title: Electoral results for the Division of Indi
text: # Electoral results for the Division of Indi
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Indi in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until the present.
  
  ## Members
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Isaac Isaacs | Protectionist | 1901–1906 |
  | Joseph Brown | Anti-Socialist | 1906–1909 |
  | Joseph Brown | Liberal | 1909–1910 |
  | Parker Moloney | Labour | 1910–1913 |
  | Cornelius Ahern | Liberal | 1913–1914 |
  | Parker Moloney | Labor | 1914–1917 |
  | John Leckie | Nationalist | 1917–1919 |
  | Robert Cook | Victorian Farmers/Country | 1919–1928 |
  | Paul Jones | Labor | 1928–1931 |
  | William Hutchinson | United Australia | 1931–1937 |
  | John McEwen | Country | 1937–1949 |
  | William Bostock | Liberal | 1949–1958 |
  | Mac Holten | Country/National Country | 1958–1977 |
  | Ewen Cameron | Liberal | 1977–1993 |
  | Lou Lieberman | Liberal | 1993–2001 |
  | Sophie Mirabella | Liberal | 2001–2013 |
  | Cathy McGowan | Independent | 2013–2019 |
  | Helen Haines | Independent | 2019–present |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 2020s
  
  **2022**
  
  2022 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Helen Haines | 41,319 | 40.68 | +8.33 |
  | | Liberal | Ross Lyman | 30,995 | 30.52 | −4.57 |
  | | Labor | Nadia David | 8,723 | 8.59 | −3.50 |
  | | One Nation | Beth Stevens | 5,366 | 5.28 | +5.28 |
  | | National | Liz Fisher | 3,854 | 3.79 | −5.66 |
  | | Greens | Benjamin Gilbert | 3,626 | 3.57 | −0.64 |
  | | United Australia | Stephen Williams | 2,558 | 2.52 | −1.42 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Julian Fidge | 2,300 | 2.26 | +2.26 |
  | | Animal Justice | Angel Aleksov | 1,749 | 1.72 | +1.72 |
  | | Justice | Lachlan O'Connell | 1,074 | 1.06 | −1.80 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 101,564 | 94.53 | −1.11 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,880 | 5.47 | +1.11 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 107,444 | 91.48 | −2.88 |
  | Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
  | | Liberal | Ross Lyman | 56,123 | 55.26 | −7.47 |
  | | Labor | Nadia David | 45,441 | 44.74 | +7.47 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Independent | Helen Haines | 59,861 | 58.94 | +7.55 |
  | | Liberal | Ross Lyman | 41,703 | 41.06 | −7.55 |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | +7.55 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2010s
  
  **2019**
  
  2019 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Steve Martin | 35,426 | 35.09 | +7.29 |
  | | Independent | Helen Haines | 32,664 | 32.35 | −1.06 |
  | | Labor | Eric Kerr | 12,202 | 12.09 | +2.03 |
  | | National | Mark Byatt | 9,538 | 9.45 | −8.30 |
  | | Greens | Helen Robinson | 4,255 | 4.21 | +0.25 |
  | | United Australia | Shane Wheatland | 3,980 | 3.94 | +3.94 |
  | | Justice | Jason Whalley | 2,891 | 2.86 | +2.86 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 100,956 | 95.64 | +2.21 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,601 | 4.36 | −2.21 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 105,557 | 93.60 | +0.13 |
  | Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
  | | Liberal | Steve Martin | 63,332 | 62.73 | +7.72 |
  | | Labor | Eric Kerr | 37,624 | 37.27 | −7.72 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Independent | Helen Haines | 51,886 | 51.39 | −4.13 |
  | | Liberal | Steve Martin | 49,070 | 48.61 | +4.13 |
  | | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing | −4.13 | |
  
