Electoral results for the Division of Wills

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

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Bill Bryson	Labor	1949–1955
		Labor (A-C)	1955–1955
	Gordon Bryant	Labor	1955–1980
	Bob Hawke	Labor	1980–1992
	Phil Cleary	Independent	1992 by–1996
	Kelvin Thomson	Labor	1996–2016
	Peter Khalil	Labor	2016–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

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

2022 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Khalil	35,449	38.87	−5.39
	Greens	Sarah Jefford	25,793	28.28	+2.01
	Liberal	Tom Wright	15,771	17.29	−0.76
	United Australia	Irene Zivkovic	3,352	3.68	+0.54
	Socialist Alliance	Sue Bolton	3,096	3.39	+3.39
	Victorian Socialists	Emma Black	2,714	2.98	−1.53
	One Nation	Jill Tindal	2,554	2.80	+2.80
	Animal Justice	Leah Horsfall	1,680	1.84	−1.92
	Federation	Sam Sergi	789	0.87	+0.87
Total formal votes			91,198	94.95	−0.77
Informal votes			4,855	5.05	+0.77
Turnout			96,053	88.61	−2.55
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Peter Khalil	69,104	75.77	+0.06
	Liberal	Tom Wright	22,094	24.23	−0.06
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Khalil	53,415	58.57	+0.10
	Greens	Sarah Jefford	37,783	41.43	−0.10
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.10

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

2019 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Khalil	42,355	44.08	+6.17
	Greens	Adam Pulford	25,575	26.62	−4.29
	Liberal	Peter Killin	17,241	17.94	−3.60
	Victorian Socialists	Sue Bolton	4,344	4.52	+4.52
	Animal Justice	Chris Miles	3,596	3.74	+2.08
	United Australia	Manju Venkat	2,979	3.10	+3.10
Total formal votes			96,090	95.77	+2.61
Informal votes			4,243	4.23	−2.61
Turnout			100,333	90.67	+3.25
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Peter Khalil	72,888	75.85	+4.18
	Liberal	Peter Killin	23,202	24.15	−4.18
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Khalil	55,898	58.17	+3.24
	Greens	Adam Pulford	40,192	41.83	−3.24
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.24

2016

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

2016 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Khalil	35,431	37.65	−7.49
	Greens	Samantha Ratnam	29,017	30.83	+8.60
	Liberal	Kevin Hong	20,634	21.93	−0.91
	Sex Party	Tristram Chellew	2,608	2.77	+0.16
	Independent	Francesco Timpano	1,832	1.95	+1.95
	Animal Justice	Camille Sydow	1,578	1.68	+1.68
	Drug Law Reform	Ash Blackwell	1,287	1.37	+1.37
	Renewable Energy	Dougal Gillman	778	0.83	+0.83
	Socialist Alliance	Zane Alcorn	648	0.69	−0.44
	Socialist Equality	Will Fulgenzi	295	0.31	+0.31
Total formal votes			94,108	93.25	−1.22
Informal votes			6,807	6.75	+1.22
Turnout			100,915	88.64	−2.29
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Peter Khalil	67,037	71.23	+0.47
	Liberal	Kevin Hong	27,071	28.77	−0.47
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Khalil	51,646	54.88	−10.32
	Greens	Samantha Ratnam	42,462	45.12	+10.32
	Labor hold		Swing	−10.32

2013

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

2013 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kelvin Thomson	40,931	45.14	−6.07
	Liberal	Shilpa Hegde	20,710	22.84	+0.04
	Greens	Tim Read	20,157	22.23	+0.12
	Sex Party	Adrian Trajstman	2,363	2.61	+2.51
	Palmer United	Anne Murray-Dufoulon	2,158	2.38	+2.38
	Independent	Dean O'Callaghan	2,040	2.25	+2.25
	Family First	Concetta Giglia	1,285	1.42	−0.15
	Socialist Alliance	Margarita Windisch	1,024	1.13	+0.30
Total formal votes			90,668	94.47	+0.45
Informal votes			5,304	5.53	−0.45
Turnout			95,972	90.97	−0.16
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Kelvin Thomson	64,161	70.76	−2.77
	Liberal	Shilpa Hegde	26,507	29.24	+2.77
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Kelvin Thomson	59,118	65.20	−7.44
	Greens	Tim Read	31,550	34.80	+34.80
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

