title: Electoral results for the Division of Gippsland
text: # Electoral results for the Division of Gippsland
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Gippsland in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until the present.
  
  ## Members
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Allan McLean | Protectionist | 1901–1906 |
  | George Wise | Protectionist | 1906–1909 |
  | George Wise | Independent Liberal | 1909–1913 |
  | James Bennett | Liberal | 1913–1914 |
  | George Wise | Independent Labor | 1914–1917 |
  | George Wise | Nationalist | 1917–1922 |
  | Thomas Paterson | Country | 1922–1943 |
  | George Bowden | Country | 1943–1961 |
  | Peter Nixon | Country/National Country/National | 1961–1983 |
  | Peter McGauran | National | 1983–2008 |
  | Darren Chester | National | 2008–present |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 2020s
  
  **2022**
  
  2022 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Darren Chester | 54,635 | 54.14 | +0.14 |
  | | Labor | Jannette Langley | 19,404 | 19.23 | −3.97 |
  | | One Nation | Greg Hansford | 9,443 | 9.36 | +9.36 |
  | | Greens | Marjorie Thorpe | 8,545 | 8.47 | +2.43 |
  | | United Australia | Gregory Forster | 4,593 | 4.55 | +0.15 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jim McDonald | 4,286 | 4.25 | +4.25 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 100,906 | 97.04 | +2.26 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,073 | 2.96 | −2.26 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 103,979 | 90.89 | −1.49 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Darren Chester | 71,205 | 70.57 | +3.90 |
  | | Labor | Jannette Langley | 29,701 | 29.43 | −3.90 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | +3.90 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2010s
  
  **2019**
  
  2019 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Darren Chester | 52,202 | 54.00 | −1.84 |
  | | Labor | Antoinette Holm | 22,426 | 23.20 | +2.99 |
  | | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | David Snelling | 6,872 | 7.11 | +7.11 |
  | | Greens | Deb Foskey | 5,835 | 6.04 | −1.79 |
  | | United Australia | Kerri Brewer | 4,257 | 4.40 | +4.40 |
  | | Independent | Sonia Buckley | 3,043 | 3.15 | +3.15 |
  | | Conservative National | Neville Tickner | 2,043 | 2.11 | +2.11 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 96,678 | 94.78 | +1.64 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,320 | 5.22 | −1.64 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 101,998 | 92.27 | −0.58 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Darren Chester | 64,456 | 66.67 | −1.54 |
  | | Labor | Antoinette Holm | 32,222 | 33.33 | +1.54 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | −1.54 | |
  
  **2016**
  
  2016 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Darren Chester | 50,309 | 56.34 | +2.58 |
  | | Labor | Shashi Bhatti | 17,870 | 20.01 | −3.14 |
  | | Greens | Ian Onley | 7,002 | 7.84 | +2.14 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ben Buckley | 4,444 | 4.98 | −0.35 |
  | | Family First | Brian Heath | 3,068 | 3.44 | +1.64 |
  | | Independent | Cherie Smith | 1,577 | 1.77 | +1.77 |
  | | Rise Up Australia | Peter Dorian | 1,513 | 1.69 | +1.27 |
  | | Renewable Energy | Peter Gardner | 1,384 | 1.55 | +1.55 |
  | | Independent | Christine Sindt | 1,379 | 1.54 | +1.54 |
  | | Christians | Ashleigh Belsar | 746 | 0.84 | +0.84 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 89,292 | 93.13 | −0.88 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,588 | 6.87 | +0.88 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,880 | 92.11 | −2.34 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Darren Chester | 61,106 | 68.43 | +2.59 |
  | | Labor | Shashi Bhatti | 28,186 | 31.57 | −2.59 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | +2.59 | |
  