  **2016**
  
  2016 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Cathy McGowan | 31,336 | 34.76 | +3.58 |
  | | Liberal | Sophie Mirabella | 24,887 | 27.61 | −17.07 |
  | | National | Marty Corboy | 15,525 | 17.22 | +17.22 |
  | | Labor | Eric Kerr | 8,826 | 9.79 | −1.86 |
  | | Greens | Jenny O'Connor | 3,445 | 3.82 | +0.40 |
  | | Country | Julian Fidge | 1,863 | 2.07 | +2.07 |
  | | Independent | Alan Lappin | 1,757 | 1.95 | +1.95 |
  | | Rise Up Australia | Vincent Ferrando | 1,150 | 1.28 | +0.17 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Tim Quilty | 886 | 0.98 | +0.98 |
  | | Independent | Ray Dyer | 462 | 0.51 | +0.51 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 90,137 | 93.47 | −1.44 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,299 | 6.53 | +1.44 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 96,436 | 92.96 | −2.15 |
  | Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
  | | Liberal | Sophie Mirabella | 49,038 | 54.40 | −4.70 |
  | | Labor | Eric Kerr | 41,099 | 45.60 | +4.70 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Independent | Cathy McGowan | 49,421 | 54.83 | +4.58 |
  | | Liberal | Sophie Mirabella | 40,716 | 45.17 | −4.58 |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | +4.58 | |
  
  **2013**
  
  2013 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Sophie Mirabella | 39,785 | 44.68 | −7.17 |
  | | Independent | Cathy McGowan | 27,763 | 31.18 | +31.18 |
  | | Labor | Robyn Walsh | 10,375 | 11.65 | −16.54 |
  | | Greens | Jenny O'Connor | 3,041 | 3.42 | −6.21 |
  | | Palmer United | Robert Murphy | 2,417 | 2.71 | +2.71 |
  | | Sex Party | Helma Aschenbrenner | 1,402 | 1.57 | +1.57 |
  | | Family First | Rick Leeworthy | 1,330 | 1.49 | −2.24 |
  | | Rise Up Australia | Robert Dudley | 985 | 1.11 | +1.11 |
  | | Independent | Jennifer Podesta | 841 | 0.94 | +0.94 |
  | | Katter's Australian | Phil Rourke | 615 | 0.69 | +0.69 |
  | | Bullet Train | William Hayes | 489 | 0.55 | +0.55 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 89,043 | 94.91 | −1.18 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,774 | 5.09 | +1.18 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 93,817 | 95.17 | +0.56 |
  | Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
  | | Liberal | Sophie Mirabella | 52,625 | 59.10 | +0.11 |
  | | Labor | Robyn Walsh | 36,418 | 40.90 | −0.11 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Independent | Cathy McGowan | 44,741 | 50.25 | +50.25 |
  | | Liberal | Sophie Mirabella | 44,302 | 49.75 | −10.17 |
  | | Independent gain from Liberal | Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
  
  **2010**
  
  2010 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Sophie Mirabella | 44,555 | 52.62 | −1.76 |
  | | Labor | Zuvele Leschen | 23,034 | 27.20 | −4.92 |
  | | Greens | Jenny O'Connor | 8,000 | 9.45 | +1.87 |
  | | Independent | Alan Lappin | 4,945 | 5.84 | +5.84 |
  | | Family First | Robert Cavedon | 3,190 | 3.77 | −0.05 |
  | | Democrats | Mark Carey | 947 | 1.12 | −0.57 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 84,671 | 96.09 | −1.23 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,449 | 3.91 | +1.23 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,120 | 94.80 | −1.00 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Sophie Mirabella | 50,755 | 59.94 | +0.75 |
  | | Labor | Zuvele Leschen | 33,916 | 40.06 | −0.75 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.75 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2000s
  
  **2007**
  
  2007 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Sophie Mirabella | 46,052 | 54.38 | −8.25 |
  | | Labor | Zuvele Leschen | 27,203 | 32.12 | +5.89 |
  | | Greens | Helen Robinson | 6,416 | 7.58 | +1.15 |
  | | Family First | Jim Rainey | 3,232 | 3.82 | −0.22 |
  | | Democrats | Sarah Benson | 1,434 | 1.69 | +1.69 |
  | | Citizens Electoral Council | Jeremy Beck | 354 | 0.42 | −0.25 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 84,691 | 97.32 | +0.20 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,332 | 2.68 | −0.20 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 87,023 | 95.77 | +0.40 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Sophie Mirabella | 50,132 | 59.19 | −7.10 |
  | | Labor | Zuvele Leschen | 34,559 | 40.81 | +7.10 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −7.10 | |
  
