Electoral results for the Division of Bowman

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Bowman in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until the present.

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Malcolm McColm Liberal 1949–1961
  Jack Comber Labor 1961–1963
  Wylie Gibbs Liberal 1963–1969
  Len Keogh Labor 1969–1975
  David Jull Liberal 1975–1983
  Len Keogh Labor 1983–1987
  Con Sciacca Labor 1987–1996
  Andrea West Liberal 1996–1998
  Con Sciacca Labor 1998–2004
  Andrew Laming Liberal 2004–2010
  Liberal National 2010–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2016: Bowman[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal National Andrew Laming 45,946 49.77 +0.49
Labor Kim Richards 29,592 32.05 +2.17
Greens Brad Scott 9,012 9.76 +3.78
Family First Brett Saunders 4,459 4.83 +2.68
Liberty Alliance Tony Duncan 3,316 3.59 +3.59
Total formal votes 92,325 96.19 +0.70
Informal votes 3,654 3.81 −0.70
Turnout 95,979 92.69 −2.23
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Andrew Laming 52,690 57.07 −1.79
Labor Kim Richards 39,635 42.93 +1.79
Liberal National hold Swing −1.79
Australian federal election, 2013: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal National Andrew Laming 45,828 49.28 −6.35
Labor Darryl Briskey 25,967 29.88 −0.29
Palmer United John Wayne 11,049 12.71 +12.71
Greens Penny Allman-Payne 5,198 5.98 −3.99
Family First Andrew O'Shea 1,868 2.15 −0.09
Total formal votes 86,910 95.49 +0.88
Informal votes 4,102 4.51 −0.88
Turnout 91,012 94.96 +0.66
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Andrew Laming 51,155 58.86 −1.53
Labor Darryl Briskey 35,755 41.14 +1.53
Liberal National hold Swing −1.53
Australian federal election, 2010: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal National Andrew Laming 45,585 55.63 +9.51
Labor Jenny Peters 24,719 30.17 −13.97
Greens David Keogh 8,174 9.97 +4.51
Family First Karina Windolf 1,834 2.24 −0.70
One Nation Dave Chidgey 865 1.06 +0.53
Democratic Labor John Kent 768 0.94 +0.94
Total formal votes 81,945 94.61 −2.01
Informal votes 4,672 5.39 +2.01
Turnout 86,617 94.26 −0.98
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Andrew Laming 49,490 60.39 +10.39
Labor Jenny Peters 32,455 39.61 −10.39
Liberal National hold Swing +10.39

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Andrew Laming 37,886 46.16 −4.27
Labor Jason Young 36,207 44.11 +8.37
Greens Brad Scott 4,475 5.45 +0.67
Family First Alan Lucas 2,405 2.93 −1.03
Democrats Paul Holland 676 0.82 −0.25
One Nation Dave Chidgey 433 0.53 +0.53
Total formal votes 82,082 96.62 +1.56
Informal votes 2,873 3.38 −1.56
Turnout 84,955 95.48 +0.89
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Andrew Laming 41,073 50.04 −8.86
Labor Jason Young 41,009 49.96 +8.86
Liberal hold Swing −8.86
Australian federal election, 2004: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Andrew Laming 39,363 50.59 +3.19
Labor Donna Webster 27,631 35.51 −4.74
Greens Paula Nadas 3,729 4.79 +2.18
Family First Mal Cayley 3,126 4.02 +4.02
National Joe Ross 3,125 4.02 +4.02
Democrats Robert H Bromwich 835 1.07 −3.62
Total formal votes 77,809 95.04 +0.18
Informal votes 4,063 4.96 −0.18
Turnout 81,872 94.51 −0.04
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Andrew Laming 41,073 59.12 +6.06
Labor Donna Webster 31,805 40.88 −6.06
Liberal hold Swing +6.06
Australian federal election, 2001: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Con Sciacca 35,213 44.44 +0.61
Liberal Andrew Laming 34,121 43.06 +5.52
Democrats Chad Smith 3,873 4.89 −0.52
One Nation Barry Myatt 3,862 4.87 −6.19
Greens Fay Smith 2,164 2.73 +0.57
Total formal votes 79,233 95.25 −2.12
Informal votes 3,954 4.75 +2.12
Turnout 83,187 96.03
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Con Sciacca 40,742 51.42 −1.87
Liberal Andrew Laming 38,491 48.58 +1.87
Labor hold Swing −1.87