  **2013**
  
  2013 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Darren Chester | 47,533 | 53.76 | +0.76 |
  | | Labor | Jeff McNeill | 20,467 | 23.15 | −8.42 |
  | | Greens | Scott Campbell-Smith | 5,039 | 5.70 | −0.87 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ben Buckley | 4,716 | 5.33 | −0.19 |
  | | Palmer United | Deborah Gravenall | 3,785 | 4.28 | +4.28 |
  | | Sex Party | Douglas Leitch | 2,101 | 2.38 | +2.38 |
  | | Independent | Peter Gardner | 1,992 | 2.25 | +2.25 |
  | | Family First | Angie Foster | 1,591 | 1.80 | −1.54 |
  | | Country Alliance | Sav Mangion | 623 | 0.70 | +0.70 |
  | | Rise Up Australia | Peter Dorian | 367 | 0.42 | +0.42 |
  | | Secular | Mark Guerin | 201 | 0.23 | +0.23 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 88,415 | 94.01 | −2.20 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,629 | 5.99 | +2.20 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 94,044 | 94.49 | +0.24 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Darren Chester | 58,214 | 65.84 | +4.39 |
  | | Labor | Jeff McNeill | 30,201 | 34.16 | −4.39 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | +4.39 | |
  
  **2010**
  
  2010 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Darren Chester | 47,020 | 53.00 | +4.63 |
  | | Labor | Darren McCubbin | 28,008 | 31.57 | −4.98 |
  | | Greens | Michael Bond | 5,826 | 6.57 | +1.03 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ben Buckley | 4,895 | 5.52 | +5.52 |
  | | Family First | Heath Jefferis | 2,963 | 3.34 | −0.97 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 88,712 | 96.21 | −0.81 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,496 | 3.79 | +0.81 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 92,208 | 94.53 | −1.14 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Darren Chester | 54,513 | 61.45 | +5.54 |
  | | Labor | Darren McCubbin | 34,199 | 38.55 | −5.54 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | +5.54 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2000s
  
  2008 Gippsland by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Darren Chester | 32,971 | 39.60 | -8.77 |
  | | Labor | Darren McCubbin | 23,652 | 28.41 | -8.14 |
  | | Liberal | Rohan Fitzgerald | 17,249 | 20.72 | +20.72 |
  | | Greens | Malcolm McKelvie | 5,862 | 7.04 | +1.50 |
  | | Liberty & Democracy | Ben Buckley | 3,518 | 4.23 | +4.23 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 83,252 | 97.12 | +0.10 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,465 | 2.88 | -0.10 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 85,717 | 89.68 | -5.98 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Darren Chester | 51,611 | 61.99 | +6.08 |
  | | Labor | Darren McCubbin | 31,641 | 38.01 | -6.08 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | +6.08 | |
  
  **2007**
  
  2007 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Peter McGauran | 42,632 | 48.37 | -0.36 |
  | | Labor | Jane Rowe | 32,214 | 36.55 | +2.46 |
  | | Greens | Jeff Wrathall | 4,881 | 5.54 | +1.16 |
  | | Family First | Michael Rowell | 3,802 | 4.31 | +1.49 |
  | | Independent | Ben Buckley | 2,787 | 3.16 | +3.16 |
  | | What Women Want | Helen McAdam | 1,825 | 2.07 | +2.07 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 88,141 | 97.02 | +1.25 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,710 | 2.98 | -1.25 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90,851 | 95.75 | +0.12 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Peter McGauran | 49,280 | 55.91 | -1.79 |
  | | Labor | Jane Rowe | 38,861 | 44.09 | +1.79 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | -1.79 | |
  
  **2004**
  
  2004 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Peter McGauran | 41,531 | 48.73 | +19.00 |
  | | Labor | Don Wishart | 29,053 | 34.09 | +0.23 |
  | | Greens | Madelon Lane | 3,734 | 4.38 | +0.46 |
  | | Independent | Peter Maxwell Kelly | 3,139 | 3.68 | +3.68 |
  | | One Nation | Ben Buckley | 2,539 | 2.98 | -1.96 |
  | | Family First | Doug Lillyman | 2,405 | 2.82 | +2.82 |
  | | Democrats | David Leonard Langmore | 1,312 | 1.54 | -2.95 |
  | | | Christina Sindt | 1,288 | 1.51 | +1.51 |
  | | Citizens Electoral Council | Heather Stanton | 233 | 0.27 | +0.06 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 85,234 | 95.77 | +0.53 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,763 | 4.23 | -0.53 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,997 | 95.63 | +0.00 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Peter McGauran | 49,181 | 57.70 | +5.12 |
  | | Labor | Don Wishart | 36,053 | 42.30 | -5.12 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | +5.12 | |
  