  **2004**
  
  2004 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Sophie Panopoulos | 51,834 | 62.63 | +21.55 |
  | | Labor | John Williams | 21,710 | 26.23 | −1.28 |
  | | Greens | Jenny O'Connor | 5,321 | 6.43 | +2.47 |
  | | Family First | Warren McMartin | 3,341 | 4.04 | +4.04 |
  | | Citizens Electoral Council | Merrill Christine Bailey | 558 | 0.67 | +0.67 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 82,764 | 97.12 | +2.24 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,454 | 2.88 | −2.24 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,218 | 95.37 | +0.01 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Sophie Panopoulos | 54,863 | 66.29 | +5.59 |
  | | Labor | John Williams | 27,901 | 33.71 | −5.59 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +5.59 | |
  
  **2001**
  
  2001 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Sophie Panopoulos | 31,152 | 40.07 | −10.79 |
  | | Labor | Barbara Murdoch | 21,014 | 27.02 | −1.41 |
  | | National | Don Chambers | 9,552 | 12.29 | +12.29 |
  | | Independent | Nelson McIntosh | 5,284 | 6.80 | +6.80 |
  | | One Nation | Lyn Bennetts | 3,079 | 3.96 | −3.98 |
  | | Greens | Michael Wardle | 2,956 | 3.80 | +1.40 |
  | | Democrats | Robert Chuck | 2,920 | 3.76 | −1.12 |
  | | | Pat Adams | 895 | 1.15 | +1.15 |
  | | Christian Democrats | Philip Seymour | 884 | 1.14 | +1.14 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 77,736 | 94.78 | −1.34 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,281 | 5.22 | +1.34 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,017 | 95.91 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Sophie Panopoulos | 47,535 | 61.19 | +1.08 |
  | | Labor | Barbara Murdoch | 30,201 | 38.81 | −1.08 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.08 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1990s
  
  **1998**
  
  1998 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Lou Lieberman | 38,590 | 50.87 | −11.73 |
  | | Labor | Zuvele Leschen | 21,572 | 28.43 | +0.40 |
  | | One Nation | John Anderson | 6,023 | 7.94 | +7.94 |
  | | Democrats | Kevin Smith | 3,708 | 4.89 | −2.91 |
  | | Australia First | Brian Robson | 2,157 | 2.84 | +2.84 |
  | | Greens | Tim Bardsley | 1,825 | 2.41 | +2.41 |
  | | Natural Law | Susan Griffith | 738 | 0.97 | −0.61 |
  | | Independent | Norm Ryan | 454 | 0.60 | +0.60 |
  | | Independent | David Maroney | 431 | 0.57 | +0.57 |
  | | Independent | Jurek Paz | 368 | 0.49 | +0.49 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 75,866 | 96.12 | −1.57 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,061 | 3.88 | +1.57 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,927 | 96.18 | +0.25 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Lou Lieberman | 45,600 | 60.11 | −7.69 |
  | | Labor | Zuvele Leschen | 30,266 | 39.89 | +7.69 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −7.69 | |
  
  **1996**
  
  1996 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Lou Lieberman | 47,097 | 62.59 | +18.33 |
  | | Labor | Zuvele Leschen | 21,091 | 28.03 | −5.92 |
  | | Democrats | Kevin Smith | 5,867 | 7.80 | +7.48 |
  | | Natural Law | Bruce Lusher | 1,190 | 1.58 | −0.25 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 75,245 | 97.69 | −0.10 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,778 | 2.31 | +0.10 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,023 | 95.93 | −0.30 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Lou Lieberman | 50,838 | 67.79 | +4.50 |
  | | Labor | Zuvele Leschen | 24,154 | 32.21 | −4.50 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.50 | |
  
  **1993**
  
  1993 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Lou Lieberman | 28,951 | 40.65 | −9.49 |
  | | Labor | Jenny Luck | 24,475 | 34.36 | +9.56 |
  | | National | Philip Pullar | 16,483 | 23.14 | +23.14 |
  | | Natural Law | Jeanette Martin | 1,317 | 1.85 | +1.85 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 71,226 | 97.75 | +0.09 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,637 | 2.25 | −0.09 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,863 | 96.23 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Lou Lieberman | 44,767 | 62.88 | −1.32 |
  | | Labor | Jenny Luck | 26,431 | 37.12 | +1.32 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.32 | |
  