2010

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

2010 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kelvin Thomson	43,718	51.81	−5.08
	Liberal	Claude Tomisich	20,080	23.79	−0.76
	Greens	Mark Riley	17,381	20.60	+6.78
	Family First	Daniel Mumby	1,320	1.56	+0.13
	Democrats	Paul Roberton	734	0.87	−1.46
	Socialist Alliance	Trent Hawkins	726	0.86	+0.14
	Citizens Electoral Council	Craig Isherwood	429	0.51	+0.25
Total formal votes			84,388	93.98	−1.69
Informal votes			5,403	6.02	+1.69
Turnout			89,791	91.07	−2.60
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kelvin Thomson	61,297	72.64	+0.24
	Liberal	Claude Tomisich	23,091	27.36	−0.24
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.24

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kelvin Thomson	49,050	56.89	+3.07
	Liberal	Claude Tomisich	21,166	24.55	−4.15
	Greens	David Collis	11,912	13.82	+0.82
	Democrats	Edward Clarke	2,005	2.33	+0.91
	Family First	Ihab Kelada	1,233	1.43	−0.12
	Socialist Alliance	Zane Alcorn	624	0.72	−0.34
	Citizens Electoral Council	Craig Isherwood	227	0.26	−0.19
Total formal votes			86,217	95.67	+1.17
Informal votes			3,902	4.33	−1.17
Turnout			90,119	93.69	+0.70
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kelvin Thomson	62,432	72.41	+5.51
	Liberal	Claude Tomisich	23,785	27.59	−5.51
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.51

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kelvin Thomson	44,158	53.82	−2.22
	Liberal	Blair Hamilton	23,549	28.70	+3.23
	Greens	Toby Archer	10,663	13.00	+4.72
	Family First	Deborah Suraci	1,275	1.55	+1.55
	Democrats	Robert Stone	1,163	1.42	−4.81
	Socialist Alliance	David Glanz	867	1.06	+1.06
	Citizens Electoral Council	Noelene Isherwood	373	0.45	−1.04
Total formal votes			82,048	94.50	−0.15
Informal votes			4,772	5.50	+0.15
Turnout			86,820	92.99	−0.80
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kelvin Thomson	54,893	66.90	−3.67
	Liberal	Blair Hamilton	27,155	33.10	+3.67
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.67

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kelvin Thomson	44,019	56.03	−7.93
	Liberal	Vytautas Valasinavicius	21,030	26.77	+1.08
	Greens	Richard Di Natale	6,081	7.74	+7.74
	Democrats	Robert Stone	5,036	6.41	+0.70
	Citizens Electoral Council	Craig Isherwood	1,367	1.74	+1.19
	Socialist Alliance	David Glanz	1,036	1.32	+1.32
Total formal votes			78,569	94.81	−0.92
Informal votes			4,302	5.19	+0.92
Turnout			82,871	93.93
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kelvin Thomson	54,542	69.42	−1.54
	Liberal	Vytautas Valasinavicius	24,027	30.56	+1.54
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.54

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kelvin Thomson	50,507	63.96	+13.98
	Liberal	David Curry	20,280	25.68	+4.45
	Democrats	Robert Stone	4,507	5.71	+2.11
	Progressive Labour	Bill Deller	1,875	2.37	+2.37
	Unity	Randa Abdel-Fattah	1,363	1.73	+1.73
	Citizens Electoral Council	Andrew Fox	435	0.55	+0.55
Total formal votes			78,967	95.73	−0.62
Informal votes			3,520	4.27	+0.62
Turnout			82,487	94.55	−0.44
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kelvin Thomson	56,033	70.96	+15.19
	Liberal	David Curry	22,934	29.04	+29.04
	Labor hold		Swing	+15.19