  **2001**
  
  2001 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Peter McGauran | 34,555 | 45.62 | +2.65 |
  | | Labor | Bill Bolitho | 19,469 | 25.70 | -0.58 |
  | | Independent | Doug Treasure | 4,249 | 5.61 | +0.10 |
  | | Greens | Chris Aitken | 4,205 | 5.55 | +5.55 |
  | | One Nation | Michael Freshwater | 4,066 | 5.37 | -6.06 |
  | | Democrats | Jo McCubbin | 3,331 | 4.40 | -0.92 |
  | | Independent | John Jago | 1,579 | 2.08 | +2.08 |
  | | Independent | Phillip Evans | 1,551 | 2.05 | +2.05 |
  | | Independent | Ben Buckley | 1,249 | 1.65 | +1.65 |
  | | Independent | Marjorie Thorpe | 791 | 1.04 | +1.04 |
  | | Independent | Phillip Robinson | 487 | 0.64 | +0.64 |
  | | Citizens Electoral Council | Frank Williams | 221 | 0.29 | +0.29 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 75,753 | 94.41 | -0.66 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,484 | 5.59 | +0.66 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 80,237 | 96.02 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Peter McGauran | 43,978 | 58.02 | -0.81 |
  | | Labor | Bill Bolitho | 31,775 | 41.96 | +0.81 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | -0.81 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1990s
  
  **1998**
  
  1998 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Peter McGauran | 31,774 | 42.97 | -18.24 |
  | | Labor | Judith Stone | 19,438 | 26.28 | +0.30 |
  | | One Nation | Tony Peters | 8,454 | 11.43 | +11.43 |
  | | Independent | Doug Treasure | 4,076 | 5.51 | +5.51 |
  | | Democrats | Jo McCubbin | 3,931 | 5.32 | -2.09 |
  | | Independent | Leonie Cameron | 2,611 | 3.53 | +3.53 |
  | | Independent | Jack Vanderland | 900 | 1.22 | +1.22 |
  | | Independent | Les Horsfield | 799 | 1.08 | +1.08 |
  | | Natural Law | Frances Clarke | 751 | 1.02 | +0.36 |
  | | Australia First | John Weatherhead | 650 | 0.88 | +0.88 |
  | | Unity | Robert Thorpe | 567 | 0.77 | +0.77 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 73,951 | 95.08 | -2.37 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,829 | 4.92 | +2.37 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,780 | 95.98 | -0.92 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Peter McGauran | 43,506 | 58.83 | -9.81 |
  | | Labor | Judith Stone | 30,445 | 41.17 | +9.81 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | -9.81 | |
  
  **1996**
  
  1996 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Peter McGauran | 46,180 | 61.21 | +4.83 |
  | | Labor | Judith Stone | 19,604 | 25.98 | -4.34 |
  | | Democrats | John Brownstein | 5,584 | 7.40 | +4.63 |
  | | Independent | Ben Buckley | 3,582 | 4.75 | +4.83 |
  | | Natural Law | Jamie Pollock | 495 | 0.66 | -0.07 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 75,445 | 97.45 | -0.47 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,974 | 2.55 | +0.47 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,419 | 96.90 | +0.57 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Peter McGauran | 51,400 | 68.64 | +2.80 |
  | | Labor | Judith Stone | 23,486 | 31.36 | -2.80 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | +2.80 | |
  
