Electoral results for the Division of Kennedy

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Kennedy in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until the present.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Charles McDonald	Labor	1901–1925
	Grosvenor Francis	Nationalist	1925–1929
	Darby Riordan	Labor	1929–1936
	Bill Riordan	Labor	1936–1966
	Bob Katter Sr.	Country	1966–1975
		National Country	1975–1982
		National	1982–1990
	Rob Hulls	Labor	1990–1993
	Bob Katter Jr.	National	1993–2001
		Independent	2001–2011
		Katter's Australian	2011–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

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

2022 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Katter's Australian	Bob Katter	39,036	41.70	+0.74
	Liberal National	Bryce Macdonald	26,387	28.19	+0.71
	Labor	Jason Brandon	15,033	16.06	−0.92
	Greens	Jennifer Cox	6,013	6.42	+1.25
	United Australia	Peter Campion	4,154	4.44	−2.22
	Independent	Jen Sackley	2,981	3.18	+3.18
Total formal votes			93,604	96.72	+0.88
Informal votes			3,171	3.28	−0.88
Turnout			96,775	84.59	−4.51
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Liberal National	Bryce Macdonald	56,312	60.16	−4.35
	Labor	Jason Brandon	37,292	39.84	+4.35
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Katter's Australian	Bob Katter	59,060	63.10	−0.23
	Liberal National	Bryce Macdonald	34,544	36.90	+0.23
	Katter's Australian hold		Swing	−0.23

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

2019 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Katter's Australian	Bob Katter	37,665	40.96	+2.59
	Liberal National	Frank Beveridge	25,264	27.48	−5.11
	Labor	Brett McGuire	15,612	16.98	−2.57
	United Australia	Sue Bertuch	6,124	6.66	+6.66
	Greens	Lyle Burness	4,751	5.17	+0.21
	Conservative National	Ian Hackwell	2,532	2.75	+2.75
Total formal votes			91,948	95.84	−0.17
Informal votes			3,996	4.16	+0.17
Turnout			95,944	89.10	−0.46
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Liberal National	Frank Beveridge	59,319	64.51	+7.77
	Labor	Brett McGuire	32,629	35.49	−7.77
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Katter's Australian	Bob Katter	58,231	63.33	+2.33
	Liberal National	Frank Beveridge	33,717	36.67	−2.33
	Katter's Australian hold		Swing	+2.33

2016

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

2016 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Katter's Australian	Bob Katter	34,277	39.85	+10.49
	Liberal National	Jonathan Pavetto	27,806	32.33	−8.51
	Labor	Norm Jacobsen	16,480	19.16	+2.78
	Greens	Valerie Weier	4,213	4.90	+1.66
	Family First	Donna Gallehawk	3,234	3.76	+2.49
Total formal votes			86,010	96.18	+1.61
Informal votes			3,418	3.82	−1.61
Turnout			89,428	89.53	−2.73
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Liberal National	Jonathan Pavetto	48,903	56.86	−10.29
	Labor	Norm Jacobsen	37,107	43.14	+10.29
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Katter's Australian	Bob Katter	52,570	61.12	+8.93
	Liberal National	Jonathan Pavetto	33,440	38.88	−8.93
	Katter's Australian hold		Swing	+8.93

2013

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

2013 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Noeline Ikin	34,344	40.84	+14.24
	Katter's Australian	Bob Katter	24,691	29.36	−17.35
	Labor	Andrew Turnour	13,777	16.38	−3.83
	Palmer United	Ronald Brazier	6,419	7.63	+7.63
	Greens	Jenny Stirling	2,727	3.24	−1.25
	Family First	Dan Vogler	1,064	1.27	−0.73
	Independent	Chester Tuxford	571	0.68	+0.68
	Rise Up Australia	Pam Hecht	508	0.60	+0.60
Total formal votes			84,101	94.57	−0.05
Informal votes			4,828	5.43	+0.05
Turnout			88,929	92.26	+0.81
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Liberal National	Noeline Ikin	56,476	67.15	+5.21
	Labor	Andrew Turnour	27,625	32.85	−5.21
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Katter's Australian	Bob Katter	43,896	52.19	−16.15
	Liberal National	Noeline Ikin	40,205	47.81	+16.15
	Member changed to Katter's Australian from Independent		Swing	−16.15

