Electoral results for the Division of Groom
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Groom in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1984 until the present.
Members
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
Australian federal election, 2016: Groom
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal National |
John McVeigh |
49,270 |
54.00 |
−1.64 |
|
Labor |
Bronwyn Herbertson |
20,259 |
22.20 |
+0.10 |
|
Family First |
John Sands |
9,140 |
10.02 |
+7.36 |
|
Xenophon |
Josie Townsend |
6,960 |
7.63 |
+7.63 |
|
Greens |
Antonia van Geuns |
5,618 |
6.16 |
+1.82 |
Total formal votes |
91,247 |
96.43 |
+0.42 |
Informal votes |
3,380 |
3.57 |
−0.42 |
Turnout |
94,627 |
93.14 |
−1.43 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal National |
John McVeigh |
59,589 |
65.31 |
−1.16 |
|
Labor |
Bronwyn Herbertson |
31,658 |
34.69 |
+1.16 |
|
Liberal National hold |
Swing |
−1.16 |
|
Australian federal election, 2013: Groom
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal National |
Ian Macfarlane |
48,966 |
55.64 |
−5.61 |
|
Labor |
Troy Murray |
19,451 |
22.10 |
−0.57 |
|
Palmer United |
Ewen Mathieson |
8,225 |
9.35 |
+9.35 |
|
Greens |
Trevor Smith |
3,823 |
4.34 |
−2.96 |
|
Katter's Australian |
Chris Whitty |
3,243 |
3.69 |
+3.69 |
|
Family First |
Alex Todd |
2,342 |
2.66 |
−2.90 |
|
Rise Up Australia |
Rick Armitage |
1,210 |
1.37 |
+1.37 |
|
CEC |
Robert Thies |
743 |
0.84 |
+0.84 |
Total formal votes |
88,003 |
96.01 |
+0.16 |
Informal votes |
3,656 |
3.99 |
−0.16 |
Turnout |
91,659 |
94.58 |
+0.16 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal National |
Ian Macfarlane |
58,493 |
66.47 |
−2.06 |
|
Labor |
Troy Murray |
29,510 |
33.53 |
+2.06 |
|
Liberal National hold |
Swing |
−2.06 |
|
Australian federal election, 2010: Groom
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal National |
Ian Macfarlane |
51,757 |
61.25 |
+8.54 |
|
Labor |
Chris Meibusch |
19,153 |
22.67 |
-12.16 |
|
Greens |
Frida Forsberg |
6,165 |
7.30 |
+2.46 |
|
Family First |
Rose Kirkwood |
4,696 |
5.56 |
+1.18 |
|
Independent |
Rod Jeanneret |
2,730 |
3.23 |
+2.63 |
Total formal votes |
84,501 |
95.85 |
-1.09 |
Informal votes |
3,655 |
4.15 |
+1.09 |
Turnout |
88,156 |
94.41 |
-1.05 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal National |
Ian Macfarlane |
57,912 |
68.53 |
+10.31 |
|
Labor |
Chris Meibusch |
26,589 |
31.47 |
-10.31 |
|
Liberal National hold |
Swing |
+10.31 |
|
Elections in the 2000s
Australian federal election, 2007: Groom
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
Ian Macfarlane |
43,880 |
52.71 |
-7.52 |
|
Labor |
Chris Meibusch |
28,994 |
34.83 |
+10.73 |
|
Greens |
Pauline Collins |
4,028 |
4.84 |
+0.82 |
|
Family First |
Peter Findlay |
3,649 |
4.38 |
-1.99 |
|
Independent |
Rob Berry |
715 |
0.86 |
+0.86 |
|
Independent |
Grahame Volker |
616 |
0.74 |
+0.74 |
|
Democrats |
Shalina Najeeb |
608 |
0.73 |
-0.33 |
|
Independent |
Rod Jeanneret |
497 |
0.60 |
-1.75 |
|
CEC |
Irene Jones |
263 |
0.32 |
-0.06 |
Total formal votes |
83,250 |
96.94 |
+0.94 |
Informal votes |
2,627 |
3.06 |
-0.94 |
Turnout |
85,877 |
95.51 |
+0.14 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Ian Macfarlane |
48,468 |
58.22 |
-10.59 |
|
Labor |
Chris Meibusch |