  **1993**
  
  1993 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Peter McGauran | 43,773 | 60.54 | -0.15 |
  | | Labor | Judith Stone | 21,209 | 29.33 | +6.37 |
  | | Independent | Ben Buckley | 3,049 | 4.22 | +0.76 |
  | | Democrats | Donal Storey | 2,105 | 2.91 | -7.53 |
  | | | Bruce Phillips | 1,720 | 2.38 | +2.38 |
  | | Natural Law | Paul Van Baer | 445 | 0.62 | +0.62 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 72,301 | 97.97 | +0.28 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,495 | 2.03 | -0.28 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,796 | 96.33 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Peter McGauran | 47,886 | 66.30 | -2.64 |
  | | Labor | Judith Stone | 24,345 | 33.70 | +2.64 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | -2.64 | |
  
  **1990**
  
  1990 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Peter McGauran | 41,862 | 60.7 | +16.4 |
  | | Labor | Merv Bundle | 15,841 | 23.0 | -7.5 |
  | | Democrats | Grace McCaughey | 7,201 | 10.4 | +6.2 |
  | | Independent | Ben Buckley | 2,382 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
  | | Call to Australia | Robert Watson | 1,684 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 68,970 | 97.7 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,631 | 2.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,601 | 95.7 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Peter McGauran | 47,507 | 68.9 | +3.9 |
  | | Labor | Merv Bundle | 21,406 | 31.1 | -3.9 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | +3.9 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  **1987**
  
  1987 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Peter McGauran | 29,084 | 44.3 | +3.5 |
  | | Labor | Zona Child | 20,056 | 30.5 | +1.7 |
  | | Liberal | Grant Pearce | 12,384 | 18.9 | -0.8 |
  | | Democrats | Pierre Forcier | 2,785 | 4.2 | +1.2 |
  | | Independent | Rod Anderson | 1,350 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 65,659 | 96.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,294 | 3.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,953 | 95.3 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Peter McGauran | 42,687 | 65.0 | +0.7 |
  | | Labor | Zona Child | 22,958 | 35.0 | -0.7 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | +0.7 | |
  
  **1984**
  
  1984 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Peter McGauran | 24,818 | 40.8 | +8.9 |
  | | Labor | Bill de Vink | 17,522 | 28.8 | -6.2 |
  | | Liberal | Rod Conley | 11,984 | 19.7 | -4.1 |
  | | Nuclear Disarmament | Peter Gardner | 2,702 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
  | | Democrats | Wilma Western | 1,808 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
  | | Independent | Ben Buckley | 1,176 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Margaret Handley | 789 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 60,799 | 94.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,898 | 6.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,697 | 95.1 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Peter McGauran | 39,056 | 64.3 | +4.2 |
  | | Labor | Bill De Vink | 21,692 | 35.7 | -4.2 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | +4.2 | |
  
  **1983**
  
  1983 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Anthony Petersen | 24,029 | 35.4 | +5.2 |
  | | National | Peter McGauran | 21,360 | 31.5 | -25.2 |
  | | Liberal | Philip Davis | 16,127 | 23.8 | +23.8 |
  | | Democrats | Pierre Forcier | 2,930 | 4.3 | -6.2 |
  | | Independent | Pearce Buckley | 2,059 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Stewart Taig | 659 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
  | | Independent | Bruce Ingle | 652 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 67,816 | 96.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,257 | 3.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,073 | 95.4 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Peter McGauran | 40,465 | 59.7 | -2.2 |
  | | Labor | Anthony Petersen | 27,351 | 40.3 | +2.2 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | -2.2 | |
  
  **1980**
  
  1980 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National Country | Peter Nixon | 37,180 | 56.7 | -1.3 |
  | | Labor | Graeme McIntyre | 19,791 | 30.2 | +6.5 |
  | | Democrats | Pierre Forcier | 6,861 | 10.5 | +0.1 |
  | | Independent | Bruce Ingle | 1,684 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 65,516 | 97.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,385 | 2.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,901 | 95.1 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National Country | Peter Nixon | | 61.9 | -2.6 |
  | | Labor | Graeme McIntyre | | 38.1 | +2.6 |
  | | National Country hold | National Country hold | Swing | -2.6 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  **1977**
  
