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Gwydir — Australian Federal Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Gwydir was won by John Anderson (National) at the 2004 federal election, with a margin of 27,878 votes over Glenn Sims after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Gwydir from 1901 to 2004.

Australia uses instant-runoff (preferential) voting: voters rank candidates in order of preference, and if no one has a majority of first-preference votes, the lowest-placed candidate is eliminated and their votes redistributed to voters' next preference, repeating until one candidate has a majority. The "Winner" and "Margin" below reflect the final result after preferences (equivalent to the AEC's own two-candidate-preferred figure) — not simply whoever led on first preferences, which can occasionally be a different candidate.

Full Election History (After Preferences), 1901–2004

Election Winner Party Final Votes Final Share Runner-up Margin
1901 George Cruickshank Prot 3,522 65.3% William Webster (Labor) 1,653 (30.7 pts)
1903 William Webster Labor 4,395 63.5% James Macarthur Onslow (FT) 1,873 (27.1 pts)
1906 William Webster Labor 7,118 53.3% Thomas Cunningham (AS) 872 (6.5 pts)
1910 William Webster Labor 10,569 59.6% Robert Patten (Liberal) 3,409 (19.2 pts)
1913 William Webster Labor 11,296 52.2% John Blackney (Liberal) 948 (4.4 pts)
1914 William Webster Labor 13,560 53.8% John Blackney (Liberal) 1,902 (7.5 pts)
1917 William Webster National 13,275 56.5% Cecil Last (Labor) 3,036 (12.9 pts)
1919 Lou Cunningham Labor 11,183 53.2% William Webster (National) 1,342 (6.4 pts)
1922 Lou Cunningham Labor 11,951 50.1% Gordon Wilkins (Country Party) 37 (0.2 pts)
1925 Aubrey Abbott Country Party 18,124 53.1% Lou Cunningham (Labor) 2,128 (6.2 pts)
1928 Aubrey Abbott Country Party 18,959 52.3% Lou Cunningham (Labor) 1,693 (4.7 pts)
1929 Lou Cunningham Labor 20,873 53.7% Aubrey Abbott (Country Party) 2,859 (7.4 pts)
1931 Aubrey Abbott Country Party 22,019 68.5% Lou Cunningham (Labor) 11,888 (37.0 pts)
1934 Aubrey Abbott Country Party 26,229 57.1% Edward Cummins (Labor (Non-Communist)) 6,547 (14.3 pts)
1937 William Scully Labor 27,140 52.4% Ernest Batchelor (Country Party) 2,461 (4.7 pts)
1940 William Scully Labor 27,231 67.1% Benjamin Wade (Country Party) 13,858 (34.1 pts)
1943 William Scully Labor 28,404 66.5% Collin Gale (Country Party) 14,084 (33.0 pts)
1946 William Scully Labor 23,077 56.2% Thomas Treloar (Country Party) 5,099 (12.4 pts)
1949 Thomas Treloar Country Party 20,018 55.1% William Scully (Labor) 3,736 (10.3 pts)
1951 Thomas Treloar Country Party 19,460 53.2% Norman Ferguson (Labor) 2,313 (6.3 pts)
1954 Ian Allan Country Party 20,101 53.1% Michael Quinn (Labor) 2,370 (6.3 pts)
1955 Ian Allan Country Party 22,271 57.9% Austin Heffernan (Labor) 6,109 (15.9 pts)
1958 Ian Allan Country Party 21,304 55.0% Austin Heffernan (Labor) 3,890 (10.0 pts)
1961 Ian Allan Country Party 19,845 52.7% Austin Heffernan (Labor) 2,009 (5.3 pts)
1963 Ian Allan Country Party 22,477 55.0% Kenneth Green (Labor) 4,104 (10.0 pts)
1966 Ian Allan Country Party 25,184 61.3% Reginald Lang (Labor) 9,289 (22.6 pts)
1969 Ralph Hunt Country Party 22,735 53.0% Roger Nott (Labor) 2,592 (6.0 pts)
1972 Ralph Hunt Country Party 22,979 53.6% Robert Downing (Labor) 3,083 (7.2 pts)
1974 Ralph Hunt Country Party 28,892 58.8% Francis Bourke (Labor) 8,643 (17.6 pts)
1975 Ralph Hunt National Country Party 31,779 63.0% Francis Bourke (Labor) 13,093 (25.9 pts)
1977 Ralph Hunt National Country Party 37,600 64.3% Francis Fish (Labor) 16,769 (28.7 pts)
1980 Ralph Hunt National Country Party 38,796 62.2% Robert Hamilton (Labor) 15,207 (24.4 pts)
1983 Ralph Hunt National 38,839 60.3% Robert Hamilton (Labor) 13,254 (20.6 pts)
1984 Ralph Hunt National 35,634 57.3% Pamela Smith (Labor) 9,047 (14.5 pts)
1987 Ralph Hunt National 37,871 60.3% Trevor Elks (Labor) 12,913 (20.6 pts)
1990 John Anderson National 39,425 61.2% Ted Stubbins (Labor) 14,441 (22.4 pts)
1993 John Anderson National 43,147 60.3% Ted Stubbins (Labor) 14,705 (20.5 pts)
1996 John Anderson National 47,552 68.5% John Curley (Labor) 25,696 (37.0 pts)
1998 John Anderson National 42,480 63.6% Anne Murnain (Labor) 18,150 (27.2 pts)
2004 John Anderson National 51,835 68.4% Glenn Sims (Labor) 27,878 (36.8 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