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Wills 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kelvin Thomson	39,014	49.98	+4.37
	Independent	Phil Cleary	17,747	22.74	−2.73
	Liberal	Jack Minas	16,576	21.24	−3.30
	Democrats	Robert Stone	2,811	3.60	+1.49
	Independent	Sharon Keppel	1,399	1.79	+1.79
	Natural Law	Martin Richardson	316	0.40	−0.01
	Independent CEC	Craig Isherwood	196	0.25	+0.25
Total formal votes			78,059	96.35	−0.11
Informal votes			2,957	3.65	+0.11
Turnout			81,016	94.99	−0.27
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Kelvin Thomson	56,067	72.21	+12.29
	Liberal	Jack Minas	21,574	27.79	−12.29
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Kelvin Thomson	43,394	55.77	+4.10
	Independent	Phil Cleary	34,417	44.23	−4.10
	Labor gain from Independent		Swing	+4.10

The division was affected by a redistribution, however it is unclear what effect the new boundaries had on Cleary's margin. The swing compares the margin with the 1993 election without any notional adjustment.

1993

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1993 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Kardamitsis	29,499	41.88	−6.80
	Independent	Phil Cleary	20,721	29.42	+29.42
	Liberal	Jack Minas	17,386	24.68	−9.80
	Democrats	Robert Stone	1,474	2.09	−7.48
	Independent	Katheryne Savage	652	0.93	+0.93
		Ken Mantell	271	0.38	+0.38
	Imperial British	Cecil G. Murgatroyd	219	0.31	-0.17
	Natural Law	John Price	212	0.30	+0.30
Total formal votes			70,434	96.64	+2.99
Informal votes			2,451	3.36	−2.99
Turnout			72,885	95.26
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Bill Kardamitsis	49,311	70.20	+12.27
	Liberal	Jack Minas	20,932	29.80	−12.27
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Phil Cleary	36,816	52.42	+52.42
	Labor	Bill Kardamitsis	33,412	47.58	−10.30
	Independent gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Bob Hawke (Labor) had won the seat at the 1990 election, however he resigned in 1992 and Phil Cleary (Independent) won the seat at the resulting by-election.

1992 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1992 Wills by-election § Results.[edit]

Wills by-election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Phil Cleary	21,391	33.5	+33.5
	Labor	Bill Kardamitsis	18,784	29.4	−19.3
	Liberal	John Delacretaz	17,582	27.6	−6.9
	Independent	Katheryne Savage	1,660	2.6	+2.6
	Democrats	David Mackay	1,383	2.2	−7.4
	Against Further Immigration	Angela Walker	577	0.9	+0.9
	Independent	Geraldine Rawson	453	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Ian Sykes	364	0.6	−0.9
	Federal	Stan Germaine	280	0.4	+0.4
	Imperial British	Cecil G. Murgatroyd	258	0.4	-0.1
	Independent	Salvatore Ferraro	221	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Bob Lewis	216	0.3	+0.3
	Socialist Labour League	Richard Phillips	136	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Bill French	90	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Kon Kyrou	81	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Julien Droulers	68	0.1	+0.1
		Patricia Poulos	61	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	John Murray	54	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Chris Vassis	43	0.1	+0.1
	Republican	Otto Kuhne	35	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Will Kapphan	34	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Felicia Potter	30	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			63,801	93.6	+0.00
Informal votes			4,348	6.4	+0.00
Turnout			68,149	89.4	−4.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Kardamitis	40,416	63.8	+5.9
	Liberal	John Delacretaz	22,942	36.2	−5.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Phil Cleary	41,708	65.7	+65.7
	Labor	Bill Kardamitsis	21,772	34.3	−23.6
	Independent gain from Labor