  1977 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National Country | Peter Nixon | 35,778 | 58.0 | -6.7 |
  | | Labor | William Switzer | 14,634 | 23.7 | -4.9 |
  | | Democrats | Thomas Reid | 6,424 | 10.4 | +10.4 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Robert McMahon | 3,003 | 4.9 | -1.9 |
  | | Independent | Bruce Ingle | 1,884 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 61,723 | 97.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,501 | 2.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,224 | 95.8 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National Country | Peter Nixon | | 69.7 | -1.2 |
  | | Labor | William Switzer | | 30.3 | +1.2 |
  | | National Country hold | National Country hold | Swing | -1.2 | |
  
  **1975**
  
  1975 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National Country | Peter Nixon | 36,806 | 64.7 | +5.2 |
  | | Labor | Peter Turner | 16,274 | 28.6 | -3.4 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Robert McMahon | 3,849 | 6.8 | +2.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 56,929 | 98.2 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,018 | 1.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,947 | 95.9 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National Country | Peter Nixon | | 70.9 | +5.1 |
  | | Labor | Peter Turner | | 29.1 | -5.1 |
  | | National Country hold | National Country hold | Swing | +5.1 | |
  
  **1974**
  
  1974 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Peter Nixon | 32,484 | 59.5 | +6.4 |
  | | Labor | Hugh Oakes | 17,456 | 32.0 | -1.9 |
  | | Democratic Labor | John Condon | 2,533 | 4.6 | -3.3 |
  | | Australia | John Bowron | 2,123 | 3.9 | -1.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 54,596 | 98.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 899 | 1.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,495 | 96.0 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Peter Nixon | | 65.8 | +2.9 |
  | | Labor | Hugh Oakes | | 34.2 | -2.9 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +2.9 | |
  
  **1972**
  
  1972 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Peter Nixon | 26,007 | 53.1 | -5.7 |
  | | Labor | Peter Turner | 16,591 | 33.9 | +4.6 |
  | | Democratic Labor | John Condon | 3,869 | 7.9 | -4.0 |
  | | Australia | John Bowron | 2,541 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 49,008 | 98.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 775 | 1.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,783 | 96.4 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Peter Nixon | | 62.9 | -6.7 |
  | | Labor | Peter Turner | | 37.1 | +6.7 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -6.7 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1960s
  
  **1969**
  
  1969 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Peter Nixon | 27,068 | 58.8 | -5.3 |
  | | Labor | John Wolfe | 13,457 | 29.3 | +7.8 |
  | | Democratic Labor | John Hansen | 5,478 | 11.9 | -2.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 46,003 | 98.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 917 | 2.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,920 | 96.0 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Peter Nixon | | 69.6 | -7.7 |
  | | Labor | John Wolfe | | 30.4 | +7.7 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -7.7 | |
  
  **1966**
  
  1966 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Peter Nixon | 28,627 | 64.3 | +6.5 |
  | | Labor | Thomas Powell | 9,478 | 21.3 | -9.7 |
  | | Democratic Labor | John Hansen | 6,439 | 14.5 | +3.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 44,544 | 97.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,090 | 2.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,634 | 95.7 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Peter Nixon | | 77.5 | +9.5 |
  | | Labor | Thomas Powell | | 22.5 | -9.5 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +9.5 | |
  
  **1963**
  
  1963 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Peter Nixon | 25,422 | 57.8 | +6.2 |
  | | Labor | Sydney Evans | 13,623 | 31.0 | -0.5 |
  | | Democratic Labor | John Hansen | 4,970 | 11.3 | -5.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 44,015 | 99.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 452 | 1.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,467 | 95.8 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Peter Nixon | | 68.0 | +1.1 |
  | | Labor | Sydney Evans | | 32.0 | -1.1 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +1.1 | |
  
  **1961**
  
  1961 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Peter Nixon | 22,002 | 51.6 | -6.7 |
  | | Labor | William Stephenson | 13,430 | 31.5 | +4.0 |
  | | Democratic Labor | John Hansen | 7,209 | 16.9 | +2.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 42,641 | 98.5 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 671 | 1.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,312 | 95.3 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Peter Nixon | | 66.9 | -4.1 |
  | | Labor | William Stephenson | | 33.1 | +4.1 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -4.1 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1950s
  
