Electoral results for the Division of Banks

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Banks in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until the present.

Members

	Party	Term
Dominic Costa	Labor	1949–1969
Vince Martin	Labor	1969–1980
John Mountford	Labor	1980–1990
Daryl Melham	Labor	1990–2013
David Coleman	Liberal	2013–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2016: Banks^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	David Coleman	39,423	43.89	−3.83
	Labor	Chris Gambian	35,890	39.95	+0.08
	Greens	Philippa Clark	5,225	5.82	+0.77
	Christian Democrats	Greg Bondar	4,777	5.32	+2.91
	Family First	Sharon Wu	1,621	1.80	+1.80
	Animal Justice	Roy Barnes	1,555	1.73	+1.73
	Independent	Bob Spanswick	1,341	1.49	+1.49
Total formal votes			89,832	93.10	+2.19
Informal votes			6,656	6.90	−2.19
Turnout			96,488	91.93	−3.80
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Coleman	46,210	51.44	−1.36
	Labor	Chris Gambian	43,622	48.56	+1.36
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.36

Australian federal election, 2013: Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	David Coleman	39,899	47.01	+1.49
	Labor	Daryl Melham	34,835	41.04	−1.92
	Greens	Paul Spight	4,242	5.00	−4.61
	Palmer United	Jake Wellham	2,125	2.50	+2.50
	Christian Democrats	Mark Falanga	1,983	2.34	+2.34
	Independent	Sayed Khedr	768	0.90	+0.90
	Katter's Australian	Ross Richardson	553	0.65	+0.65
	Democratic Labour	Robert Haddad	470	0.55	+0.55
Total formal votes			84,875	90.05	−1.58
Informal votes			9,374	9.95	+1.58
Turnout			94,249	92.86	+0.16
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Coleman	43,990	51.83	+3.28
	Labor	Daryl Melham	40,885	48.17	−3.28
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.28

Australian federal election, 2010: Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Ron Delezio	38,178	45.52	+10.48
	Labor	Daryl Melham	36,034	42.96	−10.76
	Greens	Paul Spight	8,062	9.61	+3.21
	One Nation	Michael Parsons	1,595	1.90	+1.90
Total formal votes			83,869	91.63	−2.61
Informal votes			7,665	8.37	+2.61
Turnout			91,534	92.68	−1.80
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Daryl Melham	43,150	51.45	−8.92
	Liberal	Ron Delezio	40,719	48.55	+8.92
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.92

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Daryl Melham	45,059	54.62	+8.37
	Liberal	Bruce Morrow	27,728	33.61	−6.60
	Greens	Susan Roberts	4,612	5.59	+0.91
	Christian Democrats	Stephen Chavura	3,180	3.85	+0.27
	CEC	Huu Khoa Nguyen	1,430	1.73	+1.68
	Liberty & Democracy	Don Nguyen	492	0.60	+0.60
Total formal votes			82,501	93.64	+1.57
Informal votes			5,608	6.36	−1.57
Turnout			88,109	95.02	−0.29
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Daryl Melham	50,392	61.08	+7.86
	Liberal	Bruce Morrow	32,109	38.92	−7.86
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.86

Australian federal election, 2004: Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Daryl Melham	32,736	44.61	+0.36
	Liberal	Roger Gray	30,927	42.15	+6.36
	Greens	Stephen Makin	3,433	4.68	+1.87
	Christian Democrats	Janne Peterson	2,654	3.62	+0.95
	One Nation	Harry Stavrinos	2,302	3.14	−3.17
	Democrats	Mark Clyburn	675	0.92	−2.27
	Family First	Greg Briscoe-Hough	655	0.89	+0.89
Total formal votes			73,382	92.65	−0.52
Informal votes			5,818	7.35	+0.52
Turnout			79,200	95.09	−0.01
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Daryl Melham	37,468	51.06	−1.83
	Liberal	Roger Gray	35,914	48.94	+1.83
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.83

