917.
  • David Fawcett, Liberal member for Wakefield (2004–07), was elected to the Senate (SA) in 2010.
  • Edward Findley, Labor Senator for Victoria (1904–17), was re-elected to the Senate in 1922.
  • Joe Fitzgerald, Labor member for Phillip (1949–55), was elected to the Senate (NSW) in 1961.
  • Allan Fraser, Labor member for Eden-Monaro (1943–66), was re-elected as the member for Eden-Monaro in 1969.
  • Arthur Fuller, Labor member for Hume (1943–49), was re-elected as the member for Hume in 1951. After his second defeat in 1955, he was re-elected as the member for Hume in 1961.
  • Moses Gabb, Labor member for Angas (1919–25), was re-elected as the member for Angas in 1929.
  • Teresa Gambaro, Liberal member for Petrie (1996–2007), was elected as the member for Brisbane in 2010.
  • Bill Graham, Liberal member for St George (1949–54), was re-elected as the member for St George in 1955. Following his second defeat in 1958, he was elected as the member for North Sydney in 1966.
  • John Grant, Labor Senator for New South Wales (1914–20), was re-elected to the Senate in 1922.
  • Littleton Groom, Protectionist/Liberal/Nationalist/Independent member for Darling Downs (1901–29), was re-elected as the Independent member for Darling Downs in 1931.
  • Allan Guy, Labor/UAP member for Bass (1929–34), was elected as the member for Wilmot in 1940. After his second defeat in 1946, he was elected to the Senate (Tas) in 1949.
  • David Hamer, Liberal member for Isaacs (1969–74), was re-elected as the member for Isaacs in 1975.
  • John Harris, Labor Senator for Western Australia (1947–51), was re-elected to the Senate in 1953.
  • William Higgs, Labor Senator for Queensland (1901–06), was elected as the member for Capricornia in 1910.
  • John Hodges, Liberal member for Petrie (1974–83), was re-elected as the member for Petrie in 1984.
  • Bob Horne, Labor member for Paterson (1993–96), was re-elected as the member for Paterson in 1998.
  • Alan Hulme, Liberal member for Petrie (1949–61), was re-elected as the member for Petrie in 1963.
  • Sharryn Jackson, Labor member for Hasluck (2001–04), was re-elected as the member for Hasluck in 2007.
  • Don Jessop, Liberal member for Grey (1966–69), was elected to the Senate (SA) in 1970.
  • Les Johnson, Labor member for Hughes (1955–66), was re-elected as the member for Hughes in 1969.
  • David Jull, Liberal member for Bowman (1975–83), was elected as the member for Fadden in 1984.
  • Richard Keane, Labor member for Bendigo (1929–31), was elected to the Senate for Victoria in 1937.
  • Leonard Keogh, Labor member for Bowman (1969–75), was re-elected as the member for Bowman in 1983.
  • Tony Lamb, Labor member for La Trobe (1972–75), was elected as the member for Streeton in 1984.
  • Hubert Lazzarini, Labor/Lang Labor member for Werriwa (1919–31), was re-elected as the Lang Labor member for Werriwa in 1934.
  • John Leckie, Nationalist member for Indi (1917–19), was elected as a UAP Senator for Victoria in 1934.
  • Nelson Lemmon, Labor member for Forrest (1943–49), was elected as the member for St George in 1954.
  • Hugh Leslie, Country member for Moore (1949–58), was re-elected as the member for Moore in 1961.
  • John MacDonald, Labor Senator for Queensland (1922, 1928), was re-elected to the Senate in 1931.
  • Hugh Mahon, Labor member for Coolgardie (1901–13) and Kalgoorlie (1913–17), was re-elected as the member for Kalgoorlie in 1919.
  • Norman Makin, Labor member for Hindmarsh (1919–46), was elected as the member for Sturt in 1954.
  • Chester Manifold, Protectionist member for Corangamite (1901–03), was re-elected as the member for Corangamite in 1913 as a Liberal.
  • Ted Mattner, UAP/Liberal Senator for South Australia (1944–47), was re-elected to the Senate in 1949.
  • Philip McBride, UAP member for Grey (1931–37) and Senator for South Australia (1937–44), was elected as the Liberal member for Wakefield in 1946.
  • Allan McDougall, Labor Senator for New South Wales (1910–20), was re-elected to the Senate in 1922.
  • George McLeay, UAP/Liberal Senator for South Australia (1935–47), was re-elected to the Senate in 1949.
  • Don McLeod, Labor member for Wannon (1940–49), was re-elected as the member for Wannon in 1951.
  • Frank McManus, DLP Senator for Victoria (1956–62), was re-elected to the Senate in 1964.
  • John McNeill, Labor member for Wannon (1922–25), was re-elected as the member for Wannon in 1929.
  • William McWilliams, Revenue Tariff/Anti-Socialist/Liberal/Nationalist/Country member for Franklin (1906–22), was re-elected as the independent member for Franklin in 1928.
  • Parker Moloney, Labor member for Indi (1910–13), was re-elected as the member for Indi in 1914.
  • Charles Morgan, Labor member for Reid (1940–46), was re-elected as the member for Reid in 1949.
  • Bill Morrison, Labor member for St George (1969–75), was re-elected as the member for St George in 1980.
  • Belinda Neal, Labor Senator for New South Wales (1994–98), was elected as the member for Robertson in 2007.
  • Ted Needham, Labor Senator for Western Australia (1907–20), was re-elected to the Senate in 1922.
  • Lewis Nott, Nationalist member for Herbert (1925–28), was elected as the independent member for Australian Capital Territory in 1949.
  • David O'Keefe, Labor Senator for Tasmania (1901–06), was re-elected to the Senate in 1910. Following his second defeat in 1919, he was elected as the member for Denison in 1922.
  • James O'Loghlin, Labor Senator for South Australia (1907), was re-elected to the Senate in 1913. Following his defeat in 1919, he was re-elected again in 1922.
  • Alfred Ozanne, Labor member for Corio (1910–13), was re-elected as the member for Corio in 1914.
  • John Perkins, Nationalist member for Eden-Monaro (1926–29), was re-elected as the UAP member for Eden-Monaro in 1931.
  • Chris Puplick, Liberal Senator for New South Wales (1978–81), was re-elected to the Senate in 1984.
  • Arthur Rae, Labor Senator for New South Wales (1910–14), was re-elected to the Senate in 1928.
  • Don Randall, Liberal member for Swan (1996–98), was elected as the member for Canning in 2001.
  • Peter Reith, Liberal member for Flinders (1982–83), was re-elected as the member for Flinders in 1984.
  • Leonard Reynolds, Labor member for Barton (1958–66), was re-elected as the member for Barton in 1969.
  • Arthur Rodgers, Liberal/Nationalist member for Wannon (1913–22), was re-elected as the member for Wannon in 1925.
  • Burford Sampson, Nationalist/UAP Senator for Tasmania (1926–38), was re-elected to the Senate in 1940.
  • Con Sciacca, Labor member for Bowman (1987–96), was re-elected as the member for Bowman in 1998.
  • Douglas Scott, Country Senator for New South Wales (1970), was re-elected to the Senate in 1974.
  • Peter Shack, Liberal member for Tangney (1977–83), was re-elected as the member for Tangney in 1984.
  • John Shannon, Liberal Senator for South Australia (1912–13), was re-elected to the Senate in 1914.
  • Jim Sheehan, Labor Senator for Victoria (1938–40), was re-elected to the Senate in 1943.
  • Jim Short, Liberal member for Ballarat (1975–80), was elected to the Senate for Victoria in 1984.
  • John Siddons, Democrats Senator for Victoria (1981–83), was re-elected to the Senate in 1984.
  • Sid Sidebottom, Labor member for Braddon (1998–2004), was re-elected as the member for Braddon in 2007.
  • Peter Slipper, National member for Fisher (1984–87), was re-elected as the Liberal member for Fisher in 1993.
  • Warwick Smith, Liberal member for Bass (1984–93), was re-elected as the member for Bass in 1996.
  • Warren Snowdon, Labor member for Northern Territory (1987–96), was re-elected as the member for Northern Territory in 1998.
  • John Spicer, UAP Senator for Victoria (1940–44), was re-elected to the Senate as a Liberal in 1949.
  • Wayne Swan, Labor member for Lilley (1993–96), was re-elected as the member for Lilley in 1998.
  • Grant Tambling, CLP member for Northern Territory (1980–83), was elected to the Senate (NT) in 1987.
  • Josiah Thomas, Labor/Nationalist member for Barrier (1901–17) and Senator for New South Wales (1917–23), was re-elected to the Senate in 1925.
  • Ross Vasta, Liberal member for Bonner (2004–07), was re-elected as the member for Bonner in 2010.
  • William Watson, Independent member for Fremantle (1922–28), was re-elected as the UAP member for Fremantle in 1931.
  • Harry Webb, Labor member for Swan (1954–55) and Stirling (1955–58), was re-elected as the member for Stirling in 1961.
  • Sue West, Labor Senator for New South Wales (1987), was re-elected to the Senate in 1990.
  • Ian Wilson, Liberal member for Sturt (1966–69), was re-elected as the member for Sturt in 1972.
  • Keith Wilson, UAP Senator for South Australia (1938–44), was elected as the Liberal member for Sturt in 1949. Following his defeat in 1954, he was re-elected as the member for Sturt in 1955.
  • George Wise, Protectionist/Independent member for Gippsland (1906–13), was re-elected as the Independent member for Gippsland in 1914.
  • Reg Withers, Liberal Senator for Western Australia (1966), was re-elected to the Senate in 1967.
  • Edwin Yates, Labor member for Adelaide (1914–19), was re-elected as the member for Adelaide in 1922.