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Hawke	32,596	48.7	−9.3
	Liberal	John Delacretaz	23,088	34.5	+4.3
	Democrats	Philip Mendes	6,413	9.6	+3.2
	Democratic Labor	Mark Beshara	2,564	3.8	+3.8
	Independent	Ian Sykes	986	1.5	+0.4
	Democratic Socialist	Lali Chelliah	678	1.0	+1.0
	Imperial British	Cecil G. Murgatroyd	319	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	Marc Aussie-Stone	316	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			66,960	93.6
Informal votes			4,541	6.4
Turnout			71,501	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Hawke	38,708	57.9	−8.2
	Liberal	John Delacretaz	28,116	42.1	+8.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.2

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Hawke	35,849	61.8	−4.7
	Liberal	Olga Venables	15,318	26.4	+3.0
	Democrats	Ken Eley	3,729	6.4	+2.4
	Independent	Fast Bucks	1,400	2.4	+2.4
	Independent	Lyn Teather	1,092	1.9	+1.9
	Independent	Ian Sykes	650	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			58,038	91.4
Informal votes			5,480	8.6
Turnout			63,518	93.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Hawke	40,519	69.9	−0.4
	Liberal	Olga Venables	17,432	30.1	+0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.4

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Hawke	38,846	66.5	+1.5
	Liberal	Victor Perton	13,649	23.4	−1.1
	Democrats	Peter Allan	2,350	4.0	−2.3
	Independent	Mark Ferguson	1,360	2.3	+2.3
	Independent	Lance Hutchinson	1,056	1.8	+1.8
	Democratic Labor	Gloria Brook	856	1.5	−0.2
	Independent	Martin Mantell	242	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Glen Mann	81	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			58,440	89.2
Informal votes			7,097	10.8
Turnout			65,537	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Hawke	40,986	70.3	−1.2
	Liberal	Victor Perton	17,352	29.7	+1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.2

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Hawke	45,571	67.6	+2.5
	Liberal	Mark Hoysted	14,773	21.9	−4.5
	Democrats	John Hallam	4,225	6.3	+2.6
	Socialist Labour	Martin Mantell	1,287	1.9	+1.2
	Democratic Labor	Michael Verberne	1,145	1.7	−0.2
	Socialist Workers	Solomon Salby	206	0.3	−0.7
	Imperial British	Cecil G. Murgatroyd	174	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			67,381	96.2
Informal votes			2,660	3.8
Turnout			70,041	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Hawke		74.1	+4.2
	Liberal	Mark Hoysted		25.9	−4.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.2

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Hawke	42,815	65.1	+7.5
	Liberal	Vincenzo d'Aquino	17,337	26.4	+0.0
	Democrats	Kenneth Goss	2,407	3.7	−4.8
	Democratic Labor	Thomas Stewart	1,256	1.9	−5.5
	Socialist Workers	Solomon Salby	677	1.0	+1.0
	Socialist Labour	Michael Head	490	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Martin Newell	410	0.6	+0.6
	Communist	Philip Herington	368	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			65,760	94.5
Informal votes			3,846	5.5
Turnout			69,606	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Hawke		69.9	+7.3
	Liberal	Vincenzo d'Aquino		30.1	−7.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.3

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Bryant	38,456	57.6	−0.5
	Liberal	Thomas Burrowes	17,597	26.4	−8.4
	Democrats	Vernon Weaver	5,703	8.5	+8.5
	Democratic Labor	John Flint	4,964	7.4	+0.3
Total formal votes			66,703	96.1
Informal votes			2,702	3.9
Turnout			69,442	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Bryant		62.6	+3.8
	Liberal	Thomas Burrowes		37.4	−3.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.8

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Bryant	32,382	60.2	−1.1
	Liberal	Howard Kiel	17,562	32.7	+2.9
	Democratic Labor	John Flint	3,819	7.1	+0.7
Total formal votes			53,763	97.6
Informal votes			1,336	2.4
Turnout			55,099	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Bryant		60.9	−2.5
	Liberal	Howard Kiel		39.1	+2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.5

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Bryant	32,721	61.3	+0.6
	Liberal	John Bales	15,923	29.8	+1.8
	Democratic Labor	John Flint	3,430	6.4	−4.9
	Australia	Stanley Bell	944	1.8	+1.8
	Republican	Bruce Drinkwater	385	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			53,403	96.8
Informal votes			1,793	3.2
Turnout			55,196	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Bryant		63.4	+1.6
	Liberal	John Bales		36.6	−1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.6

