Electoral results for the Division of Stirling

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Stirling in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1955 until the present.

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Harry Webb Labor 1955–1958
  Doug Cash Liberal 1958–1961
  Harry Webb Labor 1961–1972
  Ian Viner Liberal 1972–1983
  Ron Edwards Labor 1983–1993
  Eoin Cameron Liberal 1993–1998
  Jann McFarlane Labor 1998–2004
  Michael Keenan Liberal 2004–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2016: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Michael Keenan 40,991 49.45 −1.27
Labor Robert Pearson 26,669 32.17 +2.40
Greens Tom Webster 9,679 11.68 +0.79
Independent Kim Mubarak 2,172 2.62 +1.63
Christians Kevin Host 2,019 2.44 +0.34
Rise Up Australia Alison Rowe 1,361 1.64 +1.05
Total formal votes 82,891 95.85 +1.62
Informal votes 3,587 4.15 −1.62
Turnout 86,478 87.68 −3.62
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Keenan 46,520 56.12 −2.85
Labor Robert Pearson 36,371 43.88 +2.85
Liberal hold Swing −2.85
Australian federal election, 2013: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Michael Keenan 43,039 51.82 +1.91
Labor Dan Caddy 23,531 28.33 -3.54
Greens Tim Clifford 9,359 11.27 -1.63
Palmer United Wayne Thompson 3,342 4.02 +4.02
Christians Kevin Host 1,704 2.05 +2.05
Independent Kim Mubarak 901 1.08 +1.08
Family First Matueny Luke 686 0.83 -0.21
Rise Up Australia Alison Rowe 498 0.60 +0.60
Total formal votes 83,060 94.34 -0.64
Informal votes 4,986 5.66 +0.64
Turnout 84,866 91.44 -1.03
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Keenan 50,083 60.30 +4.75
Labor Dan Caddy 32,977 39.70 -4.75
Liberal hold Swing +4.75
Australian federal election, 2010: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Michael Keenan 40,228 49.91 +2.71
Labor Louise Durack 25,688 31.87 -8.54
Greens Chris Martin 10,399 12.90 +5.25
Independent Elizabeth Re 1,824 2.26 +2.26
Christian Democrats Jenny Whately 1,630 2.02 +0.26
Family First Peter Clifford 838 1.04 +0.39
Total formal votes 80,607 94.98 -0.11
Informal votes 4,259 5.02 +0.11
Turnout 84,866 92.52 -1.08
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Keenan 44,775 55.55 +4.28
Labor Louise Durack 35,832 44.45 -4.28
Liberal hold Swing +4.28

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Michael Keenan 38,220 47.21 -0.05
Labor Peter Tinley 32,737 40.44 +1.50
Greens Tamara Desiatov 6,123 7.56 +0.41
Christian Democrats Ray Moran 1,407 1.74 -0.20
Liberty & Democracy Sam Ward 666 0.82 +0.82
What Women Want Denise Hynd 590 0.73 +0.73
Family First Symia Hopkinson 524 0.65 +0.65
One Nation Alex Patrick 524 0.65 -0.82
CEC Keith Hallam 160 0.20 -0.71
Total formal votes 80,951 95.09 +1.01
Informal votes 4,178 4.91 -1.01
Turnout 85,129 93.43 +0.48
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Keenan 41,520 51.29 -0.75
Labor Peter Tinley 39,431 48.71 +0.75
Liberal hold Swing -0.75
Australian federal election, 2004: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Michael Keenan 35,938 47.26 +7.07
Labor Jann McFarlane 29,616 38.94 -2.30
Greens Katrina Bercov 5,438 7.15 +1.17
Christian Democrats Ray Moran 1,472 1.94 +0.61
One Nation Alex Patrick 1,119 1.47 -2.48
Democrats Giuseppe Coletti 1,108 1.46 -4.47
CEC Leone Pearson 691 0.91 +0.91
Independent Marcus Anderson 664 0.87 +0.87
Total formal votes 76,046 94.08 -0.52
Informal votes 4,785 5.92 +0.52
Turnout 80,831 92.95 -1.78
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Keenan 39,578 52.04 +3.62
Labor Jann McFarlane 36,468 47.96 -3.62
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.62
Australian federal election, 2001: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jann McFarlane 31,774 41.24 +0.39
Liberal Bob Cronin 30,963 40.19 -0.69
Greens Heather Aquilina 4,608 5.98 +1.03
Democrats Pat Olver 4,572 5.93 +1.65
One Nation Keith Thorogood 3,041 3.95 -2.66
liberals for forests Perry Jasper 1,071 1.39 +1.39
Christian Democrats Keith McEncroe 1,022 1.33 +1.33
Total formal votes 77,051 94.60 -0.37
Informal votes 4,395 5.40 +0.37
Turnout 81,446 95.22
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jann McFarlane 40,740 51.58 -0.58
Liberal Bob Cronin 37,311 48.42 +0.58
Labor hold Swing -0.58