Youngest election victors[edit]

Member Party Seat Date of birth Date of Election Age at election
Wyatt Roy   LNP Longman 22 May 1990 21 August 2010 20 years, 91 days
Edwin Corboy   Labor Swan 24 August 1896 26 October 1918 (by-election) 22 years, 63 days
Andrew Jones   Liberal Adelaide 26 May 1944 26 November 1966 22 years, 184 days
Charles Frazer   Labor Kalgoorlie 2 January 1880 16 December 1903 23 years, 348 days
Peter Shack   Liberal Tangney 20 June 1953 10 December 1977 24 years, 173 days

Youngest to leave the Parliament[edit]

Member Party Seat Date of birth Date of Election Age at leaving
Edwin Corboy   Labor Swan 24 August 1896 13 December 1919 23 years, 111 days
Andrew Jones   Liberal Adelaide 26 May 1944 25 October 1969 25 years, 152 days
Wyatt Roy   LNP Longman 22 May 1990 2 July 2016 26 years, 41 days
Graham Pratten   Nationalist Martin 13 December 1899 12 December 1929 29 years, 364 days
Christian Zahra   Labor McMillan 8 April 1973 9 October 2004 31 years, 184 days

Oldest to lose their seats[edit]

Oldest election victors[edit]

Member Party Seat Date of birth Date of last election Age at election
Billy Hughes   Liberal Bradfield 25 September 1862 10 December 1949 87 years, 76 days
Henry Gregory   Country Swan 15 March 1860 21 September 1940 80 years, 190 days
Earle Page   Country Cowper 8 August 1880 22 November 1958 78 years, 106 days
George Lawson   Labor Brisbane 14 August 1880 22 November 1958 78 years, 100 days
John West   Labor East Sydney 27 January 1852 12 October 1929 77 years, 258 days

Female candidates (1903–84)[edit]

Women have been eligible to stand for every federal election bar 1901 and have done so at all subsequent elections except 1910, 1925, 1928 and 1929, although none were successful until 1943. Candidates are listed until 1984.

