title: Electoral results for the Division of Groom
text: # Electoral results for the Division of Groom
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Groom in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1984 until the present.
  
  ## Members
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Tom McVeigh | National | 1984–1988 |
  | Bill Taylor | Liberal | 1988–1998 |
  | Ian Macfarlane | Liberal | 1998–2010 |
  | Ian Macfarlane | Liberal National | 2010–2016 |
  | John McVeigh | Liberal National | 2016–2020 |
  | Garth Hamilton | Liberal National | 2020–present |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 2020s
  
  **2022**
  
  2022 Australian federal election: Groom :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal National | Garth Hamilton | 41,971 | 43.72 | −9.62 |
  | | Labor | Gen Allpass | 17,985 | 18.73 | +0.07 |
  | | One Nation | Grant Abraham | 9,181 | 9.56 | −3.53 |
  | | Independent | Suzie Holt | 7,932 | 8.26 | +8.26 |
  | | Independent | Kirstie Smolenski | 6,858 | 7.14 | +7.14 |
  | | Greens | Mickey Berry | 5,616 | 5.85 | −2.11 |
  | | United Australia | Melissa Bannister | 4,922 | 5.13 | +1.17 |
  | | Australian Federation | Ryan Otto | 1,539 | 1.60 | +1.60 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 96,004 | 95.28 | −1.52 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,758 | 4.72 | +1.52 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 100,762 | 90.88 | −2.17 |
  | Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
  | | Liberal National | Garth Hamilton | 61,610 | 64.17 | −6.31 |
  | | Labor | Gen Allpass | 34,394 | 35.83 | +6.31 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal National | Garth Hamilton | 54,612 | 56.89 | −13.60 |
  | | Independent | Suzie Holt | 41,392 | 43.11 | +43.11 |
  | | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | | | |
  
  **2020 by-election**
  
  2020 Groom by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal National | Garth Hamilton | 51,534 | 59.83 | +6.49 |
  | | Labor | Chris Meibusch | 23,500 | 27.28 | +8.62 |
  | | Sustainable Australia | Sandra Jephcott | 6,716 | 7.80 | +7.80 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Craig Farquharson | 4,391 | 5.10 | +5.10 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 86,141 | 97.18 | +0.38 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,504 | 2.82 | −0.38 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,645 | 81.66 | −11.38 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal National | Garth Hamilton | 57,875 | 67.19 | −3.29 |
  | | Labor | Chris Meibusch | 28,266 | 32.81 | +3.29 |
  | | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | −3.29 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2010s
  
  **2019**
  
  2019 Australian federal election: Groom :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal National | John McVeigh | 50,908 | 53.34 | −0.66 |
  | | Labor | Troy Kay | 17,811 | 18.66 | −3.54 |
  | | One Nation | David King | 12,493 | 13.09 | +13.09 |
  | | Greens | Alyce Nelligan | 7,598 | 7.96 | +1.80 |
  | | United Australia | Kenneth Law | 3,784 | 3.96 | +3.96 |
  | | Conservative National | Perry Adrelius | 2,854 | 2.99 | +2.99 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 95,448 | 96.80 | +0.37 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,160 | 3.20 | −0.37 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,608 | 93.05 | −0.06 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal National | John McVeigh | 67,274 | 70.48 | +5.17 |
  | | Labor | Troy Kay | 28,174 | 29.52 | −5.17 |
  | | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | +5.17 | |
  
  **2016**
  
  2016 Australian federal election: Groom :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal National | John McVeigh | 49,270 | 54.00 | −1.64 |
  | | Labor | Bronwyn Herbertson | 20,259 | 22.20 | +0.10 |
  | | Family First | John Sands | 9,140 | 10.02 | +7.36 |
  | | Xenophon | Josie Townsend | 6,960 | 7.63 | +7.63 |
  | | Greens | Antonia van Geuns | 5,618 | 6.16 | +1.82 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 91,247 | 96.43 | +0.42 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,380 | 3.57 | −0.42 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 94,627 | 93.22 | −1.35 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal National | John McVeigh | 59,589 | 65.31 | −1.16 |
  | | Labor | Bronwyn Herbertson | 31,658 | 34.69 | +1.16 |
  | | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | −1.16 | |
  
  **2013**
  
  2013 Australian federal election: Groom :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal National | Ian Macfarlane | 48,966 | 55.64 | −5.61 |
  | | Labor | Troy Murray | 19,451 | 22.10 | −0.57 |
  | | Palmer United | Ewen Mathieson | 8,225 | 9.35 | +9.35 |
  | | Greens | Trevor Smith | 3,823 | 4.34 | −2.96 |
  | | Katter's Australian | Chris Whitty | 3,243 | 3.69 | +3.69 |
  | | Family First | Alex Todd | 2,342 | 2.66 | −2.90 |
  | | Rise Up Australia | Rick Armitage | 1,210 | 1.37 | +1.37 |
  | | Citizens Electoral Council | Robert Thies | 743 | 0.84 | +0.84 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 88,003 | 96.01 | +0.16 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,656 | 3.99 | −0.16 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 91,659 | 94.58 | +0.16 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal National | Ian Macfarlane | 58,493 | 66.47 | −2.06 |
  | | Labor | Troy Murray | 29,510 | 33.53 | +2.06 |
  | | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | −2.06 | |
  
