Electoral results for the Division of Menzies

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Menzies in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1984 until the present.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Neil Brown	Liberal	1984–1991
	Kevin Andrews		1991–2022
	Keith Wolahan		2022–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Victoria § Menzies.[edit]

2022 Australian federal election: Menzies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Keith Wolahan	42,526	42.10	−8.77
	Labor	Naomi Oakley	33,635	33.30	+2.77
	Greens	Bill Pheasant	14,289	14.14	+4.01
	Liberal Democrats	Greg Cheesman	3,646	3.61	+3.61
	United Australia	Nathan Scaglione	3,643	3.61	+1.19
	One Nation	John Hayes	2,312	2.29	+2.29
	Federation	Sanjeev Sabhlok	968	0.96	+0.96
Total formal votes			101,019	96.79	+0.42
Informal votes			3,355	3.21	−0.42
Turnout			104,374	92.58	−2.65
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Keith Wolahan	51,198	50.68	−6.34
	Labor	Naomi Oakley	49,821	49.32	+6.34
	Liberal hold		Swing	−6.34

Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Menzies 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 Victoria § Menzies.[edit]

2019 Australian federal election: Menzies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	50,863	51.73	+1.89
	Labor	Stella Yee	29,539	30.04	+3.12
	Greens	Robert Humphreys	10,264	10.44	+0.05
	Democratic Labour	Teresa Kelleher	3,026	3.08	+3.08
	United Australia	Brett Fuller	2,605	2.65	+2.65
	Reason	Rachel Payne	2,029	2.06	+2.06
Total formal votes			98,326	96.68	+1.23
Informal votes			3,376	3.32	−1.23
Turnout			101,702	94.34	−0.91
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	56,568	57.53	−0.28
	Labor	Stella Yee	41,758	42.47	+0.28
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.28

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Victoria § Menzies.[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Menzies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	45,133	51.72	−7.16
	Labor	Adam Rundell	21,468	24.60	−1.06
	Greens	Richard Cranston	7,921	9.08	+0.45
	Independent	Stephen Mayne	5,863	6.72	+6.72
	Family First	David Clark	2,842	3.26	+1.10
	Animal Justice	Antony Hulbert	2,327	2.67	+2.67
	Voluntary Euthanasia	Jay Franklin	973	1.12	+1.12
	Independent	Ramon Robinson	730	0.84	−0.61
Total formal votes			87,257	94.98	−0.72
Informal votes			4,615	5.02	+0.72
Turnout			91,872	92.61	−1.46
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	52,842	60.56	−3.89
	Labor	Adam Rundell	34,415	39.44	+3.89
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.89

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in Victoria § Menzies.[edit]

2013 Australian federal election: Menzies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	52,290	58.88	+5.33
	Labor	Manoj Kumar	22,788	25.66	−6.52
	Greens	Richard Cranston	7,663	8.63	−2.09
	Palmer United	Agostino Guardiani	2,353	2.65	+2.65
	Family First	Andrew Conlon	1,917	2.16	−1.39
	Independent	Ramon Robinson	1,287	1.45	+1.45
	Rise Up Australia	Phil Baker	508	0.57	+0.57
Total formal votes			88,806	95.70	−0.20
Informal votes			3,987	4.30	+0.20
Turnout			92,793	94.13	−0.06
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	57,235	64.45	+5.80
	Labor	Manoj Kumar	31,571	35.55	−5.80
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.80

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in Victoria § Menzies.[edit]

2010 Australian federal election: Menzies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	43,932	53.63	+2.03
	Labor	Joy Banerji	26,287	32.09	−2.69
	Greens	Chris Padgham	8,802	10.75	+4.46
	Family First	Ken Smithies	2,892	3.53	+1.11
Total formal votes			81,913	95.91	−1.33
Informal votes			3,497	4.09	+1.33
Turnout			85,410	93.89	−2.26
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	48,102	58.72	+2.70
	Labor	Joy Banerji	33,811	41.28	−2.70
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.70

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Menzies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	43,393	51.60	−5.19
	Labor	Andrew Campbell	29,249	34.78	+1.99
	Greens	David Ellis	5,291	6.29	−0.17
	Independent	Philip Nitschke	3,297	3.92	+3.92
	Family First	Ken Smithies	2,036	2.42	+0.28
	Democrats	Damian Wise	822	0.98	−0.53
Total formal votes			84,088	97.24	+0.85
Informal votes			2,385	2.76	−0.85
Turnout			86,473	96.12	+0.68
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	47,104	56.02	−4.65
	Labor	Andrew Campbell	36,984	43.98	+4.65
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.65