Australian federal election, 2001: Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Daryl Melham	32,592	44.25	−0.34
	Liberal	Marcus Watzlaff	26,358	35.79	+1.79
	One Nation	Lynn Abrahams	4,649	6.31	−4.46
	AAFI	Ken O'Leary	2,522	3.42	+3.42
	Democrats	Stephen Cole	2,350	3.19	−1.06
	Greens	David Wilcox	2,066	2.81	+1.32
	Christian Democrats	Sam Baissari	1,968	2.67	+0.72
	Unity	Lynne Murphy	731	0.99	−2.15
	Independent	Nazim Hannoun	418	0.57	+0.57
Total formal votes			73,654	93.18	−2.89
Informal votes			5,393	6.82	+2.89
Turnout			79,047	95.48
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Daryl Melham	38,952	52.26	−4.37
	Liberal	Marcus Watzlaff	34,702	47.74	+4.37
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.37

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Daryl Melham	32,599	44.52	+0.96
	Liberal	Stephen Iacono	24,744	33.79	−5.70
	One Nation	Phillip Maddison	8,010	10.94	+10.94
	Democrats	Alison Bailey	3,128	4.27	−3.33
	Unity	Bill Chen	2,250	3.07	+3.07
	Christian Democrats	Brian Grigg	1,422	1.94	+1.94
	Greens	Greg Archer	1,075	1.47	+1.47
Total formal votes			73,288	96.06	+0.30
Informal votes			3,006	3.94	−0.30
Turnout			76,234	95.16	−1.68
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Daryl Melham	41,228	57.11	+5.70
	Liberal	Stephen Iacono	31,410	42.89	−5.70
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.70

Australian federal election, 1996: Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Daryl Melham	31,878	43.56	−11.25
	Liberal	David Sparkes	28,903	39.49	+4.77
	Democrats	Alison Bailey	5,566	7.60	+4.03
	AAFI	Gregg West	3,797	5.19	+5.19
	Independent	Don Thompson	2,076	2.84	+2.84
	Independent	John Kayes	970	1.33	+1.33
Total formal votes			73,190	95.75	−0.85
Informal votes			3,246	4.25	+0.85
Turnout			76.436	96.85	+0.40
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Daryl Melham	37,442	51.41	−9.13
	Liberal	David Sparkes	35,391	48.59	+9.13
	Labor hold		Swing	−9.13

Australian federal election, 1993: Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Daryl Melham	40,460	54.80	+6.45
	Liberal	Clive Taylor	25,634	34.72	−0.61
	Democrats	Peter Farleigh	2,642	3.58	−7.96
	Independent	Deborah Kirkman	2,522	3.42	+3.42
	Call to Australia	Paul Davaris	1,726	2.34	+0.23
	Independent	John Hay	846	1.15	+0.24
Total formal votes			73,830	96.61	+0.16
Informal votes			2,593	3.39	−0.16
Turnout			76.423	96.44
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Daryl Melham	44,675	60.54	+2.91
	Liberal	Clive Taylor	27,376	39.46	−2.91
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.91

Australian federal election, 1990: Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Daryl Melham	30,484	48.6	−4.2
	Liberal	Steve Pratt	21,957	35.0	−4.4
	Democrats	Paul Terrett	7,400	11.8	+4.0
	Call to Australia	Ian Clipsham	1,415	2.3	+2.3
	Independent	John Hay	671	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Brian Meyer	483	0.8	+0.8
	Democratic Socialist	Graeme Robinson	354	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			62,764	96.4	+1.0
Informal votes			2,367	3.6	−1.0
Turnout			65,131	96.2	−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Daryl Melham	36,233	57.9	+1.1
	Liberal	Steve Pratt	26,379	42.1	−1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.1