  **1958**
  
  1958 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | George Bowden | 23,869 | 58.3 | -4.3 |
  | | Labor | Clement Little | 11,258 | 27.5 | +2.8 |
  | | Democratic Labor | John Hansen | 5,785 | 14.1 | +1.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,912 | 98.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 810 | 1.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,722 | 95.7 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | George Bowden | | 71.0 | -2.0 |
  | | Labor | Clement Little | | 29.0 | +2.0 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -2.0 | |
  
  **1955**
  
  1955 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | George Bowden | 24,382 | 62.6 | +2.9 |
  | | Labor | Clement Little | 9,631 | 24.7 | -15.6 |
  | | Labor (A-C) | Frank Burns | 4,951 | 12.7 | +12.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,964 | 98.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 785 | 2.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,749 | 95.2 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | George Bowden | | 73.0 | +13.3 |
  | | Labor | Clement Little | | 27.0 | -13.3 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +13.3 | |
  
  **1954**
  
  1954 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | George Bowden | 22,185 | 60.4 | -4.7 |
  | | Labor | Syd Crofts | 14,537 | 39.6 | +4.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 36,722 | 99.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 375 | 1.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,097 | 95.4 | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -4.7 | |
  
  **1951**
  
  1951 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | George Bowden | 22,799 | 65.1 | -1.6 |
  | | Labor | Victor Fitzgerald | 12,247 | 34.9 | +1.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,046 | 98.5 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 521 | 1.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,567 | 95.9 | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -1.6 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1940s
  
  **1949**
  
  1949 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | George Bowden | 22,824 | 66.7 | +6.6 |
  | | Labor | Horace Hawkins | 11,373 | 33.3 | -2.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,197 | 98.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 472 | 1.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,669 | 96.2 | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +4.6 | |
  
  **1946**
  
  1946 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | George Bowden | 28,526 | 55.2 | +18.7 |
  | | Labor | Adam Keltie | 20,196 | 39.1 | -6.0 |
  | | Communist | Wally Williames | 2,994 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 51,716 | 98.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 824 | 1.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,540 | 94.6 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | George Bowden | | 55.8 | +3.4 |
  | | Labor | Adam Keltie | | 44.2 | -3.4 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +3.4 | |
  
  **1943**
  
  1943 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Wally Williames | 22,358 | 45.1 | +11.6 |
  | | Country | George Bowden | 18,104 | 36.5 | -23.0 |
  | | Services and Citizens | Herbert Birch | 5,313 | 10.7 | +10.7 |
  | | Independent Democrat | Stephen Ashton | 2,734 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
  | | One Parliament | Melvyn Morgan | 1,119 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 49,628 | 97.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,084 | 2.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,712 | 97.4 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | George Bowden | 25,985 | 52.4 | -4.3 |
  | | Labor | Wally Williames | 23,643 | 47.6 | +4.3 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -4.3 | |
  
  **1940**
  
  1940 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Thomas Paterson | 20,547 | 42.8 | -1.6 |
  | | Labor | James McKenna | 16,082 | 33.5 | -5.4 |
  | | Country | George Bowden | 8,006 | 16.7 | +16.7 |
  | | Independent | Calvert Wyeth | 3,402 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 48,037 | 98.5 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 708 | 1.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,745 | 96.0 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Thomas Paterson | 27,257 | 56.7 | -4.4 |
  | | Labor | James McKenna | 20,780 | 43.3 | +4.4 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -4.4 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1930s
  
  **1937**
  
  1937 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Thomas Paterson | 29,069 | 61.1 |
  | | Labor | James McKenna | 18,483 | 38.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 47,552 | 98.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 765 | 1.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,317 | 96.2 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |
  
  **1934**
  
  1934 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Thomas Paterson | 32,765 | 69.3 | -30.7 |
  | | Independent | Reg Pollard | 14,489 | 30.7 | +30.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 47,254 | 98.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 828 | 1.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,082 | 94.8 | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -30.7 | |
  