Every candidate's first-preference votes, before any preference redistribution.

1901

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George CruickshankProt3,52254.9%
William WebsterLabor1,86929.1%
Edward FoxallFT87113.6%
William BuchananIndependent1572.4%

1903

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William WebsterLabor4,39553.5%
James Macarthur OnslowFT2,52230.7%
Robert BartonIndependent1,30215.8%

1906

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William WebsterLabor7,11853.3%
Thomas CunninghamAS6,24646.7%

1910

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William WebsterLabor10,56959.6%
Robert PattenLiberal7,16040.4%

1913

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William WebsterLabor11,29652.2%
John BlackneyLiberal10,34847.8%

1914

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William WebsterLabor13,56053.8%
John BlackneyLiberal11,65846.2%

1917

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William WebsterNational13,27556.5%
Cecil LastLabor10,23943.5%

1919

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Lou CunninghamLabor10,33349.1%
William WebsterNational8,69941.4%
James BellIndependent1,9929.5%

1922

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Lou CunninghamLabor11,05646.3%
Gordon WilkinsCountry Party8,68836.4%
William AshfordNational4,12117.3%

1925

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Lou CunninghamLabor15,53145.5%
Aubrey AbbottCountry Party10,50930.8%
Joseph McgowanNational8,08023.7%

1928

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Aubrey AbbottCountry Party18,95952.3%
Lou CunninghamLabor17,26647.7%

1929

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Lou CunninghamLabor20,87353.7%
Aubrey AbbottCountry Party18,01446.3%

1931

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Aubrey AbbottCountry Party18,32145.6%
Lou CunninghamLabor9,99524.9%
Edward CumminsLabor (Non-Communist)7,93119.8%
Arnold BrownCountry Party3,9009.7%

1934

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Aubrey AbbottCountry Party26,22952.5%
Edward CumminsLabor (Non-Communist)19,68239.4%
Arthur GriffithLabor4,0308.1%

1937

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William ScullyLabor27,14052.4%
Ernest BatchelorCountry Party24,67947.6%

1940

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William ScullyLabor27,23155.4%
Benjamin WadeCountry Party13,37327.2%
Ernest BatchelorCountry Party7,73815.8%
Frederick DeakinsIndependent7881.6%

1943

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William ScullyLabor28,40459.5%
Collin GaleCountry Party14,32030.0%
Edmund DanielIndependent3,9858.3%
William MillsOPA1,0272.2%

1946

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William ScullyLabor22,43448.7%
Thomas TreloarCountry Party16,31335.4%
William CampbellIndependent2,6615.8%
Thomas MortLiberal1,6893.7%
Benjamin WadeIndependent1,3502.9%
Tom CarmodyIndependent9142.0%
George McdonaldIndependent3810.8%
Kevin NottIndependent3220.7%