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Con Sciacca 43,606 43.83 +1.70
Liberal Andrea West 27,927 37.54 −8.98
One Nation Barry Myatt 8,227 11.06 +11.06
Democrats Jenny van Rooyen 4,021 5.41 −2.97
Greens Deeane Moorhead 1,606 2.16 −0.34
Total formal votes 74,387 97.36 −0.45
Informal votes 2,015 2.64 +0.45
Turnout 76,402 95.02 −0.49
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Con Sciacca 39,642 53.29 +4.18
Liberal Andrea West 34,746 46.71 −4.18
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.18
Australian federal election, 1996: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Andrea West 33,088 46.53 +12.17
Labor Con Sciacca 29,964 42.13 −9.35
Democrats Jenny van Rooyen 5,954 8.37 +4.50
Greens Tony Krajniw 1,780 2.50 −1.34
Indigenous Peoples Selina Reilly 331 0.47 +0.47
Total formal votes 71,117 97.82 +0.37
Informal votes 1,587 2.18 −0.37
Turnout 72,704 95.52 −0.74
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Andrea West 36,104 50.89 +9.03
Labor Con Sciacca 34,836 49.11 −9.03
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.03
Australian federal election, 1993: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Con Sciacca 35,927 50.84 +4.18
Liberal Debra Wardle 24,700 34.95 +4.28
National Nigel Marsh 3,009 4.26 −1.98
Democrats Murray Henman 2,714 3.84 −12.60
Greens Frank Bickle 2,674 3.78 +3.78
Independent Richard May 574 0.81 +0.81
Confederate Action Kevin Hendstock 551 0.78 +0.78
Independent Mark McLaren 301 0.43 +0.43
Bill Wheeler 214 0.30 +0.30
Total formal votes 70,664 97.41 −0.32
Informal votes 1,878 2.59 +0.32
Turnout 72,542 96.26
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Con Sciacca 40,554 57.42 −0.61
Liberal Debra Wardle 30,067 42.58 +0.61
Labor hold Swing −0.61
Australian federal election, 1990: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Con Sciacca 34,925 46.3 −2.0
Liberal Peter Trounce 23,571 31.3 +8.3
Democrats Phillip Grattan 12,207 16.2 +7.2
National Stan Brimson 4,697 6.2 −11.9
Total formal votes 75,400 97.7
Informal votes 1,773 2.3
Turnout 77,173 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Con Sciacca 43,275 57.5 +2.5
Liberal Peter Trounce 31,950 42.5 −2.5
Labor hold Swing +2.5

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Con Sciacca 31,223 48.3 −3.3
Liberal Andrew Crowe 14,866 23.0 +1.0
National Bill Barry-Cotter 11,696 18.1 −2.0
Democrats Diana Taylor 5,800 9.0 +2.5
Independent Barry Cullen 1,123 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 64,708 96.3
Informal votes 2,482 3.7
Turnout 67,190 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Con Sciacca 35,609 55.0 −0.3
Liberal Andrew Crowe 29,085 45.0 +0.3
Labor hold Swing −0.3
Australian federal election, 1984: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Len Keogh 29,312 51.6 −1.6
Liberal Leo White 12,378 21.8 −15.0
National Noel Willersdorf 11,443 20.1 +14.1
Democrats Ronald Heindorff 3,691 6.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 56,824 95.3
Informal votes 2,826 4.7
Turnout 59,650 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Len Keogh 31,444 55.3 −0.4
Liberal Leo White 25,380 44.7 +0.4
Labor hold Swing −0.4
Australian federal election, 1983: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Len Keogh 37,666 49.7 +3.8
Liberal David Jull 30,522 40.3 −8.5
National Craig Brown 4,579 6.0 +6.0
Democrats Ronald Heindorff 3,040 4.0 −1.3
Total formal votes 75,807 98.8
Informal votes 945 1.2
Turnout 76,752 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Len Keogh 52.2 +3.4
Liberal David Jull 47.8 −3.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.4
Australian federal election, 1980: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal David Jull 33,695 48.8 −1.2
Labor Len Keogh 31,722 45.9 +6.2
Democrats Thomas Martin 3,648 5.3 −3.3
Total formal votes 69,065 98.6
Informal votes 978 1.4
Turnout 70,043 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Jull 35,351 51.2 −5.1
Labor Len Keogh 33,714 48.8 +5.1
Liberal hold Swing −5.1