Election Chamber Candidates
1903 House (1) Independent: Selina Anderson (Dalley)
Senate (3) Independent: Vida Goldstein (Vic), Nellie Martel (NSW), Mary Moore-Bentley (NSW)
1906 Senate (1) Independent: Vida Goldstein (Vic)
1913 House (3) Independent: Vida Goldstein (Kooyong), Ellen Mulcahy (Melbourne), Alicia O'Shea Petersen (Denison)
1914 House (2) Independent: Vida Goldstein (Kooyong), Emily Paul (Cook)
1917 House (2) Labor: Henrietta Greville (Wentworth), Eva Seery (Robertson)
Senate (1) Independent: Vida Goldstein (Vic)
1919 House (1) Labor: Mary Grant (Kooyong)
Senate (1) Independent: Mary McMahon (NSW)
1922 House (3) Labor: Jean Daley (Kooyong)
Nationalist: Eleanor Glencross (Henty)
Country: Selina Siggins (Calare)
1931 House (1) Independent: Agnes Goode (Adelaide)
Senate (1) Independent: Ruth Ravenscroft (SA)
1934 House (4) UAP: Florence Cardell-Oliver (Fremantle)
NSW Labor: Bessie Frewin (Warringah)
Social Credit: Ethel Arthur-Smith (Calare), Florence Cochrane (Cook)
Senate (2) Independent: Lillie Beirne (NSW), Joanna Helbach (Qld)
1937 Senate (1) Independent: Jeanne Young (SA)
1940 House (3) Labor: Bessie Frewin (Warringah)
Independent: Diana Gould (East Sydney), Malinda Ivey (West Sydney)
Senate (2) Labor: Dorothy Tangney (WA)
Independent: Adela Walsh (NSW)
1943 House (18) Labor: Jessie Street (Wentworth)
UAP: Elizabeth Couchman (Melbourne), Enid Lyons (Darwin)
Women: Mabel Brookes (Flinders), Pauline Budge (Parkes)
Progressive: Helen Maxwell (Balaclava)
Women for Canberra: Ivy Weber (Henty)
Christian Independent: Gwendolyn Noad (Kooyong)
Independent Country: Millie Sullivan (Macquarie)
Independent: Elsie Brushfield (Corangamite), Athena Deane (Kennedy), Christina Debney (Batman), Constance Duncan (Balaclava), Dorothea Foster (Perth), Roberta Galagher (Robertson), Eleanor Glencross (Martin), Malinda Ivey (West Sydney), Ruth Ravenscroft (Flinders), Isabella Stenning (Martin)
Senate (5) Labor: Dorothy Tangney (WA)
Independent: Ada Beveridge (NSW), Vera Carr (Vic), Edith Cook (NSW), Edith Hardy (Vic)
1946 House (8) Labor: Jessie Street (Wentworth)
Liberal: Enid Lyons (Darwin)
Independent Labor: Doris Blackburn (Bourke)
Independent: Mascotte Brown (Fawkner), Malinda Ivey (West Sydney), Isabel Longworth (Newcastle), Madge Roberts (Calare), Winifred West (Corio)
Senate (5) Labor: Dorothy Tangney (WA)
Liberal: Annabelle Rankin (Qld)
Protestant People's Party: Dorothy Rogerson (NSW)
Services: Winifred Payne (Qld)
Independent: Edith Cook (NSW)
1949 House (15) Liberal: Enid Lyons (Darwin), Nancy Wake (Barton)
Country: Helena Marfell (Wannon)
Communist: Mabel Hanson (Bowman), Anna Slater (Griffith), Elsie Watt (Adelaide)
Independent Labor: Doris Blackburn (Wills)
Independent: Jessie Ashton (ACT), Elsie Brushfield (Corangamite), Malinda Ivey (Martin), Isabel Longworth (Shortland), Clare Peters (Kingsford-Smith), Madge Roberts (Darling), Edith Shortland (Lowe), Jessie Street (Phillip)
Senate (10) Liberal: Agnes Robertson (WA), Ivy Wedgwood (Vic)
Communist: Freda Brown (NSW), Thelma Lees (Vic), Gloria Phelan (Qld), Joan Williams (WA)
Henry George League: Eileen Serpell (Vic)
Independent: Ada Bromham (Vic), Mary McKinlay (WA), Mary Smith (SA)
1951 House (11) Labor: Eileen Powell (North Sydney)
Liberal: Nancy Wake (Barton)
Communist: Mabel Hanson (Bowman), Doris McRae (Henty), Gloria Phelan (Herbert)
Progressive Labor: Doris Blackburn (Wills)
Independent: Jessie Ashton (ACT), Malinda Ivey (Martin), Mary Kent Hughes (Higgins), Jessie Litchfield (NT), Clare Peters (West Sydney)
Senate (8) Labor: Dorothy Tangney (WA)
Liberal: Annabelle Rankin (Qld), Agnes Robertson (WA), Ivy Wedgwood (Vic)
Country: Thelma Kirkby (NSW)
Communist: Agnes Doig (Vic), Pat Hurd (WA), Mary Simm (NSW)
1953 Senate (2) Liberal: Ivy Wedgwood (Vic)
Country: Thelma Kirkby (NSW)
1954 House (6) Liberal: Nancy Buttfield (Adelaide), Mary Stevenson (ACT)
Communist: Flo Davis (Dalley), Mabel Hanson (Bowman), Vida Little (Burke)
Independent: Madge Roberts (Calare)
1955 House (2) Liberal: Jill Huxtable (Watson)
Labor (Anti-Communist): Leonora Lloyd (Chisholm)
Senate (8) Labor: Dorothy Tangney (WA)
Liberal: Nancy Buttfield (SA), Annabelle Rankin (Qld)
Country: Agnes Robertson (WA)
Labor (Anti-Communist): Olive Anstey (WA)
Communist: Annette Aarons (WA), Flo Davis (NSW), Agnes Doig (Vic)