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Bryant	30,410	60.7	+9.8
	Liberal	John Gray	14,015	28.0	−1.6
	Democratic Labor	John Flint	5,650	11.3	−0.6
Total formal votes			50,075	96.5
Informal votes			51,897	95.8
Turnout			50,075	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Bryant		61.8	+5.4
	Liberal	John Gray		38.2	−5.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.4

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Bryant	25,839	50.9	−0.7
	Liberal	Peter Frankel	15,046	29.6	−3.5
	Democratic Labor	John Flint	6,021	11.9	−3.3
	Independent	John Bennett	3,367	6.6	+6.6
	Independent	Milan Breier	280	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Geraldine Phelan	251	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			50,804	93.9
Informal votes			3,325	6.1
Turnout			54,129	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Bryant		56.4	+3.3
	Liberal	Peter Frankel		43.6	−3.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.3

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Bryant	18,455	53.6	−0.5
	Liberal	David Hutchinson	10,714	31.1	+2.2
	Democratic Labor	John Flint	5,239	15.2	−1.7
Total formal votes			34,408	95.1
Informal votes			1,776	4.9
Turnout			36,184	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Bryant		55.1	−0.7
	Liberal	David Hutchinson		44.9	+0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.7

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Bryant	20,197	54.1	−3.9
	Liberal	James Muntz	10,795	28.9	+6.7
	Democratic Labor	John Hardy	6,315	16.9	−2.9
Total formal votes			37,307	97.5
Informal votes			945	2.5
Turnout			38,252	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Bryant		55.8	−4.2
	Liberal	James Muntz		44.2	+4.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.2

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Bryant	22,115	58.0	+4.3
	Liberal	William Pyatt	8,454	22.2	−4.3
	Democratic Labor	Bill Bryson	7,553	19.8	−0.1
Total formal votes			38,122	96.7
Informal votes			1,300	3.3
Turnout			39,422	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Bryant		60.0	+4.3
	Liberal	William Pyatt		40.0	−4.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.3

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Bryant	21,308	53.7	+6.4
	Liberal	Alfred Wall	10,498	26.5	−1.5
	Democratic Labor	Bill Bryson	7,881	19.9	−4.8
Total formal votes			39,687	97.1
Informal votes			1,170	2.9
Turnout			40,857	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Bryant		55.7	+1.3
	Liberal	Alfred Wall		44.3	−1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.3

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Bryant	19,363	47.3	−18.5
	Liberal	Alfred Wall	11,478	28.0	−4.9
	Labor (A-C)	Bill Bryson	10,115	24.7	+24.7
Total formal votes			40,956	96.9
Informal votes			1,316	3.1
Turnout			42,272	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Bryant	22,269	54.4	−12.5
	Liberal	Alfred Wall	18,687	45.6	+12.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−12.5

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Bryson	27,538	62.4	+13.5
	Liberal	Ian Ingram	16,595	37.6	+4.1
Total formal votes			44,133	98.7
Informal votes			590	1.3
Turnout			44,723	96.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.6

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Bryson	21,136	48.9	+4.7
	Liberal	Baden Grafen	14,461	33.5	−1.8
	Progressive Labor	Doris Blackburn	7,595	17.6	−3.0
Total formal votes			43,192	98.2
Informal votes			782	1.8
Turnout			43,974	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Bryson	26,682	61.8	+3.0
	Liberal	Baden Grafen	16,510	38.2	−3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.0

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Wills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Bryson	18,918	44.2	+0.7
	Liberal	Allan Tyrer	15,101	35.3	+3.3
	Blackburn-Mutton Labor	Doris Blackburn	8,801	20.6	−2.7
Total formal votes			42,820	98.6
Informal votes			613	1.4
Turnout			43,433	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Bryson	25,162	58.8	−2.7
	Liberal	Allan Tyrer	17,658	41.2	+2.7
	Labor notional hold		Swing	−2.7

References

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