  **1990**
  
  1990 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ewen Cameron | 33,483 | 50.1 | +12.8 |
  | | Labor | John Dennis | 16,561 | 24.8 | −8.5 |
  | | Independent | Barry Tattersall | 9,890 | 14.8 | +14.8 |
  | | Democrats | Ian Deegan | 6,844 | 10.2 | +10.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 66,778 | 97.7 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,596 | 2.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,374 | 95.6 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Ewen Cameron | 42,824 | 64.2 | +1.7 |
  | | Labor | John Dennis | 23,880 | 35.8 | −1.7 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.7 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  **1987**
  
  1987 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ewen Cameron | 24,844 | 37.4 | +4.1 |
  | | Labor | Danny Walsh | 22,065 | 33.2 | −1.1 |
  | | National | Philip Pullar | 13,435 | 20.2 | −8.1 |
  | | Independent | Rob Taylor | 5,415 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
  | | Pensioner | Brian Lumsden | 665 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 66,424 | 96.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,683 | 3.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,107 | 95.0 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Ewen Cameron | 41,549 | 62.6 | +0.3 |
  | | Labor | Danny Walsh | 24,860 | 37.4 | −0.3 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.3 | |
  
  **1984**
  
  1984 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Joe Murphy | 21,349 | 34.3 | −1.7 |
  | | Liberal | Ewen Cameron | 20,691 | 33.3 | −8.1 |
  | | National | Bill Baxter | 17,602 | 28.3 | +9.2 |
  | | Democrats | Geoffrey le Couteur | 1,797 | 2.9 | −0.6 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Paul Carroll | 780 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 62,219 | 94.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,684 | 5.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,903 | 95.2 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Ewen Cameron | 38,733 | 62.3 | +1.6 |
  | | Labor | Joe Murphy | 23,468 | 37.7 | −1.6 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.6 | |
  
  **1983**
  
  1983 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ewen Cameron | 27,935 | 41.3 | −0.5 |
  | | Labor | Carole Marple | 24,374 | 36.1 | +3.0 |
  | | National | Kevin Sanderson | 12,892 | 19.1 | −0.4 |
  | | Democrats | Geoffrey le Couteur | 2,361 | 3.5 | −0.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 67,562 | 98.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,066 | 1.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,628 | 96.5 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Ewen Cameron | 40,975 | 60.6 | −1.8 |
  | | Labor | Carole Marple | 26,587 | 39.4 | +1.8 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.8 | |
  
  **1980**
  
  1980 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ewen Cameron | 26,745 | 41.8 | +15.6 |
  | | Labor | Carole Marple | 21,190 | 33.1 | +7.9 |
  | | National Country | Allan Garrett | 12,486 | 19.5 | −16.4 |
  | | Democrats | Ralph Fleming | 2,695 | 4.2 | −2.9 |
  | | Independent | Patrick Flanagan | 581 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
  | | Independent | Brian Lumsden | 334 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 64,031 | 97.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,972 | 3.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,003 | 95.9 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Ewen Cameron | 39,947 | 62.4 | +7.3 |
  | | Labor | Carole Marple | 24,084 | 37.6 | +37.6 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +7.3 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  **1977**
  
  1977 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National Country | Mac Holten | 21,832 | 35.9 | −25.6 |
  | | Liberal | Ewen Cameron | 15,924 | 26.2 | +26.2 |
  | | Labor | John Dennis | 15,316 | 25.2 | −0.7 |
  | | Democrats | Neil Savage | 4,333 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Christopher Cody | 3,407 | 5.6 | −0.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 60,812 | 97.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,784 | 2.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,596 | 96.2 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Ewen Cameron | 33,483 | 55.1 | +55.1 |
  | | National Country | Mac Holten | 27,329 | 44.9 | −22.3 |
  | | Liberal gain from National Country | Liberal gain from National Country | Swing | +22.3 | |
  
  **1975**
  
  1975 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National Country | Mac Holten | 33,171 | 61.5 | +5.2 |
  | | Labor | Alan Bell | 17,359 | 32.2 | −4.3 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Christopher Cody | 3,389 | 6.3 | +0.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 53,919 | 98.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 922 | 1.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,841 | 96.8 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National Country | Mac Holten | | 67.2 | +5.0 |
  | | Labor | Alan Bell | | 32.8 | −5.0 |
  | | National Country hold | National Country hold | Swing | +5.0 | |
  