1958 House (15) Labor: Nola Barber (Flinders), Mabel Elliott (Mackellar), Lynda Heaven (Franklin)
Liberal: Anne Dalgarno (ACT)
DLP: Susan Critchley (Angas), Mollie Dolan (Lowe), Celia Laird (Higgins), Ann Macken (Mackellar), Mary Nappa (St George)
QLP: Margaret Walsh (Darling Downs)
Independent: Elsie Brushfield (Corangamite), Decima Mayne (McMillan), Mary Pepperall (Newcastle), Grace Stratton (Balaclava)
Senate (9) Liberal: Ivy Wedgwood (Vic)
Country: Jessie Robertson (WA)
DLP: Veronica Bonser (WA), Eileen Slattery (Vic)
Communist: Annette Aarons (WA), Flo Davis (NSW), Stella Nord (Qld), Kath Williams (Vic)
Loyalist: Gladys Edwards (Qld)
1961 House (11) Labor: Mabel Elliott (Mackellar), Barbara Guyatt (Ryan), Gwendolyn Noad (Fawkner)
Liberal: Margaret McLachlan (Bonython)
DLP: Ursula Cook (Adelaide), Celia Laird (Higgins), Mary Nappa (Watson)
QLP: Margaret Walsh (Darling Downs)
Communist: Mavis Robertson (Dalley), Joan Williams (Fremantle)
Senate (11) Labor: Dorothy Tangney (WA)
Liberal: Marie Breen (Vic), Nancy Buttfield (SA), Eileen Furley (NSW), Valerie Goode (WA), Annabelle Rankin (Qld)
DLP: Eleonora Tennant (Tas)
QLP: Anne Wenck (Qld)
Communist: Freda Brown (NSW), Patricia Pastourel (Qld), Kath Williams (Vic)
1963 House (13) Labor: Nola Barber (Flinders), Mabel Elliott (Mackellar), Gwendolyn Noad (Fawkner), Nell Simpson (Wentworth)
Liberal: Kay Brownbill (Kingston), Elizabeth Calvert (ACT)
DLP: Norma Boyle (Barton), Celia Laird (Higgins), Frances Lane (Braddon)
Communist: Barbara Curthoys (Shortland), Mary Stevens (Grayndler)
Independent: Edith Jewell (Balaclava)
Senate (1) DLP: Anne Wenck (Qld)
1964 Senate (9) Liberal: Nancy Buttfield (SA), Ivy Wedgwood (Vic)
Country: Jessie Robertson (WA)
DLP: Anne Wenck (Qld)
Communist: Barbara Curthoys (NSW), Agnes Doig (Vic), Beryl Miller (SA), Patricia Pastourel (Qld), Joan Williams (WA)
1966 House (15) Labor: Maureen Campbell-Teich (Henty)
Liberal: Kay Brownbill (Kingston), Frances Clack (Newcastle), Elga Rodze (Werriwa), Nancy Wake (Kingsford-Smith)
DLP: Yvonne Abolins (Fawkner), Norma Boyle (Banks), Doris Brown (Wentworth), Mary Stanley (Chisholm)
Communist: Annette Aarons (Perth)
Independent: Elsie Brushfield (Corio), Anne Dalgarno (ACT), Joyce Duncan (North Sydney), Sarah Ross (Lilley)
Senate (1) DLP: Lydia Obbes (WA)
1967 Senate (4) Labor: Dorothy Tangney (WA)
Liberal: Nancy Buttfield (SA), Annabelle Rankin (Qld)
Communist: Barbara Curthoys (NSW)
1969 House (30) Labor: Irene Dunsmuir (Balaclava), Pauline McCarthy (La Trobe), Fay Nottage (Flinders)
Liberal: Kay Brownbill (Kingston)
DLP: Kathleen Anderson (Hawker), Annette Andrew (Banks), Agnes Bannon (Lowe), Betty Bishop (Kingston), Norma Boyle (Sydney), Doris Brown (Wentworth), Helena Hubert (Hindmarsh), Clarrissa Weedon (Moreton)
Australia Party: Brenda Elliott (La Trobe), Anne McMenamin (Adelaide), Barbara Wilson (Bradfield)
Independent: Patricia Bailey (Lowe), Elsie Brushfield (Corio), Beverly Chong (Kingsford-Smith), Totti Cohen (Phillip), Patricia Giles (Perth), Kathleen Laherty (Burke), Valerie Lillington (Boothby), Betty Loneragan (Bradfield), Fay McCallum (Werriwa), Edith Parrish (Berowra), Geraldine Phelan (Wills), Daphne Thorne (Maribyrnong), Liane Wessley (Isaacs), Marjorie Williams (Hughes)
1970 Senate (9) Liberal: Margaret Guilfoyle (Vic), Margaret McAleer (WA)
Country: June Bunce (WA)
Australia Party: Dorothy Buchanan (Vic), Diana Ward (NSW)
Pensioner Power: Wendy Reed (NSW)
National Socialist: Katrina Young (Vic)
Better Education: Laures Chester (SA)
Independent: Olga Negus (WA)
1972 House (38) Labor: Joan Child (Henty), Irene Dunsmuir (Balaclava), Anne Levy (Boothby), Susan Neacy (Curtin)
Liberal: Patricia Clark (Melbourne), Erica Lawton (Fremantle), Phyllis Rogers (Hawker)
DLP: Doris Allison (St George), Agnes Bannon (Lowe), Doris Brauer (Parramatta), Dorothy Cranley (Perth), Gwen Fitzpatrick (Bennelong), Anna Linard (Melbourne), Rosemary Taboni (Fremantle)
Australia Party: Patricia Berzin (Mitchell), Brenda Elliott (Holt), Bridget Gilling (Warringah), Marjorie Gray (Cook), Rhonda Howse (Barton), Claudia Leach (Bennelong), Maurene Lock (Curtin), Mavis McMillan (Bradfield), Wendy Nicholson (Melbourne), Beth Smith (Griffith), Stephanie Thew (Lyne), Pamela Thornley (Kooyong), Virginia Walker (Phillip)