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal David Jull 31,544 50.0 +3.0
Labor Len Keogh 25,078 39.7 −2.3
Democrats Bryan Grehan 5,452 8.6 +8.6
Progress Martin Gant 1,018 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 63,092 98.6
Informal votes 875 1.4
Turnout 63,967 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Jull 56.3 −1.0
Labor Len Keogh 43.7 +1.0
Liberal hold Swing −1.0
Australian federal election, 1975: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal David Jull 36,458 46.8 +5.8
Labor Len Keogh 32,825 42.2 −7.6
National Country James Dean 7,535 9.7 +1.6
Workers Donald Wright 1,046 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 77,864 98.7
Informal votes 1,009 1.3
Turnout 78,873 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Jull 44,438 57.1 +8.4
Labor Len Keogh 33,426 42.9 −8.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +8.4
Australian federal election, 1974: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Len Keogh 36,947 49.8 −5.4
Liberal David Jull 30,382 41.0 +1.7
Country Gerard Langevad 5,998 8.1 +8.1
Australia Party Winifred Sharkey 797 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 74,124 98.6
Informal votes 1,086 1.4
Turnout 75,210 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Len Keogh 51.3 −5.0
Liberal David Jull 48.7 +5.0
Labor hold Swing −5.0
Australian federal election, 1972: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Len Keogh 35,113 55.2 +4.1
Liberal Kerry Chiconi 24,964 39.3 −2.8
Democratic Labor Denis Cochran 3,508 5.5 +0.6
Total formal votes 63,585 98.4
Informal votes 1,040 1.6
Turnout 64,625 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Len Keogh 56.3 +3.8
Liberal Kerry Chiconi 43.7 −3.8
Labor hold Swing +3.8

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Len Keogh 28,143 51.1 +7.1
Liberal Wylie Gibbs 23,167 42.1 −7.1
Democratic Labor Noel Tennison 2,713 4.9 −1.9
Independent Harold Asmith 1,002 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 55,025 98.6
Informal votes 784 1.4
Turnout 55,809 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Len Keogh 52.5 +7.1
Liberal Wylie Gibbs 47.5 −7.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +7.1
Australian federal election, 1966: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Wylie Gibbs 25,921 51.3 +5.5
Labor Jack Comber 21,152 41.9 −5.8
Democratic Labor Paul Tucker 3,458 6.8 +0.3
Total formal votes 50,531 98.5
Informal votes 767 1.5
Turnout 51,298 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Wylie Gibbs 56.7 +5.3
Labor Jack Comber 43.3 −5.3
Liberal hold Swing +5.3
Australian federal election, 1963: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Comber 22,533 47.7 +0.6
Liberal Wylie Gibbs 21,618 45.8 +2.4
Democratic Labor Harold Wright 3,052 6.5 −3.0
Total formal votes 47,203 98.0
Informal votes 979 2.0
Turnout 48,182 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Wylie Gibbs 24,280 51.4 +3.3
Labor Jack Comber 22,923 48.6 −3.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.3
Australian federal election, 1961: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Comber 21,393 47.1 +8.5
Liberal Malcolm McColm 19,706 43.4 −5.5
Queensland Labor Terence Burns 4,327 9.5 −2.3
Total formal votes 45,426 97.4
Informal votes 1,202 2.6
Turnout 46,628 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Comber 23,594 51.9 +8.0
Liberal Malcolm McColm 21,832 48.1 −8.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.0

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Malcolm McColm 20,770 48.9 −5.8
Labor Hector Chalmers 16,398 38.6 −6.7
Queensland Labor Terence Burns 5,002 11.8 +11.8
Australian Nationalist Noel Condie 331 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 42,501 97.2
Informal votes 1,244 2.8
Turnout 43,745 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm McColm 23,841 56.1 −1.4
Labor Hector Chalmers 18,660 43.9 +1.4
Liberal hold Swing −1.4
Australian federal election, 1955: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Malcolm McColm 22,500 54.7 +0.7
Labor Hector Chalmers 18,646 45.3 +1.1
Total formal votes 41,146 97.8
Informal votes 935 2.2
Turnout 42,081 95.2
Liberal hold Swing −0.1
Australian federal election, 1954: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Malcolm McColm 22,839 53.3 −0.8
Labor Jack Houston 18,980 44.3 +2.3
Communist Mabel Hanson 1,069 2.5 −1.4
Total formal votes 42,888 98.9
Informal votes 479 1.1
Turnout 43,367 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm McColm 53.4 −2.2
Labor Jack Houston 46.6 +2.2
Liberal hold Swing −2.2
Australian federal election, 1951: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Malcolm McColm 21,410 54.1 +0.7
Labor Michael Lyons 16,637 42.0 −2.9
Communist Mabel Hanson 1,552 3.9 +2.2
Total formal votes 39,599 97.8
Informal votes 907 2.2
Turnout 40,506 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm McColm 55.6 +1.8
Labor Michael Lyons 44.4 −1.8
Liberal hold Swing +1.8

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Bowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Malcolm McColm 20,090 53.4 +6.1
Labor Wilfred Coutts 16,886 44.9 −7.8
Communist Mabel Hanson 656 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 37,632 97.7
Informal votes 877 2.3
Turnout 38,509 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm McColm 53.8 +6.5
Labor Wilfred Coutts 46.2 −6.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing −1.4

References

  1. ↑ Bowman, QLD, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
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