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Eoin Cameron 32,015 41.71 -3.48
Labor Jann McFarlane 30,994 40.38 +2.28
One Nation John Evans 5,096 6.64 +6.64
Greens Mark Lockett 3,820 4.98 -0.38
Democrats Peter Markham 3,303 4.30 -0.91
Australia First Elaine McNeill 996 1.30 +1.30
Unity Bronislaw Tabaczynski 321 0.42 +0.42
Natural Law Leanne Hillel 213 0.28 -0.20
Total formal votes 76,758 95.06 -1.26
Informal votes 3,993 4.94 +1.26
Turnout 80,751 95.27 +0.28
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jann McFarlane 39,176 51.04 +4.26
Liberal Eoin Cameron 37,582 48.96 -4.26
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.26
Australian federal election, 1996: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Eoin Cameron 33,778 50.09 +2.96
Labor Kareen Carberry 25,917 38.43 -5.01
Greens Kim Herbert 3,790 5.62 +0.74
Democrats Lawrence Wapnah 3,525 5.23 +2.09
Natural Law Cathryn D'Cruz 429 0.64 +0.16
Total formal votes 67,439 96.27 -1.20
Informal votes 2,615 3.73 +1.20
Turnout 70,054 94.99 -1.04
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Eoin Cameron 37,044 55.17 +3.71
Labor Kareen Carberry 30,096 44.83 -3.71
Liberal hold Swing +3.71
Australian federal election, 1993: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Eoin Cameron 32,337 47.13 +4.07
Labor Ron Edwards 29,804 43.44 +3.63
Greens Kate Boland 3,350 4.88 -1.99
Democrats Richard Jeffreys 2,152 3.14 -4.31
Independent Dean Economou 640 0.93 +0.93
Natural Law Cathryn D'Cruz 329 0.48 +0.48
Total formal votes 68,612 97.47 +1.80
Informal votes 1,781 2.53 -1.80
Turnout 70,393 96.03
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Eoin Cameron 35,286 51.47 +1.64
Labor Ron Edwards 33,277 48.53 -1.64
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +1.64
Australian federal election, 1990: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jock Barker 28,257 43.1 +3.2
Labor Ron Edwards 26,120 39.8 -10.7
Democrats Lachlan Irvine 4,884 7.4 +2.7
Greens Kim Herbert 4,511 6.9 +6.9
Independent Barry Shardlow 813 1.2 +1.2
Grey Power Eugene Hands 723 1.1 +1.1
Democratic Socialist Jonathan Strauss 313 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 65,621 95.7
Informal votes 2,971 4.3
Turnout 68,592 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ron Edwards 32,864 50.2 -4.7
Liberal Jock Barker 32,630 49.8 +4.7
Labor hold Swing -4.7

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ron Edwards 29,342 49.2 -0.5
Liberal Bill Brown 24,544 41.2 -3.9
Democrats Harvard Barclay 2,799 4.7 +0.7
National Malcolm Beveridge 2,345 3.9 +3.9
Independent Alf Bussell 594 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 59,624 92.8
Informal votes 4,644 7.2
Turnout 64,268 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ron Edwards 31,972 53.6 +1.1
Liberal Bill Brown 27,642 46.4 -1.1
Labor hold Swing +1.1
Australian federal election, 1984: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ron Edwards 29,736 49.7 -3.0
Liberal Greg Hancock 26,994 45.1 +1.9
Democrats Terence Barrett 2,421 4.0 -0.1
Independent Eric Martin 675 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 59,826 92.4
Informal votes 4,887 7.6
Turnout 64,713 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ron Edwards 31,380 52.5 -2.7
Liberal Greg Hancock 28,446 47.5 +2.7
Labor hold Swing -2.7
Australian federal election, 1983: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ron Edwards 35,828 54.5 +12.3
Liberal Ian Viner 27,181 41.4 -7.5
Democrats Maria Phillips 2,695 4.1 -2.7
Total formal votes 65,704 98.3
Informal votes 1,143 1.7
Turnout 66,847 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ron Edwards 57.0 +9.0
Liberal Ian Viner 43.0 -9.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.0
Australian federal election, 1980: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ian Viner 30,307 48.9 -1.3
Labor Richard Pitts 26,135 42.2 +10.1
Democrats Jean Jenkins 4,242 6.8 -8.0
Independent Roger Broinowski 1,301 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 61,985 97.3
Informal votes 1,716 2.7
Turnout 63,701 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Viner 32,206 52.0 -7.7
Labor Richard Pitts 29,779 48.0 +7.7
Liberal hold Swing -7.7