34,782 |
41.78 |
+10.59 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
-10.59 |
|
Australian federal election, 2004: Groom
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
Ian Macfarlane |
49,131 |
60.36 |
+13.50 |
|
Labor |
Paul King |
19,516 |
23.98 |
+0.32 |
|
Family First |
Peter Findlay |
5,168 |
6.35 |
+6.35 |
|
Greens |
Karey Harrison |
3,252 |
4.00 |
+0.45 |
|
Independent |
Rod Jeanneret |
1,929 |
2.37 |
+2.37 |
|
Great Australians |
Noel Wieck |
1,230 |
1.51 |
+1.51 |
|
Democrats |
Christoph Donges |
860 |
1.06 |
-2.17 |
|
CEC |
Oliver Carter |
310 |
0.38 |
+0.38 |
Total formal votes |
81,396 |
96.00 |
-0.57 |
Informal votes |
3,392 |
4.00 |
+0.57 |
Turnout |
84,788 |
94.69 |
-1.98 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Ian Macfarlane |
56,121 |
68.95 |
+3.86 |
|
Labor |
Paul King |
25,275 |
31.05 |
-3.86 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
+3.86 |
|
Australian federal election, 2001: Groom
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
Ian Macfarlane |
36,573 |
46.86 |
+13.79 |
|
Labor |
Leeann King |
18,467 |
23.66 |
-1.57 |
|
National |
Barbara Wuersching |
8,563 |
10.97 |
-4.25 |
|
One Nation |
David Hoy |
6,958 |
8.92 |
-9.05 |
|
Greens |
Michael Kane |
2,774 |
3.55 |
+1.80 |
|
Democrats |
Stephen Eyres |
2,521 |
3.23 |
+0.55 |
|
Independent |
Rob Berry |
2,192 |
2.81 |
+2.81 |
Total formal votes |
78,048 |
96.57 |
-0.69 |
Informal votes |
2,776 |
3.43 |
+0.69 |
Turnout |
80,824 |
96.06 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Ian Macfarlane |
50,802 |
65.09 |
+2.05 |
|
Labor |
Leeann King |
27,246 |
34.91 |
-2.05 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
+2.05 |
|
Elections in the 1990s
Australian federal election, 1998: Groom
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
Ian Macfarlane |
24,631 |
33.07 |
-24.99 |
|
Labor |
Geoff Brown |
18,787 |
25.23 |
+3.11 |
|
One Nation |
Avril Baynes |
13,382 |
17.97 |
+17.97 |
|
National |
Bruce Green |
11,335 |
15.22 |
+8.02 |
|
Democrats |
Glenn Polson |
1,993 |
2.68 |
-2.99 |
|
Independent |
Cynthia Mayne |
1,629 |
2.19 |
+2.19 |
|
Christian Democrats |
Paul Harry |
1,409 |
1.89 |
+1.89 |
|
Greens |
Sarah Moles |
1,307 |
1.75 |
-0.38 |
Total formal votes |
74,473 |
97.26 |
-0.43 |
Informal votes |
2,100 |
2.74 |
+0.43 |
Turnout |
76,573 |
95.27 |
-0.26 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Ian Macfarlane |
46,951 |
63.04 |
-8.25 |
|
Labor |
Geoff Brown |
27,522 |
36.96 |
+8.25 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
-8.25 |
|
Australian federal election, 1996: Groom
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
Bill Taylor |
50,046 |
64.82 |
+30.44 |
|
Labor |
Neville Green |
17,085 |
22.13 |
-4.67 |
|
Democrats |
Mark Carew |
4,459 |
5.78 |
+2.01 |
|
Greens |
Sarah Moles |
1,789 |
2.32 |
+0.05 |
|
Independent |
Peter Ousby |
1,657 |
2.15 |
+2.15 |
|
One Australia |
Ray Buckley |
1,578 |
2.04 |
+2.04 |
|
Indigenous Peoples |
W. J. McCarthy |
595 |
0.77 |
-0.43 |
Total formal votes |
77,209 |
97.71 |
+0.13 |
Informal votes |
1,813 |
2.29 |
-0.13 |
Turnout |
79,022 |
95.52 |
-0.70 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Bill Taylor |
54,894 |
71.28 |
+7.16 |
|
Labor |
Neville Green |
22,117 |
28.72 |