2010

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

2010 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bob Katter	38,170	46.71	+9.91
	Liberal National	Ed Morrison	21,737	26.60	+0.30
	Labor	Andrew Turnour	16,513	20.21	−8.78
	Greens	Jess Jones	3,669	4.49	+1.11
	Family First	Fred Dykstra	1,633	2.00	+0.02
Total formal votes			81,722	94.62	−1.44
Informal votes			4,648	5.38	+1.44
Turnout			86,370	91.43	−2.47
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Liberal National	Ed Morrison	50,616	61.94	+4.65
	Labor	Andrew Turnour	31,106	38.06	−4.65
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Bob Katter	55,852	68.34	+2.05
	Liberal National	Ed Morrison	25,870	31.66	+31.66
	Independent hold		Swing	+2.05

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bob Katter	32,537	39.53	−0.23
	Labor	Alan Neilan	23,122	28.09	+4.13
	National	Ed Morrison	20,292	24.65	+1.17
	Greens	Frank Reilly	2,649	3.22	−0.31
	Family First	Keith Douglas	1,674	2.03	−1.12
	One Nation	Bill Hankin	1,441	1.75	−2.71
	Democrats	Nigel Asplin	604	0.73	+0.03
Total formal votes			82,319	96.16	+0.62
Informal votes			3,291	3.84	−0.62
Turnout			85,610	93.37	−0.26
Notional two-party-preferred count
	National	Ed Morrison	47,339	57.51	−1.35
	Labor	Alan Neilan	34,980	42.49	+1.35
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Bob Katter	54,571	66.29	−2.54
	Labor	Alan Neilan	27,748	33.71	+2.54
	Independent hold		Swing	−2.54

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bob Katter	32,688	40.13	−3.22
	National	James Doyle	19,413	23.83	+10.76
	Labor	Alan Neilan	19,296	23.69	−0.49
	One Nation	Bill Hankin	3,698	4.54	−5.39
	Greens	Angela Jones	2,879	3.53	+1.40
	Family First	Keith Douglas	2,592	3.18	+3.18
	Democrats	Terry Hennessey	575	0.71	−2.28
	Citizens Electoral Council	Judith A Harris	316	0.39	+0.11
Total formal votes			81,457	95.56	+0.29
Informal votes			3,782	4.44	−0.29
Turnout			85,239	92.56	−2.79
Notional two-party-preferred count
	National	James Doyle	48,022	58.95	+0.5
	Labor	Alan Neilan	33,435	41.05	−0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Bob Katter	56,109	68.88	−0.30
	Labor	Alan Neilan	25,348	31.12	+0.30
	Independent hold		Swing	−0.30

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bob Katter	35,555	47.10	+47.10
	Labor	Alan Neilan	17,613	23.33	−5.91
	National	Mary Lyle	10,718	14.19	−29.93
	One Nation	Jerry Burnett	7,460	9.88	−8.95
	Democrats	Jo Wall	2,307	3.06	+0.54
	Greens	Cherie Rivas	1,601	2.12	+0.75
	Citizens Electoral Council	Judith Harris	229	0.30	−0.03
Total formal votes			75,483	95.35	−0.87
Informal votes			3,685	4.65	+0.87
Turnout			79,168	94.31
Notional two-party-preferred count
	National	Mary Lyle	44,501	58.95	−2.24
	Labor	Alan Neilan	30,982	41.05	+2.24
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Bob Katter	52,602	69.73	+69.73
	Labor	Alan Neilan	22,881	30.27	−8.53
	Member changed to Independent from National		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bob Katter	33,355	44.12	−12.56
	Labor	Kenneth Stark	22,110	29.25	−0.23
	One Nation	Jayson Dalton	14,240	18.84	+18.84
	Independent	Greg Pohlmann	2,219	2.94	+2.94
	Democrats	Alan Isherwood	1,907	2.52	−4.05
	Greens	Ken Parker	1,033	1.37	−1.01
	Independent	Steve Theodore	476	0.63	+0.63
	Citizens Electoral Council	Judy Harris	255	0.34	+0.34
Total formal votes			75,595	96.22	−0.82
Informal votes			2,971	3.78	+0.82
Turnout			78,566	93.15	−0.50
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bob Katter	46,254	61.19	−2.97
	Labor	Kenneth Stark	29,341	38.81	+2.97
	National hold		Swing	−2.97