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas TreloarCountry Party20,01855.1%
William ScullyLabor16,28244.9%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas TreloarCountry Party19,46053.2%
Norman FergusonLabor17,14746.8%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian AllanCountry Party20,10153.1%
Michael QuinnLabor17,73146.9%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian AllanCountry Party22,27157.9%
Austin HeffernanLabor16,16242.1%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian AllanCountry Party21,30455.0%
Austin HeffernanLabor17,41445.0%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian AllanCountry Party19,84550.1%
Austin HeffernanLabor17,83645.1%
Stanley ParmenterDemocratic Labor Party1,9014.8%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian AllanCountry Party22,47755.0%
Kenneth GreenLabor18,37345.0%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian AllanCountry Party25,18461.3%
Reginald LangLabor15,89538.7%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ralph HuntCountry Party22,73550.0%
Roger NottLabor20,14344.3%
Brian EdwardsAP2,0144.4%
Halwyn WebsterIndependent5461.2%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ralph HuntCountry Party22,97950.2%
Robert DowningLabor19,89643.4%
John GoughDemocratic Labor Party1,5323.3%
Kevin MappersonAP1,0832.4%
William O'donnellIndependent3240.7%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ralph HuntCountry Party28,89258.0%
Francis BourkeLabor20,24940.6%
James ThompsonAP6891.4%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ralph HuntNational Country Party31,77962.0%
Francis BourkeLabor18,68636.5%
Norbert HennessyIndependent4490.9%
William O'donnellIndependent3310.6%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ralph HuntNational Country Party37,60059.0%
Francis FishLabor20,83132.7%
Heather HoweAustralian Democrats2,8664.5%
Brian AllenIndependent1,7432.7%
Lyall MunroIndependent6541.0%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ralph HuntNational Country Party38,79658.4%
Robert HamiltonLabor23,58935.5%
Gloria CollisonAustralian Democrats4,0046.0%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ralph HuntNational38,83957.0%
Robert HamiltonLabor25,58537.6%
Gloria CollisonAustralian Democrats3,7115.4%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ralph HuntNational33,98854.7%
Pamela SmithLabor25,27140.6%
Lyall MunroAustralian Democrats1,9583.1%
John BrazierIndependent9681.6%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ralph HuntNational35,93457.2%
Trevor ElksLabor23,20036.9%
Lloyd FlemingIndependent3,6955.9%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John AndersonNational33,44951.8%
Ted StubbinsLabor21,55333.4%
Bevan O'reganIndependent5,6618.8%
Anthony StylesAustralian Democrats3,9566.1%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John AndersonNational40,95057.1%
Ted StubbinsLabor26,91637.6%
Jim PerrettIndependent3,8095.3%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John AndersonNational43,38562.3%
John CurleyLabor19,68028.3%
Anne GrahamAustralian Democrats3,6345.2%
Jim PerrettIndependent2,9144.2%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John AndersonNational30,82946.1%
Anne MurnainLabor17,77326.6%
Bob JohnsOne Nation13,87520.8%
Ken GrahamAustralian Democrats1,6242.4%
Derrick PaxtonChristian Democratic Party1,1061.7%
Jim PerrettIndependent8561.3%
Gary EdwardsIndependent7471.1%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John AndersonNational46,95161.9%
Glenn SimsLabor17,39623.0%
Bruce HaighIndependent3,7975.0%
Colin RogersOne Nation3,4414.5%
Michael AndersonGreens3,3994.5%
Richard StringerCEC8081.1%

Margin Over Time

Final (after-preferences) winning margin, percentage points, coloured by the winning party.

1901: Prot margin 30.7 pts 1903: Labor margin 27.1 pts 1906: Labor margin 6.5 pts 1910: Labor margin 19.2 pts 1913: Labor margin 4.4 pts 1914: Labor margin 7.5 pts 1917: National margin 12.9 pts 1919: Labor margin 6.4 pts 1922: Labor margin 0.2 pts 1925: Country Party margin 6.2 pts 1928: Country Party margin 4.7 pts 1929: Labor margin 7.4 pts 1931: Country Party margin 37.0 pts 1934: Country Party margin 14.3 pts 1937: Labor margin 4.7 pts 1940: Labor margin 34.1 pts 1943: Labor margin 33.0 pts 1946: Labor margin 12.4 pts 1949: Country Party margin 10.3 pts 1951: Country Party margin 6.3 pts 1954: Country Party margin 6.3 pts 1955: Country Party margin 15.9 pts 1958: Country Party margin 10.0 pts 1961: Country Party margin 5.3 pts 1963: Country Party margin 10.0 pts 1966: Country Party margin 22.6 pts 1969: Country Party margin 6.0 pts 1972: Country Party margin 7.2 pts 1974: Country Party margin 17.6 pts 1975: National Country Party margin 25.9 pts 1977: National Country Party margin 28.7 pts 1980: National Country Party margin 24.4 pts 1983: National margin 20.6 pts 1984: National margin 14.5 pts 1987: National margin 20.6 pts 1990: National margin 22.4 pts 1993: National margin 20.5 pts 1996: National margin 37.0 pts 1998: National margin 27.2 pts 2004: National margin 36.8 pts 1901 1903 1906 1910 1913 1914 1917 1919 1922 1925 1928 1929 1931 1934 1937 1940 1943 1946 1949 1951 1954 1955 1958 1961 1963 1966 1969 1972 1974 1975 1977 1980 1983 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1998 2004

Trend

Gwydir has been contested at 40 federal elections on record since 1901. Winning parties over that span: Prot, Labor, National, Country Party, National Country Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Gwydir in the 2004 federal election?

John Anderson (National) won Gwydir in 2004 after preferences, with 51,835 votes (68.4%) to Glenn Sims's 23,957.

Which parties have won Gwydir since 1901?

Since 1901, Gwydir has been won by: Country Party, Labor, National, National Country Party, Prot.

What was the closest result in Gwydir?

The closest result on record for Gwydir was 1922, when Lou Cunningham (Labor) beat Gordon Wilkins by 37 votes (0.2 percentage points) after preferences.

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