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ian Viner 32,558 50.2 -7.7
Labor Graham Reece 20,786 32.1 -7.2
Democrats Scott Christie 9,591 14.8 +14.8
Progress James Jamieson 1,876 2.9 +0.1
Total formal votes 64,811 97.2
Informal votes 1,850 2.8
Turnout 66,661 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Viner 59.7 +0.4
Labor Graham Reece 40.3 -0.4
Liberal hold Swing +0.4
Australian federal election, 1975: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ian Viner 34,021 57.9 +11.6
Labor Graham Reece 23,073 39.3 -8.3
Workers Brian Butterworth 1,643 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 58,737 98.1
Informal votes 1,151 1.9
Turnout 59,888 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Viner 59.3 +9.3
Labor Graham Reece 40.7 -9.3
Liberal hold Swing +9.3
Australian federal election, 1974: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Graham Reece 25,648 47.6 +1.5
Liberal Ian Viner 24,942 46.3 -1.0
National Alliance Marie Clark 2,797 5.2 -1.4
Australia Party Carolyn Tonge 471 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 53,858 97.8
Informal votes 1,200 2.2
Turnout 55,058 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Viner 26,935 50.0 -2.9
Labor Graham Reece 26,923 50.0 +2.9
Liberal hold Swing -2.9
Australian federal election, 1972: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ian Viner 30,446 47.3 +9.7
Labor Harry Webb 29,686 46.1 -7.0
Democratic Labor Brian Peachey 4,243 6.6 +0.2
Total formal votes 64,375 97.9
Informal votes 1,414 2.1
Turnout 65,789 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Viner 34,029 52.9 +8.4
Labor Harry Webb 30,346 47.1 -8.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +8.4

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Harry Webb 28,468 53.1 +6.6
Liberal Ian Viner 20,146 37.6 -7.1
Democratic Labor Brian Peachey 3,422 6.4 -2.4
Australia Party Allan Cooke 1,540 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 53,576 97.2
Informal votes 1,562 2.8
Turnout 55,138 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Webb 55.5 +7.6
Liberal Ian Viner 44.5 -7.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +7.6
Australian federal election, 1966: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Harry Webb 33,089 49.9 -0.2
Liberal Doug Cash 27,403 41.3 -1.8
Democratic Labor Frank Pownall 5,836 8.8 +2.0
Total formal votes 66,328 96.0
Informal votes 2,797 4.0
Turnout 69,125 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Webb 33,998 51.3 -0.2
Liberal Doug Cash 32,330 48.7 +0.2
Labor hold Swing -0.2
Australian federal election, 1963: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Harry Webb 29,806 50.1 +1.9
Liberal Doug Cash 25,641 43.1 +5.3
Democratic Labor Brian Peachey 4,044 6.8 -6.0
Total formal votes 59,491 98.1
Informal votes 1,126 1.9
Turnout 60,617 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Webb 51.5 +1.2
Liberal Doug Cash 48.5 -1.2
Labor hold Swing +1.2
Australian federal election, 1961: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Harry Webb 25,262 48.2 +0.8
Liberal Doug Cash 19,818 37.8 -2.7
Democratic Labor Adrian Briffa 6,704 12.8 +2.2
Communist Jack Marks 649 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 52,433 96.5
Informal votes 1,875 3.5
Turnout 54,308 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Webb 26,360 50.3 +0.5
Liberal Doug Cash 26,073 49.7 -0.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +0.5

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Harry Webb 20,936 47.4 -5.4
Liberal Doug Cash 17,881 40.5 -6.7
Democratic Labor Brian Peachey 4,668 10.6 +10.6
Independent James Collins 713 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 44,198 96.0
Informal votes 1,842 4.0
Turnout 46,040 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Doug Cash 22,198 50.2 +3.0
Labor Harry Webb 22,000 49.8 -3.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.0
Australian federal election, 1955: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Harry Webb 19,257 52.8 -0.4
Liberal Frederick Payne 17,206 47.2 +0.4
Total formal votes 36,463 95.6
Informal votes 1,672 4.4
Turnout 38,135 95.3
Labor hold Swing -0.4

References

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