Electoral results for the Division of Lyons

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Lyons in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1984 until the present.

Members

	Party	Term
Max Burr	Liberal	1984–1993
Dick Adams	Labor	1993–2013
Eric Hutchinson	Liberal	2013–2016
Brian Mitchell	Labor	2016–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2016: Lyons
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Eric Hutchinson	28,697	41.88	−2.51
	Labor	Brian Mitchell	26,426	38.57	+1.75
	Greens	Hannah Rubenach-Quinn	6,418	9.37	+1.05
	Recreational Fishers	Shelley Shay	4,322	6.31	+6.31
	Renewable Energy	Duncan Livingston	1,578	2.30	+2.30
	Christian Democrats	Gene Mawer	1,074	1.57	+1.57
Total formal votes			68,515	95.57	+0.03
Informal votes			3,174	4.43	−0.03
Turnout			71,689	93.52	−1.01
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brian Mitchell	35,838	52.31	+3.53
	Liberal	Eric Hutchinson	32,677	47.69	−3.53
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.53

Australian federal election, 2013: Lyons
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Eric Hutchinson	29,662	44.39	+11.70
	Labor	Dick Adams	24,607	36.82	−12.09
	Greens	Pip Brinklow	5,563	8.32	−8.43
	Palmer United	Quentin Von Stieglitz	4,697	7.03	+7.03
	Family First	Gaye James	1,707	2.55	+2.55
	Rise Up Australia	Julian Rogers	589	0.88	+0.88
Total formal votes			66,825	95.54	+0.34
Informal votes			3,119	4.46	−0.34
Turnout			69,944	94.64	−0.14
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Eric Hutchinson	34,228	51.22	+13.51
	Labor	Dick Adams	32,597	48.78	−13.51
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+13.51

Australian federal election, 2010: Lyons
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Dick Adams	32,164	48.91	+5.42
	Liberal	Eric Hutchinson	21,493	32.69	-0.79
	Greens	Karen Cassidy	11,013	16.75	+5.79
	Secular	Lucas Noyes	1,085	1.65	+1.65
Total formal votes			65,755	95.20	-1.74
Informal votes			3,316	4.80	+1.74
Turnout			69,071	94.79	-0.05
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dick Adams	40,959	62.29	+3.95
	Liberal	Eric Hutchinson	24,796	37.71	-3.95
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.95

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Lyons
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Dick Adams	27,374	43.15	-1.41
	Liberal	Geoff Page	20,643	32.54	-9.79
	Greens	Karen Cassidy	7,089	11.17	+1.22
	Independent	Ben Quin	6,092	9.60	+9.60
	Family First	Amy Parsons	1,427	2.25	-0.40
	CEC	Ray Williams	819	1.29	+0.78
Total formal votes			63,444	96.94	+0.89
Informal votes			2,005	3.06	-0.89
Turnout			65,449	95.72	+0.06
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dick Adams	37,292	58.78	+5.10
	Liberal	Geoff Page	26,152	41.22	-5.10
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.10

Australian federal election, 2004: Lyons
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Dick Adams	26,994	44.56	-2.70
	Liberal	Ben Quin	24,647	42.33	+6.52
	Greens	Glenn Millar	6,036	9.95	+2.91
	Family First	Marie Papiccio	1,606	2.65	+2.65
	CEC	Saul Jenkins	311	0.51	+0.51
Total formal votes			60,584	96.05	-0.41
Informal votes			2,494	3.95	+0.41
Turnout			63,078	95.66	-0.52
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dick Adams	32,519	53.68	-4.49
	Liberal	Ben Quin	28,065	46.32	+4.49
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.49

Australian federal election, 2001: Lyons
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Dick Adams	27,596	47.26	-4.35
	Liberal	Geoff Page	20,913	35.81	+2.87
	Greens	Tim Morris	4,113	7.04	+2.27
	One Nation	Neil Batchelor	3,141	5.38	+0.55
	Democrats	Sonia Anderson	2,630	4.50	+2.22
Total formal votes			58,393	96.46	-0.38
Informal votes			2,146	3.54	+0.38
Turnout			60,539	96.71
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dick Adams	33,970	58.17	-2.94
	Liberal	Geoff Page	24,423	41.83	+2.94
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.94

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Lyons
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Dick Adams	32,843	51.17	+6.74
	Liberal	Richard Colbeck	21,543	33.56	-10.73
	One Nation	Andrew Wilson	3,050	4.75	+4.75
	Greens	Annie Willock	3,042	4.74	-1.06
	Tasmania First	Darryl Gerrity	2,243	3.49	+3.49
	Democrats	Bob Bensemann	1,469	2.29	-1.29
Total formal votes			64,190	96.79	-0.54
Informal votes			2,131	3.21	+0.54
Turnout			66,321	96.62	-0.17
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dick Adams	38,904	60.61	+9.30
	Liberal	Richard Colbeck	25,286	39.39	-9.30
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.30

Australian federal election, 1996: Lyons
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Dick Adams	28,363	44.42	-3.01
	Liberal	Russell Anderson	28,276	44.29	+0.45
	Greens	Debra Manskey	3,706	5.80	-0.71
	Democrats	Duncan Mills	2,282	3.57	+1.36
	National	Leigh de la Motte	1,218	1.91	+1.91
Total formal votes			63,845	97.33	+0.21
Informal votes			1,754	2.67	-0.21
Turnout			65,599	96.79	+0.26
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dick Adams	32,682	51.31	-2.47
	Liberal	Russell Anderson	31,015	48.69	+2.47
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.47

Australian federal election, 1993: Lyons
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Dick Adams	29,211	47.43	+5.63
	Liberal	Rene Hidding	26,996	43.83	-5.04
	Greens	Michael Morris	4,015	6.52	+6.52
	Democrats	Leonie Godridge	1,365	2.22	-7.11
Total formal votes			61,587	97.11	+1.25
Informal votes			1,831	2.89	-1.25
Turnout			63,418	96.53
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dick Adams	33,107	53.78	+5.72
	Liberal	Rene Hidding	28,456	46.22	-5.72
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.72

Australian federal election, 1990: Lyons
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Max Burr	28,729	49.0	-1.9
	Labor	Bob Gordon	24,373	41.6	+0.3
	Democrats	Mike Hancock	5,542	9.5	+1.7
Total formal votes			58,644	95.9
Informal votes			2,510	4.1
Turnout			61,154	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Max Burr	30,526	52.1	-2.3
	Labor	Bob Gordon	28,071	47.9	+2.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.3

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Lyons
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Max Burr	27,645	50.9	+1.4
	Labor	Dick Adams	22,435	41.3	-3.7
	Democrats	Liz Holloway	4,236	7.8	+2.3
Total formal votes			54,316	93.6
Informal votes			3,684	6.4
Turnout			58,000	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Max Burr	29,555	54.4	+3.1
	Labor	Dick Adams	24,754	45.6	-3.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.1

Australian federal election, 1984: Lyons
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Max Burr	25,407	49.5	-4.3
	Labor	David Llewellyn	23,119	45.0	+2.7
	Democrats	Liz Holloway	2,845	5.5	+3.0
Total formal votes			51,371	93.4
Informal votes			3,603	6.6
Turnout			54,974	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Max Burr	26,368	51.3	-3.7
	Labor	David Llewellyn	24,990	48.7	+3.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.7

References

Australian Electoral Commission. Federal Election results
Carr, Adam. Psephos

Electoral results for the divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Tasmania

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Divisions in: New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital and Northern Territories

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