Defence of Government Schools: Eileen Fowler (La Trobe), Judith Sainsbury (Cook), Jean Sulima (Bennelong), Kathleen Taylor (Lowe), Colette Tucker (Phillip)
National Socialist: Katrina Young (Maribyrnong)
Independent: Dianne Allen (Macarthur), Helen Berrill (Bradfield), Margaret Briggs (Casey), Pat Eatock (ACT)
1974 House (47) Labor: Joan Child (Henty), Irene Dunsmuir (Balaclava), Janice Saltau (Maranoa)
Liberal: Iris MacDonald (Hindmarsh), Heather Mitchell (Wimmera), Patricia Robinson (Chifley), Cecile Storey (Gellibrand), Janis Wallace (Sydney)
Country: Dorothy Mattress (Canberra)
National Alliance: June Bunce (Tangney), Marie Clark (Stirling), Dorothy Cranley (Perth)
Australia Party: Jennifer Baker (Robertson), Julia Bovard (Sydney), Beverley Broadbent (Melbourne Ports), Ruth Chenoweth (Ryan), Elizabeth Chesterfield (Isaacs), Pamela Clifford (Ballaarat), Julia Featherstone (Wentworth), Catherine Hannaford (Angas), Susan Healy (Cunningham), Jill Kerr (Macarthur), Astrid O'Neill (Reid), Iris Pederick (Bruce), Jill Ritchie (Petrie), Ellen Rose (Newcastle), Wendy Russell-Brown (Tangney), Veronica Schwarz (Gellibrand), Winifred Sharkey (Bowman), Beth Smith (Griffith), Gillian Sutton (Bennelong), Mary Thomas (Canberra), Carolyn Tonge (Stirling), Janet Veilands (Kingston), Frances Vorrath (La Trobe), Virginia Walker (Phillip), Patricia Wallace (Berowra)
Liberal Movement: Betty Hall (Sturt), Jean Lawrie (Port Adelaide)
DLP: Anna Linard (Melbourne)
Republican: Doreen Story (Canberra)
Independent: Eileen Eason (Werriwa), Beatrice Faust (Flinders), Jeannette Forsyth (Curtin), Diana Martin (Bruce), Margaret Tomkins (Werriwa), Therese Warner (Capricornia)
Senate (35) Labor: Ruth Coleman (WA), Jean Melzer (Vic)
Liberal: Margaret Guilfoyle (Vic), Pauline Iles (WA), Kathy Martin (Qld)
Country: Rosalie Hine (Tas)
National Alliance: Rosemary Taboni (WA)
Liberal Movement: Heather Southcott (SA)
Australia Party: Kathy Dancer (SA), Bridget Gilling (NSW), Diana Hislop (WA), Joan Wright (Qld)
DLP: Marianne Crowe (Vic)
Communist: Lynette Hovey (Vic), Patricia Miller (NSW)
United Christian: Violet Nash (SA)
Independent: Patricia Alcorn (NSW), Dianne Allen (NSW), Dulcie Bethune (Vic), Frieda Brown (NSW), Elizabeth Collins (NSW), Catherine Dalton (NSW), Rosemary Everett (Tas), Frances Fleeton (NSW), Frances Hancock (NSW), Elizabeth Hoffman (Vic), Janet McNicol (Qld), Lorraine O'Callaghan (NSW), Lorraine Parkinson (NSW), Marilyn Rose (Tas), Helen Stables (NSW), Patricia Stoll (Vic), Robyn Swan (NSW), Patricia Taylor (NSW), Pamela Woods (Qld)
1975 House (31) Labor: Shirley Ambrose (Corangamite), Marilyn Anthony (Canning), Joan Child (Henty), Marjorie Gillies (Murray), Irene Krastev (Wakefield), Mairi Petersen (Wentworth)
Liberal: Shirley Sookee (Chifley), Janis Wallace (Sydney), Iris Williams (Gellibrand)
NCP: Margaret Franklin (Franklin)
Liberal Movement: Jean Lawrie (Port Adelaide)
Australia Party: Beverley Broadbent (Melbourne Ports), Marjorie Gray (Cook), Susan Healy (Macarthur), Marie Morris (Phillip), Astrid O'Neill (Parramatta), Iris Pederick (Bruce), Veronica Schwarz (Melbourne)
DLP: Eileen Doyle (Batman), Lucia Hayward (Maribyrnong), Marjorie McOwan (Wimmera)
Workers Party: Coral Finlay (McPherson), Merilyn Giesekam (Sydney), Cathryn Stanton (Denison)
Independent: Ethel Adams (Richmond), Denise Arrow (Banks), Lily Bayly (Barker), Diana Martin (Bruce), Verna Oakley (Kingston), Jennifer Sheehan (Mackellar), Barbara Timmins (Shortland)
Senate (40) Labor: Ruth Coleman (WA), Colleen Freeman (Qld), Jean Melzer (Vic), Emily Renshaw (NSW), Susan Ryan (ACT)
Liberal: Jennifer Adamson (SA), Margaret Guilfoyle (Vic), Kathy Martin (Qld), Cynthia Smart (WA), Shirley Walters (Tas)
NCP: Jennifer Lewis (WA), Winifred Piesse (WA), Margaret Rockliff (Tas), Dorothy Ross (NSW)
Liberal Movement: Diana Downs (WA), Janine Haines (SA), Heather Southcott (SA)
Australia Party: Joan Breen (NT), Mavis McMillan (NSW)
DLP: Marianne Crowe (Vic), Leonie Farrell (SA), Anne McCosker (NSW), Therese Sheil (Qld), Rosemary Taboni (WA)
Workers Party: Susan Benfer (Qld), Beverly Bong (SA), Valda Harris (WA), Susan O'Sullivan (NSW)
Socialist: Muriel Goss (SA)
Family Action: Frieda Brown (NSW)