  **2010**
  
  2010 Australian federal election: Groom :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal National | Ian Macfarlane | 51,757 | 61.25 | +8.54 |
  | | Labor | Chris Meibusch | 19,153 | 22.67 | -12.16 |
  | | Greens | Frida Forsberg | 6,165 | 7.30 | +2.46 |
  | | Family First | Rose Kirkwood | 4,696 | 5.56 | +1.18 |
  | | Independent | Rod Jeanneret | 2,730 | 3.23 | +2.63 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 84,501 | 95.85 | -1.09 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,655 | 4.15 | +1.09 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,156 | 94.41 | -1.05 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal National | Ian Macfarlane | 57,912 | 68.53 | +10.31 |
  | | Labor | Chris Meibusch | 26,589 | 31.47 | -10.31 |
  | | Liberal National hold | Liberal National hold | Swing | +10.31 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2000s
  
  **2007**
  
  2007 Australian federal election: Groom :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ian Macfarlane | 43,880 | 52.71 | -7.52 |
  | | Labor | Chris Meibusch | 28,994 | 34.83 | +10.73 |
  | | Greens | Pauline Collins | 4,028 | 4.84 | +0.82 |
  | | Family First | Peter Findlay | 3,649 | 4.38 | -1.99 |
  | | Independent | Rob Berry | 715 | 0.86 | +0.86 |
  | | Independent | Grahame Volker | 616 | 0.74 | +0.74 |
  | | Democrats | Shalina Najeeb | 608 | 0.73 | -0.33 |
  | | Independent | Rod Jeanneret | 497 | 0.60 | -1.75 |
  | | Citizens Electoral Council | Irene Jones | 263 | 0.32 | -0.06 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 83,250 | 96.94 | +0.94 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,627 | 3.06 | -0.94 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,877 | 95.51 | +0.14 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Ian Macfarlane | 48,468 | 58.22 | -10.59 |
  | | Labor | Chris Meibusch | 34,782 | 41.78 | +10.59 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -10.59 | |
  
  **2004**
  
  2004 Australian federal election: Groom :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ian Macfarlane | 49,131 | 60.36 | +13.50 |
  | | Labor | Paul King | 19,516 | 23.98 | +0.32 |
  | | Family First | Peter Findlay | 5,168 | 6.35 | +6.35 |
  | | Greens | Karey Harrison | 3,252 | 4.00 | +0.45 |
  | | Independent | Rod Jeanneret | 1,929 | 2.37 | +2.37 |
  | | Great Australians | Noel Wieck | 1,230 | 1.51 | +1.51 |
  | | Democrats | Christoph Donges | 860 | 1.06 | -2.17 |
  | | Citizens Electoral Council | Oliver Carter | 310 | 0.38 | +0.38 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 81,396 | 96.00 | -0.57 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,392 | 4.00 | +0.57 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84,788 | 94.69 | -1.98 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Ian Macfarlane | 56,121 | 68.95 | +3.86 |
  | | Labor | Paul King | 25,275 | 31.05 | -3.86 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.86 | |
  
  **2001**
  
  2001 Australian federal election: Groom :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ian Macfarlane | 36,573 | 46.86 | +13.79 |
  | | Labor | Leeann King | 18,467 | 23.66 | -1.57 |
  | | National | Barbara Wuersching | 8,563 | 10.97 | -4.25 |
  | | One Nation | David Hoy | 6,958 | 8.92 | -9.05 |
  | | Greens | Michael Kane | 2,774 | 3.55 | +1.80 |
  | | Democrats | Stephen Eyres | 2,521 | 3.23 | +0.55 |
  | | Independent | Rob Berry | 2,192 | 2.81 | +2.81 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 78,048 | 96.57 | -0.69 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,776 | 3.43 | +0.69 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 80,824 | 96.06 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Ian Macfarlane | 50,802 | 65.09 | +2.05 |
  | | Labor | Leeann King | 27,246 | 34.91 | -2.05 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.05 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1990s
  
  **1998**
  
  1998 Australian federal election: Groom :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ian Macfarlane | 24,631 | 33.07 | -24.99 |
  | | Labor | Geoff Brown | 18,787 | 25.23 | +3.11 |
  | | One Nation | Avril Baynes | 13,382 | 17.97 | +17.97 |
  | | National | Bruce Green | 11,335 | 15.22 | +8.02 |
  | | Democrats | Glenn Polson | 1,993 | 2.68 | -2.99 |
  | | Independent | Cynthia Mayne | 1,629 | 2.19 | +2.19 |
  | | Christian Democrats | Paul Harry | 1,409 | 1.89 | +1.89 |
  | | Greens | Sarah Moles | 1,307 | 1.75 | -0.38 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 74,473 | 97.26 | -0.43 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,100 | 2.74 | +0.43 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,573 | 95.27 | -0.26 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Ian Macfarlane | 46,951 | 63.04 | -8.25 |
  | | Labor | Geoff Brown | 27,522 | 36.96 | +8.25 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -8.25 | |
  
