Electoral results for the Division of Berowra

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Berowra in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1969 until the present.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Tom Hughes	Liberal	1969–1972
	Harry Edwards	Liberal	1972–1993
	Philip Ruddock	Liberal	1993–2016
	Julian Leeser	Liberal	2016–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Berowra.[edit]

2022 Australian federal election: Berowra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Julian Leeser	45,797	49.08	−8.12
	Labor	Benson Koschinski	20,746	22.23	+1.13
	Greens	Tania Salitra	14,536	15.58	+3.70
	One Nation	Rhiannon Bosma	2,972	3.19	+3.19
	United Australia	Christopher Martinic	2,315	2.48	+0.80
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Samios	2,307	2.47	+2.47
	Independent	Benjamin Caswell	1,802	1.93	+1.93
	Fusion	Brendan Clarke	1,418	1.52	+1.52
	Independent	Roger Woodward	904	0.97	+0.44
	Federation	David Louie	509	0.55	+0.55
Total formal votes			93,306	93.88	+0.28
Informal votes			6,083	6.12	−0.28
Turnout			99,389	93.61	−0.78
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Julian Leeser	55,771	59.77	−5.88
	Labor	Benson Koschinski	37,535	40.23	+5.88
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.88

Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Berowra in the 2022 federal election. Y indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Berowra.[edit]

2019 Australian federal election: Berowra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Julian Leeser	53,741	57.20	+0.11
	Labor	Katie Gompertz	19,821	21.10	+1.22
	Greens	Monica Tan	11,157	11.88	+0.38
	Christian Democrats	Simon Taylor	2,163	2.30	−3.24
	Independent	Mick Gallagher	2,104	2.24	−0.80
	United Australia	Craig McLachlan	1,576	1.68	+1.68
	Science	Brendan Clarke	1,465	1.56	−0.50
	Sustainable Australia	Justin Thomas	1,425	1.52	+1.52
	Independent	Roger Woodward	495	0.53	−0.35
Total formal votes			93,947	93.60	−2.24
Informal votes			6,423	6.40	+2.24
Turnout			100,370	94.39	+1.18
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Julian Leeser	61,675	65.65	−0.80
	Labor	Katie Gompertz	32,272	34.35	+0.80
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.80

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Berowra.[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Berowra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Julian Leeser	53,678	57.09	−4.39
	Labor	Josh Andrews	18,693	19.88	+0.85
	Greens	Emma Heyde	10,815	11.50	+1.47
	Christian Democrats	Leighton Thew	5,213	5.54	+3.05
	Independent	Mick Gallagher	2,859	3.04	−0.62
	Science	Brendan Clarke	1,933	2.06	+2.06
	Independent	Roger Woodward	826	0.88	+0.88
Total formal votes			94,017	95.84	+1.44
Informal votes			4,082	4.16	−1.44
Turnout			98,099	93.21	−3.83
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Julian Leeser	62,470	66.45	−2.60
	Labor	Josh Andrews	31,547	33.55	+2.60
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.60

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Berowra.[edit]

2013 Australian federal election: Berowra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	53,236	61.44	+1.46
	Labor	Michael Stove	16,402	18.93	−3.12
	Greens	John Storey	8,684	10.02	−1.37
	Independent	Mick Gallagher	3,374	3.89	+1.03
	Palmer United	Paul Graves	2,324	2.68	+2.68
	Christian Democrats	Leighton Thew	2,135	2.46	−0.28
	Stable Population	Deborah Smythe	492	0.57	+0.57
Total formal votes			86,647	94.45	−0.96
Informal votes			5,096	5.55	+0.96
Turnout			91,743	94.56	+0.11
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	59,847	69.07	+2.87
	Labor	Michael Stove	26,800	30.93	−2.87
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.87

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Berowra.[edit]

2010 Australian federal election: Berowra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	51,416	59.98	+5.44
	Labor	Michael Stove	18,901	22.05	−7.88
	Greens	Toni Wright-Turner	9,762	11.39	+2.57
	Independent	Mick Gallagher	2,455	2.86	+1.27
	Christian Democrats	Steve Evans	2,350	2.74	+0.21
	Family First	Christian Ellis	840	0.98	−0.28
Total formal votes			85,724	95.41	+0.09
Informal votes			4,123	4.59	−0.09
Turnout			89,847	94.46	−0.89
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	56,752	66.20	+6.19
	Labor	Michael Stove	28,972	33.80	−6.19
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.19