Independent: Diane Ewin (Vic), Anne Glew (Qld), Elizabeth Hoffman (Vic), Helen Jarvis (NSW), Lorraine Negus (WA), Grace Plunkett (Qld), Enid Shea (Tas), Nellie Stuart (WA), Alma Thorpe (Vic), Lyn Wilson (NSW)
1977 House (49) Labor: Shirley Ambrose (Corangamite), Joan Child (Henty), Elaine Darling (Lilley), Jean Downing (Diamond Valley), Patricia Fowkes (Swan), Patricia Giles (Curtin), Gailene Harrison (Ryan), Ann Jackson (Higgins), Pauline Kibble (Bradfield), Josephine Maxwell (Richmond), Helen Mayer (Chisholm), Ann Pengelly (Sturt), Fay Price (Fisher), Barbara Robson (Moreton), Ellen Thompson (Mitchell), Mary Willey (Bass)
Liberal: Jean Lawrie (Port Adelaide), Elaine Samuels (Newcastle)
NCP: Marie Dilley (Canning)
Democrats: Janice Barber (Fadden), Jili Boughen (Ryan), Patricia Edward (Moore), Zelma Furey (Balaclava), Joan Hadley (Brisbane), Margaret Healey (Farrer), Norma Helmers (Eden-Monaro), Marelle Hicks (Kennedy), Heather Howe (Gwydir), Joan Kersey (Wentworth), Elisabeth Kirkby (Hunter), Kathleen May (Corangamite), Gillian Newman (Fisher), Valina Rainer (Melbourne Ports), Josephine Read (NT), Judith Roberts (Sydney), Veronica Schwarz (Melbourne), June Smith (Gellibrand), Anita Stiller (Warringah), Christine Townend (Grayndler), Thelma Trayling (Wannon), Betty Whitworth (Maranoa)
Progress Party: Coral Finlay (Herbert), Neva Maxim (McPherson), Maureen Nathan (Farrer)
Communist: Aileen Beaver (Sydney)
Independent: Melody Bond (Fadden), Naomi Mayers (Sydney), Rosalba Vicari (Lalor)
Senate (28) Labor: Ruth Coleman (WA), Susan Ryan (ACT), Verona Wake (Qld)
Liberal: Kathy Martin (Qld), Shirley Walters (Tas)
NCP: Moira Jones (WA), Dorothy Ross (NSW)
Democrats: Janice Bateman (Vic), Maureen Burton (Qld), Patricia Clark (NSW), Shirley de la Hunty (WA), Liz Holloway (Tas)
Progress Party: Janet Beeck (WA), Suzanne Ham (Qld), Verna Oakley (SA)
Australia Party: Kathy Dancer (SA), Gail Farrell (Vic)
Socialist: Muriel Goss (SA), Harikilia Kokkinos (Vic)
Marijuana: Diana Fuller (NSW)
Independent: Anne Glew (Qld), Jean Jukes (SA), Elizabeth Morton (Vic), Marie Quinn (Vic), Shirley Smith (NSW), Nellie Stuart (WA), Ann Waterhouse (Tas), Leah Young (NSW)
1980 House (74) Labor: Fran Bladel (Franklin), Maxine Broughton (North Sydney), Jennifer Bundy (Higgins), Jan Burnswoods (Lowe), Joan Child (Henty), Elaine Darling (Lilley), Joan Groves (Murray), Susan Hadlow (Kennedy), Barbara Hill (Dawson), Margery Hourihan (Dundas), Janet Hunt (Darling Downs), Ros Kelly (Canberra), Carole Marple (Indi), Helen Mayer (Chisholm), Jeannette McHugh (Phillip), Jean McLean (Flinders), Valma Melville (Cowper), Fay Price (Fisher), Barbara Robson (Moreton), Patti Warn (Bass), Sue West (Hume), Gayle Whyte (Bruce), Maureen Wong (Tangney)
Liberal: Shirley de Garis (Port Adelaide), Ronda Herrmann (Oxley), Rosemary Kemp (Batman), Yvonne Maio (Reid), Marie Rutledge (Werriwa)
Democrats: Janice Barber (Fadden), Shirley Bold (Gellibrand), Sandra Burke (McMillan), Gloria Collison (Gwydir), Theresa Cunningham (Canning), Beverley Davis (St George), Beverley Eley (Barton), Zelma Furey (Balaclava), Questa Gill (Hughes), Mary Good (Grey), Robyn Groves (Hotham), Joan Hadley (Lilley), Maria Hayboer (Darling Downs), Norma Helmers (Eden-Monaro), Jean Jenkins (Stirling), Judith Jenkins (Kingston), Joan Kersey (Wentworth), Rosemary Mason (Mitchell), Kathleen May (Corangamite), Pauline Moylan (Petrie), Gillian Newman (Griffith), Fiona Richardson (New England), Anne Ritter (Calare), Jean Ritter (Swan), Ilse Robey (Bradfield), Megan Sampson (Cunningham), Anita Stiller (North Sydney), Pamela Tuckwell (Bennelong), Betty Whitworth (Moreton), Edwina Wilson (Hunter), Gwendoline Wilson (Hume)
DLP: Elaine Mulholland (Bruce)
Progress Party: Kelly Crombie (Dawson), Maureen Nathan (Farrer)
Socialist Workers: Therese Doyle (Hindmarsh), Juanita Keig (Sydney)
Communist: Judith Mundey (Sydney)
Progressive Conservative: June Steen-Olsen (Perth)
Independent: Josephine Chisholm-Mallett (North Sydney), Miriam Cope (Oxley), Pamela Gardiner (NT), Gail Perry (Fisher), Olga Scully (Bass), Diane Teasdale (Murray), Pamela Wells (Canning), Marjorie Wisby (Hughes)
Senate (35) Labor: Patricia Giles (WA), Jean Hearn (Tas), Jean Melzer (Vic), Susan Ryan (ACT)
Liberal: Margaret Guilfoyle (Vic), Yvonne McComb (Qld)
NCP: Edna Adams (WA), Florence Bjelke-Petersen (Qld), Sylvia Schultz (SA)