  **1996**
  
  1996 Australian federal election: Groom :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Bill Taylor | 50,046 | 64.82 | +30.44 |
  | | Labor | Neville Green | 17,085 | 22.13 | -4.67 |
  | | Democrats | Mark Carew | 4,459 | 5.78 | +2.01 |
  | | Greens | Sarah Moles | 1,789 | 2.32 | +0.05 |
  | | Independent | Peter Ousby | 1,657 | 2.15 | +2.15 |
  | | One Australia | Ray Buckley | 1,578 | 2.04 | +2.04 |
  | | Indigenous Peoples | W. J. McCarthy | 595 | 0.77 | -0.43 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 77,209 | 97.71 | +0.13 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,813 | 2.29 | -0.13 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79,022 | 95.52 | -0.70 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Bill Taylor | 54,894 | 71.28 | +7.16 |
  | | Labor | Neville Green | 22,117 | 28.72 | -7.16 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +7.16 | |
  
  **1993**
  
  1993 Australian federal election: Groom :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Bill Taylor | 25,915 | 34.38 | -5.80 |
  | | Labor | Ray Webber | 20,198 | 26.80 | -3.92 |
  | | National | Joe Hanna | 16,131 | 21.40 | +4.02 |
  | | Confederate Action | Garry Berghofer | 7,672 | 10.18 | +10.18 |
  | | Democrats | Alan May | 2,839 | 3.77 | -7.91 |
  | | Greens | Carey Harrison | 1,712 | 2.27 | +2.27 |
  | | Indigenous Peoples | Wally McCarthy | 905 | 1.20 | +1.20 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 75,372 | 97.57 | -0.56 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,875 | 2.43 | +0.56 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,247 | 96.23 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Bill Taylor | 48,304 | 64.12 | +1.69 |
  | | Labor | Ray Webber | 27,031 | 35.88 | -1.69 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.69 | |
  
  **1990**
  
  1990 Australian federal election: Groom :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Bill Taylor | 29,041 | 40.8 | +27.5 |
  | | Labor | Stewart Scott-Irving | 22,103 | 31.1 | -1.3 |
  | | National | Terry Day | 11,664 | 16.4 | -32.5 |
  | | Democrats | Trevor Ives | 8,319 | 11.7 | +6.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 71,127 | 98.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,396 | 1.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,523 | 95.9 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Bill Taylor | 44,138 | 62.2 | +1.9 |
  | | Labor | Stewart Scott-Irving | 26,880 | 37.8 | -1.9 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.9 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  **1988 by-election**
  
  1988 Groom by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Bill Taylor | 20,651 | 33.3 | +19.9 |
  | | National | David Russell | 17,814 | 28.8 | -20.1 |
  | | Labor | Linda Dwyer | 14,973 | 24.2 | -8.2 |
  | | Independent | Vincent Burke | 4,661 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
  | | Democrats | Mark Carew | 3,474 | 5.6 | +0.2 |
  | | Independent | Peter Consandine | 369 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 61,942 | 98.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 889 | 1.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,831 | 88.0 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Bill Taylor | 38,651 | 62.4 | +62.4 |
  | | National | David Russell | 23,271 | 37.6 | -25.2 |
  | | Liberal gain from National | Liberal gain from National | Swing | +25.2 | |
  
  **1987**
  
  1987 Australian federal election: Groom :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Tom McVeigh | 32,054 | 48.9 | -7.1 |
  | | Labor | Linda Dwyer | 21,217 | 32.4 | +0.9 |
  | | Liberal | Alexander Munro | 8,754 | 13.3 | +4.4 |
  | | Democrats | Mark Carew | 3,556 | 5.4 | +1.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 65,581 | 97.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,938 | 2.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,519 | 93.4 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Tom McVeigh | 41,174 | 62.8 | -3.1 |
  | | Labor | Linda Dwyer | 24,407 | 37.2 | +3.1 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | -3.1 | |
  
  **1984**
  
  1984 Australian federal election: Groom :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Tom McVeigh | 34,047 | 56.0 | -4.9 |
  | | Labor | Ronald Cullin | 19,142 | 31.5 | -1.9 |
  | | Liberal | Alexander Munro | 5,417 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
  | | Democrats | Raymond Dow | 2,160 | 3.6 | -2.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 60,766 | 97.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,389 | 2.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,155 | 94.4 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Tom McVeigh | 40,052 | 65.9 | +2.7 |
  | | Labor | Ronald Cullin | 20,714 | 34.1 | -2.7 |
  | | National notional hold | National notional hold | Swing | +2.7 | |
  