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Berowra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	44,525	53.42	−4.38
	Labor	Michael Colnan	25,563	30.67	+5.71
	Greens	Wendy McMurdo	7,653	9.18	+0.00
	Christian Democrats	Ray Levick	2,125	2.55	−0.52
	Independent	Mick Gallagher	1,456	1.75	+1.75
	Family First	Sam Ellis	1,049	1.26	+0.15
	Democrats	Rob McFarlane	974	1.17	−0.65
Total formal votes			83,345	95.22	+0.89
Informal votes			4,188	4.78	−0.89
Turnout			87,533	95.47	+0.10
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	49,122	58.94	−4.88
	Labor	Michael Colnan	34,223	41.06	+4.88
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.88

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Berowra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	43,674	56.14	−2.43
	Labor	Michael Colnan	20,351	26.16	+3.35
	Greens	Erland Merlin Howden	7,465	9.60	+4.42
	Christian Democrats	Bruce Coleman	2,411	3.10	+1.00
	Democrats	Margaret van de Weg	1,457	1.87	−4.62
	Family First	Lance Clark	883	1.14	+1.14
	Independent	Matthew Benson	860	1.11	+1.11
	Independent	Ross Blade	694	0.89	+0.89
Total formal votes			77,795	94.41	−1.23
Informal votes			4,606	5.59	+1.23
Turnout			82,401	94.63	−0.22
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	48,358	62.16	−3.49
	Labor	Michael Colnan	29,437	37.84	+3.49
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.49

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Berowra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	45,575	58.57	+4.10
	Labor	Richard Slater	17,748	22.81	−3.94
	Democrats	Philip Sparks	5,047	6.49	−0.04
	Greens	Maureen Gale	4,029	5.18	+1.98
	Christian Democrats	Owen Nannelli	1,632	2.10	−0.25
	One Nation	Harry Ball	1,537	1.98	−4.37
	Unity	Daniel Choi	1,124	1.44	+1.11
	No GST	P J Gallagher	1,117	1.44	+1.44
Total formal votes			77,809	95.64	−1.28
Informal votes			3,544	4.36	+1.28
Turnout			81,353	95.18
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	51,078	65.65	+2.28
	Labor	Richard Slater	26,731	34.35	−2.28
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.28

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Berowra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	43,180	54.36	−4.24
	Labor	Nola McCarroll	21,763	27.40	+5.84
	Democrats	Bernard Teuben	5,255	6.62	−0.82
	One Nation	Wayne Stewart	4,788	6.03	+6.03
	Greens	Andrew Burke	2,561	3.22	+0.05
	Christian Democrats	Owen Nannelli	1,893	2.38	+2.38
Total formal votes			79,440	96.96	−0.23
Informal votes			2,492	3.04	+0.23
Turnout			81,932	95.17	−1.42
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	50,457	63.52	−4.88
	Labor	Nola McCarroll	28,983	36.48	+4.88
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.88

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Berowra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	45,310	58.60	+3.38
	Labor	Nola McCarroll	16,666	21.55	−7.23
	Democrats	Simon Disney	5,751	7.44	+7.44
	Independent	Mick Gallagher	5,034	6.51	−7.99
	Greens	Christopher Connolly	2,453	3.17	+3.17
	Against Further Immigration	Steve Martin van Wyk	1,964	2.54	+2.54
	Natural Law	Bill Scally	143	0.18	−1.31
Total formal votes			77,321	97.19	−0.26
Informal votes			2,233	2.81	+0.26
Turnout			79,554	96.59	+0.26
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	52,526	68.40	+6.20
	Labor	Nola McCarroll	24,268	31.60	−6.20
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.20

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Berowra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	41,230	55.22	+3.44
	Labor	Sue Deane	21,492	28.78	+3.19
	Independent	Mick Gallagher	10,828	14.50	+12.15
	Natural Law	Timothy Carr	1,116	1.49	+1.49
Total formal votes			74,666	97.45	−0.32
Informal votes			1,954	2.55	+0.32
Turnout			76,620	96.33
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	46,433	62.20	−0.05
	Labor	Sue Deane	28,216	37.80	+0.05
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.05