Democrats: Shirley de la Hunty (WA), Janine Haines (SA), Elisabeth Kirkby (NSW), Janet Powell (Vic), Rae Saxon (Tas)
Call to Australia: Joan Loew (NSW)
Marijuana: Margaret Fraser (Vic), Anne Parsons (NSW), Jennifer Smether (NT), Gwenda Woods (SA)
Socialist: Ida Goss (SA), Georgina Lialios (Vic)
Australia Party: Gail Farrell (Vic)
National Front: Rosemary Sisson (Qld)
Progressive Conservative: Mary McKenzie-Huish (SA)
Concerned Christian Candidates: Betty Luks (SA)
Jobless Action: Jacqueline Flitcroft (ACT)
Independent: Vivien Botterill (Qld), Julie Champion (NSW), Josephine Chisholm-Mallett (NSW), Anne Glew (Qld), Joylene Hairmouth (NSW), Jean McPherson (Vic), Pamela Moore (Vic), Estelle Myers (NSW), Nellie Stuart (WA)
1983 House (86) Labor: Fran Bladel (Franklin), Margaret Blaxell (Dundas), Jennifer Bundy (Higgins), Joan Child (Henty), Elaine Darling (Lilley), Wendy Fatin (Brand), Nancy Genardini (Wannon), Barbara Hill (Dawson), Ros Kelly (Canberra), Carole Marple (Indi), Helen Mayer (Chisholm), Marie McCormick (Hume), Jeannette McHugh (Phillip), Avis Meddings (Kooyong), Heather O'Connor (Bruce), Suzanne Owens (Wakefield), Barbara Robson (Moreton), Kathy Smith (Denison), Brigid Walsh (Kennedy), Valerie Young (Barker)
Liberal: Anne Adams (Murray), Bev Austin (Robertson), Joy Baluch (Grey), Ann Dunkley (Isaacs), Liz Grant (Fraser), Yvonne Maio (Reid), Edna Mitchell (Chifley), Marie Rutledge (Werriwa), Katheryne Savage (Scullin)
National: Helen Reeves (Capricornia)
Democrats: Carole Ames (Griffith), Gloria Auchterlonie (McMillan), Gloria Collison (Gwydir), Alison Dolling (Sturt), Annique Duc (Warringah), Eileen Farmer (Adelaide), Zelma Furey (Balaclava), Lyn Godfrey (Shortland), Liz Holloway (Wilmot), Lesley Holschier (Riverina), Frances Jones (Chifley), Joy King (NT), Patricia Lamey (Parramatta), Meg Lees (Barker), Jennifer Macleod (Sydney), Marjorie McKercher (Curtin), Blair Nancarrow (Kalgoorlie), Gwendoline Naug (Batman), Maria Phillips (Stirling), Ann Ritter (Calare), Jean Ritter (Canning), Rona Samuels (Mitchell), Karin Sowada (Phillip), Pamela Tuckwell (Berowra), Edwina Wilson (Hunter), Jean Yule (Holt)
Socialist Workers: Joan Barker (Scullin), Bronwen Beachey (Tangney), Lynda Boland (Reid), Susanne Bolton (Brisbane), Christine Broi (Chifley), Margo Condoleon (Fremantle), Diana Covell (Cunningham), Gail Cumming (Werriwa), Helen Jones (Moreton), Juanita Keig (Oxley), Evelyn Robson (Burke), Helen Said (Lalor), Dorothy Tumney (St George), Leica Wagner (Denison), Julie Walkington (Griffith)
DLP: Anne-Marie Petrucco (Diamond Valley)
Progress Party: Kelly Crombie (Dawson), Maureen Nathan (Farrer)
Communist: Aileen Beaver (Sydney), Romaine Rutnam (Cunningham)
Socialist Labour League: Dorothea Brocksop (Werriwa)
Deadly Serious Party: Joanne Hansen (Canberra)
Imperial British Conservative Party: Maureen Holmes (Higgins)
Independent: Pamela Gardiner (NT), Helen Jarvis (Lowe), Jean Lindsay (Barton), Miriam Naughton (Eden-Monaro), Jane Smith/New (Chifley), Diane Teasdale (Murray), Katherine Wentworth (Wentworth)
Senate (46) Labor: Vicki Buchanan (Tas), Ruth Coleman (WA), Rosemary Crowley (SA), Denise Fincham (NT), Patricia Giles (WA), Jean Hearn (Tas), Margaret Reynolds (Qld), Susan Ryan (ACT), Sue West (NSW), Susan Yarrow (Qld), Olive Zakharov (Vic)
Liberal: Margaret Guilfoyle (Vic), Kathy Martin (Qld), Margaret Reid (ACT), Shirley Walters (Tas)
National: Edna Adams (WA), Florence Bjelke-Petersen (Qld), Shirley McKerrow (Vic)
Democrats: Shirley de la Hunty (WA), Margaret Duthoit (Tas), Janine Haines (SA), Fay Lawrence (NT), Janet Powell (Vic), Megan Sampson (NSW), Patricia Shortridge (SA), Christine Townend (NSW), Margaret-Ann Williams (WA)
Call to Australia Group: Clair Isbister (NSW), Elaine Nile (NSW)
DLP: Edna Hall (Vic)
Socialist Workers: Jennifer Fisher (SA), Amanda Orr (NSW), Maree Walk (Vic)
Progress Party: Jill Weil (Qld), Marjorie Wisby (NSW)
Communist: Anne McMenamin (SA)
Integrity Team: Belle Harris (SA), Betty Luks (SA), Beverley Meagher (Vic)
Engineered Australia Plan Party: Valerianne Hill (NSW)
Peace on Earth: Michelle Sheather (NSW)
Party to Expose the Petrov Conspiracy: Vynette McKenzie (Qld)
Advance Victoria: Ellen Kelly (Vic)
Independent: Estelle Cattoni (Qld), Audrey Pengelis (Qld), Nellie Stuart (WA)