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bob Katter	45,074	59.91	+22.75
	Labor	Fay Donovan	22,257	29.58	−11.84
	Democrats	Col Parker	4,973	6.61	+4.02
	Greens	Jo Valentine	1,807	2.40	−0.20
	Indigenous Peoples	Clarence Walden	1,124	1.49	+0.96
Total formal votes			75,235	97.13	+0.13
Informal votes			2,221	2.87	−0.13
Turnout			77,456	93.66	−0.27
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bob Katter	48,440	64.49	+11.95
	Labor	Fay Donovan	26,673	35.51	−11.95
	National hold		Swing	+11.95

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rob Hulls	30,920	41.99	−2.83
	National	Bob Katter	27,805	37.76	+6.29
	Liberal	Dave Cashmore	7,882	10.70	−4.72
	Confederate Action	Bill Petrie	3,162	4.29	+4.29
	Democrats	Kevin Paine	1,906	2.59	−5.44
	Greens	Saeed de Ridder	1,241	1.69	+1.69
	Indigenous Peoples	Norman Johnson	401	0.54	+0.54
		Donald Logan	323	0.44	+0.44
Total formal votes			73,640	96.96	−0.23
Informal votes			2,308	3.04	+0.23
Turnout			75,948	93.92
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bob Katter	38,915	52.88	+4.78
	Labor	Rob Hulls	34,675	47.12	−4.78
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+4.78

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rob Hulls	28,936	44.3	−0.8
	National	Ross Shannon	21,751	33.3	−14.0
	Liberal	Fred Tritton	9,134	14.0	+6.4
	Democrats	Patricia Banzhaf	5,473	8.4	+8.4
Total formal votes			65,294	97.2
Informal votes			1,901	2.8
Turnout			67,195	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rob Hulls	33,536	51.4	+4.4
	National	Ross Shannon	31,702	48.6	−4.4
	Labor gain from National		Swing	+4.4

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bob Katter, Sr.	28,585	47.3	−3.0
	Labor	James Byrne	27,208	45.1	+2.2
	Liberal	Ross Cooper	4,584	7.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			60,377	94.9
Informal votes			3,276	5.1
Turnout			63,653	89.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bob Katter, Sr.	31,989	53.0	−2.2
	Labor	James Byrne	28,380	47.0	+2.2
	National hold		Swing	−2.2

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bob Katter, Sr.	29,323	50.3	+0.3
	Labor	Brigid Walsh	25,033	42.9	−2.3
	Liberal	Gerald Porter	2,358	4.0	+4.0
	Democrats	Lance Winter	1,586	2.7	−2.1
Total formal votes			58,300	94.6
Informal votes			3,319	5.4
Turnout			61,619	90.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bob Katter, Sr.	32,169	55.2	+2.7
	Labor	Brigid Walsh	26,126	44.8	−2.7
	National hold		Swing	+2.7

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bob Katter, Sr.	32,871	56.6	−3.6
	Labor	Brigid Walsh	22,407	38.6	+2.6
	Democrats	George Hannaford	2,757	4.8	+4.8
Total formal votes			58,035	98.7
Informal votes			748	1.3
Turnout			58,783	90.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bob Katter, Sr.		59.1	−3.6
	Labor	Brigid Walsh		40.9	+3.6
	National hold		Swing	−3.6

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Bob Katter, Sr.	33,744	60.2	−1.2
	Labor	Susan Hadlow	20,194	36.0	+3.3
	Progress	James Fryar	2,103	3.8	+2.0
Total formal votes			56,041	98.2
Informal votes			1,021	1.8
Turnout			57,062	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Bob Katter, Sr.		62.7	−1.5
	Labor	Susan Hadlow		37.3	+1.5
	National Country hold		Swing	−1.5

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Bob Katter, Sr.	33,453	61.4	−2.1
	Labor	Robert Gleeson	17,814	32.7	−2.0
	Democrats	Raymond Oldham	1,744	3.2	+3.2
	Progress	Vrettos Cominos	987	1.8	+0.0
	Democrats	Marelle Hicks	521	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			54,519	98.4
Informal votes			913	1.6
Turnout			55,432	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Bob Katter, Sr.		64.2	−0.7
	Labor	Robert Gleeson		35.8	+0.7
	National Country hold		Swing	−0.7

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Bob Katter, Sr.	29,704	62.5	−0.1
	Labor	Robert Gleeson	16,981	35.7	−1.7
	Workers	Charles Rendall	837	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			47,522	98.7
Informal votes			622	1.3
Turnout			48,144	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Bob Katter, Sr.		63.9	+1.3
	Labor	Robert Gleeson		36.1	−1.3
	National Country hold		Swing	+1.3