  **1974**
  
  1974 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Mac Holten | 29,150 | 56.3 | +4.7 |
  | | Labor | Alan Bell | 18,886 | 36.5 | +0.4 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Christopher Cody | 2,958 | 5.7 | −4.1 |
  | | Australia | Jim Dimo | 796 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 51,790 | 98.2 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 928 | 1.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,718 | 96.2 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Mac Holten | | 62.2 | +1.4 |
  | | Labor | Alan Bell | | 37.8 | −1.4 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +1.4 | |
  
  **1972**
  
  1972 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Mac Holten | 23,872 | 51.6 | +4.6 |
  | | Labor | John Hodgson | 16,699 | 36.1 | +7.6 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Christopher Cody | 4,556 | 9.8 | −2.5 |
  | | Independent | Ronald Gray | 598 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
  | | Independent | Geoffrey Ryan | 576 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 46,301 | 97.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,005 | 2.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,306 | 96.7 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Mac Holten | | 60.8 | −7.9 |
  | | Labor | John Hodgson | | 39.2 | +7.9 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | −7.9 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1960s
  
  **1969**
  
  1969 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Mac Holten | 20,730 | 47.0 | −3.2 |
  | | Labor | Robert Cross | 12,590 | 28.5 | +6.9 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Christopher Cody | 5,411 | 12.3 | −0.7 |
  | | Liberal | Roy Harle | 5,382 | 12.2 | −3.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 44,113 | 97.2 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,275 | 2.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,388 | 96.4 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Mac Holten | | 68.7 | −7.0 |
  | | Labor | Robert Cross | | 31.3 | +7.0 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | −7.0 | |
  
  **1966**
  
  1966 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Mac Holten | 22,146 | 51.2 | +3.2 |
  | | Labor | William O'Neill | 8,895 | 20.6 | −5.1 |
  | | Liberal | James Stewart | 6,571 | 15.2 | +0.9 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Christopher Cody | 5,614 | 13.0 | +0.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,226 | 97.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,279 | 2.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,505 | 96.4 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Mac Holten | | 76.7 | +4.7 |
  | | Labor | William O'Neill | | 23.3 | −4.7 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +4.7 | |
  
  **1963**
  
  1963 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Mac Holten | 20,551 | 48.0 | +3.6 |
  | | Labor | Mervyn Huggins | 10,997 | 25.7 | +0.4 |
  | | Liberal | Ian Foyster | 6,111 | 14.3 | −4.6 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Christopher Cody | 5,165 | 12.1 | +0.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 42,824 | 98.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 511 | 1.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,335 | 96.9 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Mac Holten | | 72.0 | +17.9 |
  | | Labor | Mervyn Huggins | | 28.0 | +28.0 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +17.9 | |
  
  **1961**
  
  1961 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Mac Holten | 18,654 | 44.4 | +13.5 |
  | | Labor | Mervyn Huggins | 10,637 | 25.3 | −2.1 |
  | | Liberal | Malcolm Cameron | 7,962 | 18.9 | −11.7 |
  | | Democratic Labor | George Taylor | 4,795 | 11.4 | −2.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 42,048 | 98.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 713 | 1.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,761 | 96.1 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Mac Holten | 22,753 | 54.1 | −2.4 |
  | | Liberal | Malcolm Cameron | 19,295 | 45.9 | +2.4 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | −2.4 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1950s
  
  **1958**
  
  1958 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Mac Holten | 12,420 | 30.9 | +30.9 |
  | | Liberal | William Bostock | 12,322 | 30.6 | −29.0 |
  | | Labor | John McLaren | 9,758 | 24.2 | −0.6 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Henry Richards | 5,416 | 13.5 | −2.1 |
  | | Independent | James Ellis | 324 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,240 | 97.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,128 | 2.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,368 | 95.5 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Mac Holten | 22,736 | 56.5 | +56.5 |
  | | Liberal | William Bostock | 17,505 | 43.5 | −28.6 |
  | | Country gain from Liberal | Country gain from Liberal | Swing | +28.6 | |
  