First female election victors[edit]

First ethnic minority election victors[edit]

First election victors from specific religions[edit]

General election results voided or members disqualified[edit]

Occasionally a result will be voided by the Court of Disputed Returns, resulting in a by-election. A candidate can also be disqualified, usually through holding dual citizenship or government office, in which case a by-election is ordered. If the disqualified candidate is a Senator or Senator-elect, an appointment is made.

  • 1903: Election results were voided in Melbourne and Riverina.
  • 1906: Election result was voided in Echuca. The election of Joseph Vardon as Free Trade Senator for South Australia was also voided. In 1908, the appointment of James O'Loghlin to replace Vardon was also declared void and a special Senate election was held to fill the seat, the only time this has occurred.
  • 1919: Election result was voided in Ballaarat.
  • 1987: Robert Wood, elected as an NDP Senator for New South Wales, was disqualified.
  • 1996: Jackie Kelly, elected as the Liberal member for Lindsay, was disqualified. Jeannie Ferris, a Liberal Senator-elect for South Australia, resigned and was re-appointed in anticipation of a challenge to her eligibility.
  • 1998: Heather Hill, a One Nation Senator-elect for Queensland, was disqualified.

The only other time a member has been disqualified was in 1992, when Phil Cleary, elected as an Independent in the Wills by-election, was disqualified.

Two or more sitting members contesting the same electorate[edit]

Frequency and duration records[edit]

Longest period without a general election[edit]

The 3rd Parliament (1906–10) is the only time the parliament has run for the full three years until its expiration. Senate-only elections are discounted. Periods of over three years are listed.

Period Length
12 December 1906 – 13 April 1910 3 years, 122 days
28 September 1946 – 10 December 1949 3 years, 73 days
9 October 2004 – 24 November 2007 3 years, 46 days
15 September 1934 – 23 October 1937 3 years, 38 days
21 August 1943 – 28 September 1946 3 years, 38 days
25 October 1969 – 2 December 1972 3 years, 38 days
3 October 1998 – 10 November 2001 3 years, 38 days
28 April 1951 – 29 May 1954 3 years, 31 days
22 November 1958 – 9 December 1961 3 years, 17 days
13 December 1919 – 16 December 1922 3 years, 3 days
14 November 1925 – 17 November 1928 3 years, 3 days

Shortest period between general elections[edit]

Senate-only elections are discounted. Periods of less than two years are listed.

Period Length
17 November 1928 – 12 October 1929 329 days
31 May 1913 – 5 September 1914 1 year, 97 days
10 December 1949 – 28 April 1951 1 year, 139 days
2 December 1972 – 18 May 1974 1 year, 167 days
29 May 1954 – 10 December 1955 1 year, 195 days
18 May 1974 – 13 December 1975 1 year, 209 days
5 March 1983 – 1 December 1984 1 year, 271 days
9 December 1961 – 30 November 1963 1 year, 356 days
13 December 1975 – 10 December 1977 1 year, 362 days

Longest period without a change in government[edit]

Period Length Government
19 December 1949 – 5 December 1972 22 years, 352 days Menzies–et al. Liberal–Country Coalition
11 March 1983 – 11 March 1996 13 years, 0 days Hawke–Keating Labor
17 February 1917 – 22 October 1929 12 years, 247 days Hughes–Bruce Nationalist
11 March 1996 – 3 December 2007 11 years, 267 days Howard Liberal–National Coalition
6 January 1932 – 7 October 1941 9 years, 274 days Lyons–Robert Menzies UAP–Country Coalition
11 November 1975 – 11 March 1983 8 years, 284 days Fraser Liberal–National Coalition
7 October 1941 – 19 December 1949 8 years, 73 days Curtin–Chifley Labor
18 September 2013 – present 10 years, 245 days Abbott–Turnbull–Morrison Liberal
3 December 2007 – 18 September 2013 5 years, 289 days Rudd–Gillard Labor
5 July 1905 – 13 November 1908 3 years, 131 days Deakin Protectionist
1 January 1901 – 27 April 1904 3 years, 117 days Barton–Deakin Protectionist
29 April 1910 – 24 June 1913 3 years, 56 days Fisher Labor
5 December 1972 – 11 November 1975 2 years, 341 days Whitlam Labor
22 October 1929 – 6 January 1932 2 years, 76 days Scullin Labor
17 September 1914 – 14 November 1916 2 years, 58 days Fisher–Hughes Labor
24 June 1913 – 17 September 1914 1 year, 85 days Cook Liberal
2 June 1909 – 29 April 1910 331 days Deakin Liberal
18 August 1904 – 5 July 1905 321 days Reid Free Trade
13 November 1908 – 2 June 1909 201 days Fisher Labour
27 April 1904 – 18 August 1904 113 days Watson Labour
14 November 1916 – 17 February 1917 95 days Hughes National Labor

Election days[edit]

Since 1913, Australian elections must by law be held on a Saturday. Elections from 1903 to 1910 were held on Wednesdays, and the first federal election was held over a two-day period from Friday to Saturday.

Suspended elections[edit]

The day before the 1925 federal election, the Labor member for Kennedy, Charles McDonald, died, leaving Nationalist candidate Grosvenor Francis unopposed in the seat. In partial response to this, the Electoral Act was amended to allow for the cancellation of the poll for that seat and the re-opening of nominations in the event of a candidate's death after the close of nominations. This has happened twice:

  • 1993: Independent candidate for Dickson Walter Pegler died on 3 March. The election was postponed until 17 April.
  • 1998: Democrat candidate for Newcastle Kaye Westbury died on 1 October. The election was postponed until 21 November.

Causes of general elections[edit]

Miscellaneous records[edit]

Incumbents fall directly from first place to fourth place[edit]

Incumbents fall directly from first place to third place[edit]

Outgoing government gains seats[edit]

Incoming government loses seats[edit]

Seats gained from fourth place[edit]

Seats gained from third place[edit]

Election victors had not contested previous election[edit]

Incumbent party did not contest[edit]

Major party did not run[edit]

Victories by minor parties and independents[edit]

Other strong performances by significant minor parties[edit]

Since 1955, there have routinely been minor parties that regularly achieve double-figure results. These parties are the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist) (1955), the Democratic Labor Party (1955–74), the Australian Democrats (1977–2001) and the Australian Greens (2004–present). For these parties in these periods, results of over 15% of the primary vote (or where the candidate reached the final two-party-preferred count) are listed. Outside the periods indicated, these parties appear in the general minor party table below. The Position column refers to primary vote position. Prior to 1984 preferences were not counted to completion once the winning candidate reached 50% of the vote; in these cases an estimate of the two-party-preferred vote, in italics, is used.

Party Election Seat Candidate Votes Primary 2PP Position Notes

Other strong performances by minor parties and independents[edit]

Minor parties and independents who received at least 10% of the primary vote or were part of the final two-party-preferred count are listed below. The Position column refers to primary vote position. Prior to 1984 preferences were not counted to completion once the winning candidate reached 50% of the vote; in these cases an estimate of the two-party-preferred vote, in italics, is used.

Party Election Seat Candidate Votes Primary 2PP Position Notes

Miscellaneous notable results[edit]

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