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bob Katter, Sr.	29,093	62.6	+5.0
	Labor	Tony McGrady	17,363	37.4	−1.7
Total formal votes			46,456	98.5
Informal votes			703	1.5
Turnout			47,159	93.9
	Country hold		Swing	+2.4

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bob Katter, Sr.	23,921	57.6	+3.1
	Labor	Tony McGrady	16,261	39.1	−2.8
	Democratic Labor	Paul Rutherford	1,366	3.3	−0.2
Total formal votes			41,548	98.4
Informal votes			676	1.6
Turnout			42,224	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bob Katter, Sr.		60.2	+3.7
	Labor	Tony McGrady		39.8	−3.7
	Country hold		Swing	+3.7

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bob Katter, Sr.	21,931	54.5	+6.3
	Labor	Gerry Jones	16,860	41.9	−0.9
	Democratic Labor	Brian Hurney	1,419	3.5	−4.5
Total formal votes			40,210	98.9
Informal votes			439	1.1
Turnout			40,649	92.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bob Katter, Sr.		56.5	+1.6
	Labor	Gerry Jones		44.5	−1.6
	Country hold		Swing	+1.6

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bob Katter, Sr.	15,387	44.8	+12.5
	Labor	Barry Dittmer	15,250	44.4	−17.0
	Democratic Labor	Edward Bennett	2,762	8.0	+1.7
	Independent	John Donaldson	942	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			34,341	98.3
Informal votes			591	1.7
Turnout			34,932	91.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bob Katter, Sr.	17,683	51.5	+15.0
	Labor	Barry Dittmer	16,658	48.5	−15.0
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+15.0

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Riordan	21,182	61.4	−0.7
	Country	Keith Siemon	11,144	32.3	+0.8
	Democratic Labor	John Judge	2,174	6.3	−0.1
Total formal votes			34,500	97.8
Informal votes			791	2.2
Turnout			35,291	90.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Riordan		63.5	+0.1
	Country	Keith Siemon		36.5	−0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.1

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Riordan	21,124	62.1	+11.2
	Country	Thomas Halloran	10,723	31.5	−1.7
	Queensland Labor	Harry Wright	2,163	6.4	−9.5
Total formal votes			34,010	97.2
Informal votes			994	2.8
Turnout			35,004	90.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Riordan		63.4	+9.3
	Country	Thomas Halloran		36.6	−9.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.3

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Riordan	16,075	50.9	−7.3
	Country	Alexander Hindson	10,466	33.2	−8.6
	Queensland Labor	Bob Katter, Sr.	5,026	15.9	+15.9
Total formal votes			31,567	97.1
Informal votes			947	2.9
Turnout			32,514	88.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Riordan		54.1	−4.1
	Country	Alexander Hindson		45.9	+4.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.1

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Riordan	17,366	58.2	−1.8
	Country	Timothy Donnelly	12,457	41.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			39,823	97.8
Informal votes			658	2.2
Turnout			30,481	90.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.8

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Riordan	17,585	60.2	+0.0
	Country	Cliff Lanham	11,650	39.8	+0.0
Total formal votes			29,235	98.9
Informal votes			332	1.1
Turnout			29,567	92.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.0

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Riordan	16,700	60.2	+5.1
	Country	Ulick Browne	11,038	39.8	−1.7
Total formal votes			27,738	98.3
Informal votes			494	1.7
Turnout			28,232	90.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.8

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Riordan	15,127	55.1	−3.2
	Country	Ulick Browne	11,397	41.5	+4.6
	Communist	Eric Wyper	947	3.4	−0.4
Total formal votes			27,471	98.1
Informal votes			533	1.9
Turnout			28,004	89.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Riordan		58.4	−3.7
	Country	Ulick Browne		41.6	+3.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.7

1946

1946 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Riordan	25,404	57.5	−7.7
	Country	Clement Cummings	18,769	42.5	+18.7
Total formal votes			44,173	97.5
Informal votes			1,120	2.5
Turnout			45,293	84.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−14.2

1943

1943 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Riordan	29,551	65.2	+1.0
	Country	Wilfrid Simmonds	10,769	23.8	−12.0
	Independent	Athena Deane	3,753	8.3	+8.3
	Independent	Richard Vane-Millbank	1,265	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			45,338	96.8
Informal votes			1,483	3.2
Turnout			46,821	88.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Riordan		71.7	+7.5
	Country	Wilfrid Simmonds		28.3	−7.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.5