  **1931**
  
  1931 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Thomas Paterson | unopposed | | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1920s
  
  **1929**
  
  1929 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Thomas Paterson | 25,056 | 58.2 | +0.5 |
  | | Labor | Michael Buckley | 18,030 | 41.8 | +41.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,086 | 98.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 889 | 2.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,975 | 96.4 | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +0.5 | |
  
  **1928**
  
  1928 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Thomas Paterson | 24,100 | 57.7 | +13.1 |
  | | Independent Liberal | George Wise | 17,643 | 42.3 | +19.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,743 | 97.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,101 | 2.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,844 | 95.4 | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -5.4 | |
  
  **1925**
  
  1925 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Thomas Paterson | 18,423 | 44.6 | +5.2 |
  | | Labor | James Bermingham | 13,417 | 32.5 | +5.1 |
  | | Ind. Nationalist | George Wise | 9,428 | 22.8 | +22.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,268 | 97.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,240 | 2.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,508 | 93.9 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Thomas Paterson | 26,055 | 63.1 | +0.2 |
  | | Labor | James Bermingham | 15,213 | 36.9 | +36.9 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +0.2 | |
  
  **1922**
  
  1922 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Thomas Paterson | 9,132 | 39.4 | -5.4 |
  | | Nationalist | George Wise | 7,682 | 33.2 | -22.0 |
  | | Labor | James Bermingham | 6,357 | 27.4 | +27.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,171 | 96.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 950 | 3.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,121 | 56.1 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Thomas Paterson | 14,563 | 62.9 | +18.1 |
  | | Nationalist | George Wise | 8,608 | 37.1 | -18.1 |
  | | Country gain from Nationalist | Country gain from Nationalist | Swing | +18.1 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1910s
  
  **1919**
  
  1919 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nationalist | George Wise | 14,367 | 55.2 | -17.5 |
  | | Victorian Farmers | Erland Erlandson | 11,675 | 44.8 | +44.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,042 | 98.7 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 344 | 1.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,386 | 73.5 | |
  | | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -17.5 | |
  
  **1917**
  
  1917 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nationalist | George Wise | 21,851 | 72.7 | +23.7 |
  | | Labor | Thomas Holloway | 8,215 | 27.3 | +27.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,066 | 98.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 518 | 1.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,584 | 84.6 | |
  | | Nationalist gain from Independent Labor | Nationalist gain from Independent Labor | Swing | +24.7 | |
  
  **1914**
  
  1914 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent Labor | George Wise | 15,484 | 51.0 | +6.0 |
  | | Liberal | James Bennett | 14,874 | 49.0 | -6.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,358 | 98.5 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 473 | 1.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,831 | 83.3 | |
  | | Independent Labor gain from Liberal | Independent Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.0 | |
  
  **1913**
  
  1913 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | James Bennett | 15,473 | 55.0 | +12.7 |
  | | Independent | George Wise | 12,671 | 45.0 | -12.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,144 | 98.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 471 | 1.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,615 | 75.5 | |
  | | Liberal gain from Independent | Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | +12.7 | |
  
  **1910**
  
  1910 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent Liberal | George Wise | 11,306 | 62.1 | +62.1 |
  | | Liberal | James Bowden | 6,897 | 37.9 | -62.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,203 | 99.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 181 | 1.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,384 | 65.5 | |
  | | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal | Swing | +62.1 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1900s
  
  **1906**
  
  1906 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Protectionist | George Wise | 7,825 | 50.3 | -49.7 |
  | | Protectionist | Allan McLean | 7,728 | 49.7 | +49.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,553 | 96.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 601 | 3.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,154 | 55.2 | |
  | | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | Swing | -49.7 | |
  
  **1903**
  
  1903 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Protectionist | Allan McLean | unopposed | | |
  | | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | Swing | | |
  
  **1901**
  
  1901 Australian federal election: Gippsland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Protectionist | Allan McLean | unopposed | | |
  | | Protectionist win | Protectionist win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
  