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Menzies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	46,132	56.79	+3.46
	Labor	Brian Jones	26,635	32.79	−0.41
	Greens	Matthew Wright	5,251	6.46	+0.97
	Family First	John Bridge	1,739	2.14	+2.14
	Democrats	Anne Page	1,226	1.51	−5.09
	Citizens Electoral Council	Jordon Davidson	256	0.32	+0.32
Total formal votes			81,239	96.39	−0.22
Informal votes			3,039	3.61	+0.22
Turnout			84,278	95.44	−0.37
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	49,288	60.67	+1.76
	Labor	Brian Jones	31,951	39.33	−1.76
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.76

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Menzies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	41,565	53.28	+6.39
	Labor	Olga Vasilopoulos	25,895	33.19	+0.34
	Democrats	Michael Ryan	5,113	6.55	+0.74
	Greens	Barry Watson	4,301	5.51	+5.51
	No GST	Brendan Griffin	1,135	1.45	+1.45
Total formal votes			78,009	96.55	−0.27
Informal votes			2,784	3.45	+0.27
Turnout			80,793	95.78
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	45,977	58.94	+3.54
	Labor	Olga Vasilopoulos	32,032	41.06	−3.54
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.54

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Menzies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	35,415	46.89	−8.63
	Labor	Peter Allan	24,812	32.85	−1.02
	Independent	Philip Nitschke	6,843	9.06	+9.06
	Democrats	Damian Wise	4,395	5.82	−3.02
	One Nation	John Casley	1,383	1.83	+1.83
	Unity	Mohamed Morsy	1,383	1.83	+1.83
	Independent	Marcia Riordan	1,060	1.40	+1.40
	Natural Law	Mark Bunn	240	0.32	−1.46
Total formal votes			75,531	96.82	−0.71
Informal votes			2,480	3.18	+0.71
Turnout			78,011	95.79	−0.85
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	41,844	55.40	−5.59
	Labor	Peter Allan	33,687	44.60	+5.59
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.59

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Menzies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	41,479	55.52	−2.14
	Labor	Peter De Angelis	25,307	33.87	−3.05
	Democrats	Angela Carter	6,602	8.84	+4.53
	Natural Law	Susan Brown	1,328	1.78	+0.66
Total formal votes			74,716	97.53	+0.27
Informal votes			1,891	2.47	−0.27
Turnout			76,607	96.64	−0.53
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	45,330	60.99	+1.73
	Labor	Peter De Angelis	28,993	39.01	−1.73
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.73

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Menzies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	40,200	57.37	−1.08
	Labor	Peter De Angelis	26,154	37.32	+9.46
	Democrats	John Dobinson	2,955	4.22	−7.38
	Natural Law	Denis Quinlan	762	1.09	+1.09
Total formal votes			70,071	97.18	+0.24
Informal votes			2,030	2.82	−0.24
Turnout			72,101	97.17
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	41,488	59.23	−5.02
	Labor	Peter De Angelis	28,553	40.77	+5.02
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.02

1991 by-election

1991 Menzies by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	40,154	67.7	+9.3
	Democrats	Ken Peak	13,070	22.0	+10.4
	Against Further Immigration	Denis McCormack	4,055	6.8	+6.8
	Independent	Jim Bernard	2,035	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			59,314	95.0
Informal votes			3,103	5.0
Turnout			62,417	86.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	42,719	72.0	+7.7
	Democrats	Ken Peak	16,578	28.0	+28.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.7

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Menzies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Neil Brown	38,844	58.4	+3.4
	Labor	Ivana Csar	18,521	27.9	−6.9
	Democrats	Elizabeth Piper-Johnson	7,710	11.6	+3.0
	Call to Australia	Ron Suter	1,384	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			66,459	96.9
Informal votes			2,094	3.1
Turnout			68,553	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Neil Brown	42,684	64.3	+5.0
	Labor	Ivana Csar	23,742	35.7	−5.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.0

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Menzies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Neil Brown	32,401	53.0	+2.4
	Labor	Ivana Csar	22,505	36.8	−4.0
	Democrats	Marjorie White	5,266	8.6	+2.3
	Unite Australia	Bruce Plain	972	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			61,144	95.3
Informal votes			2,999	4.7
Turnout			64,143	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Neil Brown	35,049	57.3	+1.6
	Labor	Ivana Csar	26,085	42.7	−1.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.6

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Menzies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Neil Brown	28,395	50.6	+1.6
	Labor	David McKenzie	22,901	40.8	−2.2
	Democrats	Lynden Kenyon	3,519	6.3	+0.0
	Democratic Labor	Vin Considine	1,306	2.3	+0.9
Total formal votes			56,121	92.7
Informal votes			4,388	7.3
Turnout			60,509	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Neil Brown	31,264	55.7	+2.3
	Labor	David McKenzie	24,840	44.3	−2.3
	Liberal notional hold		Swing	+2.3

References

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