  **1955**
  
  1955 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | William Bostock | 23,567 | 59.6 | +14.6 |
  | | Labor | Carl Reeves | 9,815 | 24.8 | −13.4 |
  | | Labor (A-C) | William Findlay | 6,179 | 15.6 | +15.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 39,561 | 98.2 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 741 | 1.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,302 | 94.8 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | William Bostock | | 72.1 | +10.3 |
  | | Labor | Carl Reeves | | 27.9 | −10.3 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +10.3 | |
  
  **1954**
  
  1954 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | William Bostock | 17,199 | 44.3 | −14.3 |
  | | Labor | Carl Reeves | 14,423 | 37.1 | −4.3 |
  | | Country | Cyril Davy | 7,231 | 18.6 | +18.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,853 | 99.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 291 | 0.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,144 | 95.2 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | William Bostock | 23,492 | 60.5 | +1.9 |
  | | Labor | Carl Reeves | 15,361 | 39.5 | −1.9 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.9 | |
  
  **1951**
  
  1951 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | William Bostock | 22,137 | 58.6 | +25.3 |
  | | Labor | Charles Edmondson | 15,623 | 41.4 | +4.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,760 | 98.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 445 | 1.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,205 | 95.5 | |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.1 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1940s
  
  **1949**
  
  1949 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Charles Edmondson | 13,626 | 36.7 | +1.9 |
  | | Liberal | William Bostock | 12,377 | 33.3 | +33.3 |
  | | Country | Clive Nason | 11,157 | 30.0 | −35.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,160 | 98.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 412 | 1.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,572 | 96.7 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | William Bostock | 22,182 | 59.7 | +59.7 |
  | | Labor | Charles Edmondson | 14,978 | 40.3 | +40.3 |
  | | Liberal gain from Country | Liberal gain from Country | Swing | +59.7 | |
  
  **1946**
  
  1946 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | John McEwen | 33,634 | 65.9 | +7.1 |
  | | Independent Country | John Chanter | 17,406 | 34.1 | +34.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 51,040 | 98.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,005 | 1.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,045 | 92.9 | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +6.7 | |
  
  **1943**
  
  1943 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | John McEwen | 29,471 | 58.8 | −2.7 |
  | | Labor | Charles Sandford | 18,767 | 37.4 | −1.1 |
  | | Communist | Gerry O'Day | 1,919 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 50,157 | 98.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 599 | 1.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,756 | 96.0 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | John McEwen | | 59.2 | −2.3 |
  | | Labor | Charles Sandford | | 40.8 | +2.3 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | −2.3 | |
  
  **1940**
  
  1940 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | John McEwen | 30,676 | 61.5 | +0.3 |
  | | Labor | Jack Devlin | 19,216 | 38.5 | −0.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 49,892 | 98.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 608 | 1.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,500 | 95.2 | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +0.3 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1930s
  
  **1937**
  
  1937 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | John McEwen | 30,660 | 61.2 | +13.2 |
  | | Labor | William Hartshorne | 19,478 | 38.8 | +3.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 50,138 | 98.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 699 | 1.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,837 | 96.7 | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | −1.7 | |
  
  **1934**
  
  1934 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Paul Jones | 17,430 | 40.8 | +5.6 |
  | | United Australia | William Hutchinson | 16,400 | 38.4 | −6.6 |
  | | Country | Vernon Davies | 8,894 | 20.8 | +0.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 42,724 | 98.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 893 | 2.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,617 | 94.7 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | United Australia | William Hutchinson | 24,033 | 56.3 | −6.7 |
  | | Labor | Paul Jones | 18,691 | 43.7 | +6.7 |
  | | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | −6.7 | |
  
  **1931**
  
  1931 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | United Australia | William Hutchinson | 18,149 | 45.0 | +39.4 |
  | | Labor | Paul Jones | 14,190 | 35.2 | −14.2 |
  | | Country | Arthur Walter | 8,011 | 19.9 | −25.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,350 | 98.2 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 721 | 1.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,071 | 95.1 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | United Australia | William Hutchinson | 25,405 | 63.0 | +63.0 |
  | | Labor | Paul Jones | 14,945 | 37.0 | −14.4 |
  | | United Australia gain from Labor | United Australia gain from Labor | Swing | +14.4 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1920s
  