1940

1940 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Riordan	29,988	64.2	+0.2
	Country	Wilfrid Simmonds	16,706	35.8	+4.6
Total formal votes			46,694	97.5
Informal votes			1,209	2.5
Turnout			47,903	88.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.2

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Riordan	30,356	64.0	+4.3
	Country	Alex Kippen	14,812	31.2	+31.2
	Social Credit	Herbert Price	2,269	4.8	+4.8
Total formal votes			47,437	97.0
Informal votes			1,443	3.0
Turnout			48,880	91.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Riordan		66.4	+2.5
	Country	Alex Kippen		33.6	−2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.5

1936 by-election

1936 Kennedy by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Riordan	19,111	47.4	−12.3
	Independent Labor	Jim Boyd	13,223	32.8	+32.8
	Communist	Jim Slater	4,459	11.1	+6.4
	Social Credit	James Killoran	3,565	8.8	+8.8
Total formal votes			40,358	96.2
Informal votes			1,581	3.8
Turnout			41,939	81.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Riordan	23,188	57.5	−6.4
	Independent Labor	Jim Boyd	17,170	42.5	+42.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.4

1934

1934 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Darby Riordan	27,290	59.7	+0.2
	United Australia	Jim Clarke	16,275	35.6	−4.9
	Communist	Jim Slater	2,172	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			45,737	96.9
Informal votes			1,452	3.1
Turnout			47,189	88.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Darby Riordan		63.9	+4.4
	United Australia	Jim Clarke		36.1	−4.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.4

1931

1931 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Darby Riordan	17,605	60.2	+7.1
	United Australia	Jim Clarke	11,655	39.8	−7.1
Total formal votes			29,260	96.3
Informal votes			1,112	3.7
Turnout			30,372	88.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.1

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Darby Riordan	15,392	53.1	+5.5
	Nationalist	Grosvenor Francis	13,593	46.9	−5.5
Total formal votes			28,985	95.3
Informal votes			1,436	4.7
Turnout			30,421	89.9
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+5.5

1928

1928 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Grosvenor Francis	14,336	52.4	−47.6
	Labor	Jim Riordan	13,041	47.6	+47.6
Total formal votes			27,377	94.7
Informal votes			1,527	5.3
Turnout			28,904	88.5
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−47.6

1925

1925 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Grosvenor Francis	unopposed
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing

1922

1922 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles McDonald	14,824	61.6	+0.8
	Country	Robert Nowland	9,257	38.4	+37.0
Total formal votes			24,081	94.8
Informal votes			1,333	5.2
Turnout			25,414	74.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.7

Elections in the 1910s

1919

1919 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles McDonald	13,360	61.7	−1.1
	Nationalist	James Suter	8,283	38.3	+1.1
Total formal votes			21,643	96.8
Informal votes			704	3.2
Turnout			22,347	76.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.1

1917

1917 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles McDonald	15,346	62.8	−37.2
	Nationalist	Hubert Sizer	9,076	37.2	+37.2
Total formal votes			24,422	97.3
Informal votes			667	2.7
Turnout			25,089	79.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−37.2

1914

1914 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles McDonald	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

1913

1913 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles McDonald	17,745	74.4	+6.1
	Liberal	Owen Edwards	6,112	25.6	−6.1
Total formal votes			23,857	95.9
Informal votes			1,013	4.1
Turnout			24,870	70.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.1

1910

1910 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles McDonald	8,729	64.8	+7.0
	Liberal	John Houghton	4,742	35.2	−7.0
Total formal votes			13,471	95.7
Informal votes			605	4.3
Turnout			14,076	61.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.0

Elections in the 1900s

1906

1906 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles McDonald	6,462	57.8	−11.9
	Anti-Socialist	Frederick Johnson	4,711	42.2	+11.9
Total formal votes			11,173	93.0
Informal votes			845	7.0
Turnout			12,018	48.4
	Labour hold		Swing	−11.9

1903

1903 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles McDonald	8,031	69.7	+6.8
	Protectionist	Frederick Johnson	3,493	30.3	−6.8
Total formal votes			11,524	96.5
Informal votes			423	3.5
Turnout			11,947	60.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.8

1901

1901 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles McDonald	3,936	62.9	+62.9
	Free Trade	Maurice Barnett	2,325	37.1	+37.1
Total formal votes			6,261	98.1
Informal votes			123	1.9
Turnout			6,384	66.5
	Labour win		(new seat)

References

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