-7.16 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
+7.16 |
|
Australian federal election, 1993: Groom
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
Bill Taylor |
25,915 |
34.38 |
-5.80 |
|
Labor |
Ray Webber |
20,198 |
26.80 |
-3.92 |
|
National |
Joe Hanna |
16,131 |
21.40 |
+4.02 |
|
Confederate Action |
Garry Berghofer |
7,672 |
10.18 |
+10.18 |
|
Democrats |
Alan May |
2,839 |
3.77 |
-7.91 |
|
Greens |
Carey Harrison |
1,712 |
2.27 |
+2.27 |
|
Indigenous Peoples |
Wally McCarthy |
905 |
1.20 |
+1.20 |
Total formal votes |
75,372 |
97.57 |
-0.56 |
Informal votes |
1,875 |
2.43 |
+0.56 |
Turnout |
77,247 |
96.23 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Bill Taylor |
48,304 |
64.12 |
+1.69 |
|
Labor |
Ray Webber |
27,031 |
35.88 |
-1.69 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
+1.69 |
|
Australian federal election, 1990: Groom
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
Bill Taylor |
29,041 |
40.8 |
+27.5 |
|
Labor |
Stewart Scott-Irving |
22,103 |
31.1 |
-1.3 |
|
National |
Terry Day |
11,664 |
16.4 |
-32.5 |
|
Democrats |
Trevor Ives |
8,319 |
11.7 |
+6.3 |
Total formal votes |
71,127 |
98.1 |
|
Informal votes |
1,396 |
1.9 |
|
Turnout |
72,523 |
95.9 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Bill Taylor |
44,138 |
62.2 |
+1.9 |
|
Labor |
Stewart Scott-Irving |
26,880 |
37.8 |
-1.9 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
+1.9 |
|
Elections in the 1980s
Groom by-election, 1988
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
Bill Taylor |
20,651 |
33.3 |
+19.9 |
|
National |
David Russell |
17,814 |
28.8 |
-20.1 |
|
Labor |
Linda Dwyer |
14,973 |
24.2 |
-8.2 |
|
Independent |
Vincent Burke |
4,661 |
7.5 |
+7.5 |
|
Democrats |
Mark Carew |
3,474 |
5.6 |
+0.2 |
|
Independent |
Peter Consandine |
369 |
0.6 |
+0.6 |
Total formal votes |
61,942 |
98.6 |
|
Informal votes |
889 |
1.4 |
|
Turnout |
62,831 |
88.0 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Bill Taylor |
38,651 |
62.4 |
+62.4 |
|
National |
David Russell |
23,271 |
37.6 |
-25.2 |
|
Liberal gain from National |
Swing |
+25.2 |
|
Australian federal election, 1987: Groom
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
National |
Tom McVeigh |
32,054 |
48.9 |
-7.1 |
|
Labor |
Linda Dwyer |
21,217 |
32.4 |
+0.9 |
|
Liberal |
Alexander Munro |
8,754 |
13.3 |
+4.4 |
|
Democrats |
Mark Carew |
3,556 |
5.4 |
+1.8 |
Total formal votes |
65,581 |
97.1 |
|
Informal votes |
1,938 |
2.9 |
|
Turnout |
67,519 |
93.4 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
National |
Tom McVeigh |
41,174 |
62.8 |
-3.1 |
|
Labor |
Linda Dwyer |
24,407 |
37.2 |
+3.1 |
|
National hold |
Swing |
-3.1 |
|
Australian federal election, 1984: Groom
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
National |
Tom McVeigh |
34,047 |
56.0 |
-4.9 |
|
Labor |
Ronald Cullin |
19,142 |
31.5 |
-1.9 |
|
Liberal |
Alexander Munro |
5,417 |
8.9 |
+8.9 |
|
Democrats |
Raymond Dow |
2,160 |
3.6 |
-2.1 |
Total formal votes |
60,766 |
97.6 |
|
Informal votes |
2,389 |
2.4 |
|
Turnout |
63,155 |
94.4 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
National |
Tom McVeigh |
40,052 |
65.9 |
+2.7 |
|
Labor |
Ronald Cullin |
20,714 |
34.1 |
-2.7 |
|
National hold |
Swing |
+2.7 |
|
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