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Mountford	32,687	52.8	−4.6
	Liberal	Max Parker	24,430	39.4	+4.3
	Democrats	Monty Green	4,819	7.8	+0.4
Total formal votes			61,936	95.4	+1.7
Informal votes			3,017	4.6	−1.7
Turnout			64,953	96.5	+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Mountford	35,180	56.8	−4.6
	Liberal	Max Parker	26,745	43.2	+4.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.6

Australian federal election, 1984: Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Mountford	35,473	57.4	+0.5
	Liberal	Max Parker	21,705	35.1	−1.3
	Democrats	Montague Green	4,590	7.4	+1.6
Total formal votes			61,936	93.7	−3.9
Informal votes			4,127	6.3	+3.9
Turnout			65,895	95.4	−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Mountford	37,908	61.4	+0.3
	Liberal	Max Parker	23,858	38.6	−0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.3

Australian federal election, 1983: Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Mountford	39,013	57.8	+4.2
	Liberal	Andrew Fairbairn	23,962	35.5	−1.3
	Democrats	Montague Greene	3,908	5.8	−3.8
	Socialist Workers	David Holmes	572	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			67,455	97.6	+0.1
Informal votes			1,639	2.4	−0.1
Turnout			69,094	95.7	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Mountford		62.0	+3.2
	Liberal	Andrew Fairbairn		38.0	−3.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.2

Australian federal election, 1980: Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Mountford	36,842	53.6	+5.0
	Liberal	Donald McConnell	25,316	36.8	−0.9
	Democrats	Montague Greene	6,600	9.6	−4.1
Total formal votes			68,768	97.5	−0.1
Informal votes			1,741	2.5	+0.1
Turnout			70,499	95.9	−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Mountford		58.8	+4.6
	Liberal	Donald McConnell		41.2	−4.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.6

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Vince Martin	33,452	48.6	−4.8
	Liberal	Paul Hinton	25,942	37.7	−4.5
	Democrats	Montague Greene	9,453	13.7	+13.7
Total formal votes			58,847	97.6	−0.3
Informal votes			1,693	2.4	+0.3
Turnout			60,540	96.4	−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Vince Martin	37,330	54.2	−0.6
	Liberal	Paul Hinton	31,517	45.8	+0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.6

Australian federal election, 1975: Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Vince Martin	30,617	51.7	−9.2
	Liberal	Maxwell Gibson	26,035	43.9	+10.2
	Independent	Denise Arrow	1,939	3.3	+3.3
	Workers	Ralph Skelton	681	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			59,272	97.9	−0.5
Informal votes			1,249	2.1	+0.5
Turnout			60,521	96.7	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Vince Martin		53.1	−10.4
	Liberal	Maxwell Gibson		46.9	+10.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−10.4

Australian federal election, 1974: Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Vince Martin	35,850	60.9	+2.2
	Liberal	Peter Kintominas	19,828	33.7	+0.7
	Australia Party	Garry Bennett	3,203	5.4	+1.0
Total formal votes			58,881	98.4	−0.2
Informal votes			945	1.6	+0.2
Turnout			59,826	96.4	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Vince Martin		63.5	+1.6
	Liberal	Peter Kintominas		36.5	−1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.6

Australian federal election, 1972: Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Vince Martin	31,620	58.7	+7.5
	Liberal	Randall Green	17,757	33.0	+2.6
	Australia Party	Charles Nasmyth	2,392	4.4	+4.4
	Democratic Labor	John Anderson	2,114	3.9	+1.8
Total formal votes			53,882	98.6	+0.9
Informal votes			738	1.4	−0.9
Turnout			54,620	96.6	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Vince Martin		61.9	−0.1
	Liberal	Randall Green		38.1	+0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.1