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Berowra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harry Edwards	34,720	52.4	−10.0
	Labor	Sue Deane	16,089	24.3	−3.8
	Democrats	Martyn Yeomans	11,070	16.7	+7.2
	Independent	Mick Gallagher	2,103	3.2	+3.2
	Call to Australia	Benille Varidel	1,471	2.2	+2.2
	Independent	Les Paul	837	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			66,290	97.7
Informal votes			1,572	2.3
Turnout			67,862	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harry Edwards	41,466	62.8	−3.9
	Labor	Sue Deane	24,592	37.2	+3.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.9

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Berowra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harry Edwards	40,288	62.4	+2.2
	Labor	Sue Deane	18,173	28.1	−2.5
	Democrats	Peter Markham	6,122	9.5	+0.2
Total formal votes			64,583	96.7
Informal votes			2,204	3.3
Turnout			66,787	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harry Edwards	43,045	66.7	+1.9
	Labor	Sue Deane	21,535	33.3	−1.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.9

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Berowra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harry Edwards	37,545	60.2	−0.9
	Labor	Rodney Berry	19,092	30.6	+0.6
	Democrats	Chris Rogers	5,777	9.3	+0.4
Total formal votes			62,414	95.9
Informal votes			2,656	4.1
Turnout			65,070	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harry Edwards	40,468	64.8	+0.1
	Labor	Rodney Berry	21,946	35.2	−0.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.1

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Berowra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harry Edwards	40,676	60.1	−1.3
	Labor	Maurice Marshan	20,943	31.0	+1.5
	Democrats	Pamela Tuckwell	6,015	8.9	−0.2
Total formal votes			67,634	98.3
Informal votes			1,166	1.7
Turnout			68,800	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harry Edwards	43,209	63.89	−1.11
	Labor	Maurice Marshan	24,425	36.11	+1.11
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.11

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Berowra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harry Edwards	39,993	61.4	−1.5
	Labor	George Bennett	19,235	29.5	+5.0
	Democrats	James Boow	5,939	9.1	−2.4
Total formal votes			65,167	98.2
Informal votes			1,201	1.8
Turnout			66,368	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harry Edwards		65.0	−4.6
	Labor	George Bennett		35.0	+4.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.6

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Berowra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harry Edwards	39,350	62.9	−4.7
	Labor	Michael Jones	15,325	24.5	−4.3
	Democrats	Johannes van Aggele	7,207	11.5	+11.5
	Progress	George Simpson	686	1.1	−2.5
Total formal votes			62,568	98.3
Informal votes			1,069	1.7
Turnout			63,637	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harry Edwards		69.6	−0.9
	Labor	Michael Jones		30.4	+0.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.9

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Berowra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harry Edwards	45,355	68.4	+5.9
	Labor	Michael Ross	18,530	28.0	−4.2
	Workers	Robert Howard	2,406	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			66,291	98.7
Informal votes			876	1.3
Turnout			67,167	97.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harry Edwards		71.3	+6.6
	Labor	Michael Ross		28.7	−6.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.6

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Berowra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harry Edwards	39,511	62.5	+9.0
	Labor	George Williams	20,363	32.2	−2.2
	Australia	Patricia Wallace	3,386	5.4	−3.0
Total formal votes			63,260	98.9
Informal votes			686	1.1
Turnout			63,946	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harry Edwards		64.7	+4.9
	Labor	George Williams		35.3	−4.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.9

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Berowra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harry Edwards	29,993	53.5	+8.0
	Labor	George Williams	19,260	34.4	+3.8
	Australia	David Haig	4,733	8.4	+1.5
	Democratic Labor	Michael Strenger	2,055	3.7	−0.9
Total formal votes			56,041	98.8
Informal votes			693	1.2
Turnout			56,734	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harry Edwards		59.8	+0.3
	Labor	George Williams		40.2	−0.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.3

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Berowra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Hughes	22,495	45.5	−20.4
	Labor	George Williams	15,108	30.6	+7.3
	Independent	Edith Parrish	6,095	12.3	+12.3
	Australia	David Haig	3,401	6.9	+6.9
	Democratic Labor	Neil Mackerras	2,288	4.6	+4.6
Total formal votes			49,387	97.9
Informal votes			1,034	2.1
Turnout			50.421	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tom Hughes		59.5	−13.0
	Labor	George Williams		40.5	+13.0
	Liberal notional hold		Swing	−13.0

References

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal Election results
• Carr, Adam. Psephos