  **1929**
  
  1929 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Paul Jones | 19,319 | 49.4 | −50.6 |
  | | Country | Robert Cook | 11,493 | 29.4 | +29.4 |
  | | Country | Arthur Walter | 6,124 | 15.7 | +15.7 |
  | | Country | Leslie Sambell | 2,180 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 39,116 | 98.2 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 721 | 1.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,837 | 96.0 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Paul Jones | 20,110 | 51.4 | −48.6 |
  | | Country | Robert Cook | 19,006 | 48.6 | +48.6 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −48.6 | |
  
  **1928**
  
  1928 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Paul Jones | unopposed | | |
  | | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | | |
  
  **1925**
  
  1925 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Robert Cook | 21,161 | 56.7 | +17.4 |
  | | Labor | David Black | 16,153 | 43.3 | +8.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,314 | 98.5 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 550 | 1.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,864 | 93.7 | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | −6.5 | |
  
  **1922**
  
  1922 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Robert Cook | 8,723 | 39.3 | +9.6 |
  | | Labor | John Minogue | 7,768 | 35.0 | +1.9 |
  | | Nationalist | Donald Mackinnon | 5,695 | 25.7 | −11.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,186 | 96.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 705 | 3.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,891 | 58.8 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Robert Cook | 14,027 | 63.2 | −0.8 |
  | | Labor | John Minogue | 8,159 | 36.8 | +0.8 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | −0.8 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1910s
  
  **1919**
  
  1919 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Joseph Hanigan | 8,668 | 36.4 | −7.4 |
  | | Victorian Farmers | Robert Cook | 7,673 | 32.2 | +32.2 |
  | | Nationalist | John Leckie | 7,492 | 31.4 | −24.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,833 | 96.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 889 | 3.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,722 | 78.0 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Victorian Farmers | Robert Cook | 14,922 | 62.6 | +62.6 |
  | | Labor | Joseph Hanigan | 8,911 | 37.4 | −6.4 |
  | | Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist | Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist | Swing | +6.4 | |
  
  **1917**
  
  1917 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nationalist | John Leckie | 16,216 | 56.2 | +7.2 |
  | | Labor | Parker Moloney | 12,639 | 43.8 | −7.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,855 | 98.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 422 | 1.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,277 | 89.5 | |
  | | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +7.2 | |
  
  **1914**
  
  1914 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Parker Moloney | 15,519 | 51.0 | +3.1 |
  | | Liberal | Cornelius Ahern | 14,900 | 49.0 | −2.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,419 | 99.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 217 | 0.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,636 | 86.9 | |
  | | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.0 | |
  
  **1913**
  
  1913 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Cornelius Ahern | 14,759 | 51.8 | +6.5 |
  | | Labor | Parker Moloney | 13,653 | 47.9 | +0.2 |
  | | Independent | Joseph Brown | 67 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,479 | 97.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 609 | 2.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,088 | 80.1 | |
  | | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +3.2 | |
  
  **1910**
  
  1910 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Parker Moloney | 10,900 | 53.1 | +14.1 |
  | | Liberal | Joseph Brown | 9,633 | 46.9 | −14.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,533 | 98.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 332 | 1.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,865 | 68.7 | |
  | | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.2 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1900s
  
  **1906**
  
  1906 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Anti-Socialist | Joseph Brown | 6,801 | 44.4 | +44.4 |
  | | Labour | Daniel Turnbull | 5,986 | 39.0 | +39.0 |
  | | Protectionist | Thomas McInerney | 2,546 | 16.6 | +16.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,333 | 94.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 872 | 5.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,205 | 55.0 | |
  | | Anti-Socialist gain from Protectionist | Anti-Socialist gain from Protectionist | Swing | +44.4 | |
  
  **1903**
  
  1903 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Protectionist | Isaac Isaacs | unopposed | | |
  | | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | Swing | | |
  
  **1901**
  
  1901 Australian federal election: Indi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Protectionist | Isaac Isaacs | 3,839 | 65.1 | +65.1 |
  | | Free Trade | Thomas Ashworth | 2,058 | 34.9 | +34.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,897 | 99.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 52 | 0.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,949 | 59.4 | |
  | | Protectionist win | Protectionist win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
  