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Vince Martin	25,485	51.2	+6.3
	Liberal	Herman Tibben	15,102	30.4	−17.4
	Independent	Peter Allen	5,949	12.0	+12.0
	Independent	Reginald Jones	1,805	3.6	+3.6
	Democratic Labor	Annette Andrew	1,030	2.1	−2.6
	Independent	Kevin Watt	363	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			49,734	97.7	+2.0
Informal votes			1,166	2.3	−2.0
Turnout			50,900	96.7	−0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Vince Martin		62.0	+11.8
	Liberal	Herman Tibben		38.0	−11.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.8

Australian federal election, 1966: Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Dominic Costa	28,748	47.5	−8.7
	Liberal	Herman Tibben	27,349	45.2	+6.2
	Democratic Labor	Norma Boyle	2,866	4.7	−8.7
	Communist	Harry Hatfield	1,563	2.6	−2.3
Total formal votes			60,526	95.7
Informal votes			2,697	4.3
Turnout			63,223	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dominic Costa	31,974	52.8	−7.9
	Liberal	Herman Tibben	28,552	47.2	+7.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.9

Australian federal election, 1963: Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Dominic Costa	33,175	56.2	−1.9
	Liberal	Milovan Kovjanic	23,014	39.0	+12.9
	Communist	Pat Clancy	2,885	4.9	+3.2
Total formal votes			59,074	98.3
Informal votes			1,009	1.7
Turnout			60,083	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dominic Costa		60.7	−5.3
	Liberal	Milovan Kovjanic		39.3	+5.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.3

Australian federal election, 1961: Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Dominic Costa	31,755	58.1	−0.1
	Liberal	Jack Manning	14,244	26.1	−7.4
	Independent	Russell Duncan	5,190	9.5	+9.5
	Democratic Labor	John Antill	2,476	4.5	−0.5
	Communist	Frank Bollins	945	1.7	−1.7
Total formal votes			54,610	96.6
Informal votes			1,896	3.4
Turnout			56,506	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dominic Costa		66.0	+3.7
	Liberal	Jack Manning		34.0	−3.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.7

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Dominic Costa	28,338	58.2	+2.2
	Liberal	Edgar Booth	16,322	33.5	−2.5
	Democratic Labor	John Lloyd	2,407	4.9	+4.9
	Communist	Pat Clancy	1,634	3.4	−4.6
Total formal votes			48,701	96.4
Informal votes			1,805	3.6
Turnout			50,506	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dominic Costa		63.4	−1.2
	Liberal	Edgar Booth		36.6	+1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.2

Australian federal election, 1955: Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Dominic Costa	23,431	56.0	−4.1
	Liberal	Harold Stalker	15,088	36.0	+2.1
	Communist	Pat Clancy	3,356	8.0	+2.5
Total formal votes			41,875	96.8
Informal votes			1,386	3.2
Turnout			43,261	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dominic Costa		63.5	−1.8
	Liberal	Harold Stalker		36.5	+1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.9

Australian federal election, 1954: Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Dominic Costa	34,241	61.4	−0.3
	Liberal	Harold Stalker	18,589	33.4	−4.9
	Communist	Pat Clancy	2,908	5.2	+5.2
Total formal votes			55,738	98.6
Informal votes			816	1.4
Turnout			56,554	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dominic Costa		66.1	+4.4
	Liberal	Harold Stalker		33.9	−4.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.4

Australian federal election, 1951: Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Dominic Costa	28,219	61.7	+3.4
	Liberal	George Roffey	17,536	38.3	+1.8
Total formal votes			45,755	97.6
Informal votes			1,143	2.4
Turnout			46,898	95.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.5

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Dominic Costa	24,537	58.3	−3.8
	Liberal	Howard Fletcher	15,371	36.5	+7.6
	Lang Labor	Francis Foy	2,202	5.2	+5.2
Total formal votes			42,110	98.8
Informal votes			941	2.2
Turnout			43,051	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dominic Costa		62.2	−4.1
	Liberal	Howard Fletcher		37.8	+4.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.1

References

↑ Banks, NSW, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.

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

Electoral results for the divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in New South Wales

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