# Electoral results for the Division of Bennelong

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

## Members

| Member | Party | Term |
| John Cramer | Liberal | 1949–1974 |
| John Howard | Liberal | 1974–2007 |
| Maxine McKew | Labor | 2007–2010 |
| John Alexander | Liberal | 2010–2022 |
| Jerome Laxale | Labor | 2022–present |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s
#### 2022

2022 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Simon Kennedy | 41,206 | 41.35 | −9.47 |
| | Labor | Jerome Laxale | 37,596 | 37.73 | +3.70 |
| | Greens | Tony Adams | 11,395 | 11.44 | +1.97 |
| | United Australia | Rhys Collyer | 2,915 | 2.93 | +0.97 |
| | Fusion | John August | 2,125 | 2.13 | +2.13 |
| | One Nation | Victor Waterson | 1,664 | 1.67 | +1.67 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dougal Cameron | 1,539 | 1.54 | +1.54 |
| | Democratic Alliance | Kyinzom Dhongdue | 1,208 | 1.21 | +1.21 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 99,648 | 94.20 | −0.64 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,130 | 5.80 | +0.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 105,778 | 92.03 | −1.29 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jerome Laxale | 50,801 | 50.98 | +7.89 |
| | Liberal | Simon Kennedy | 48,847 | 49.02 | −7.89 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.89 | |

### Elections in the 2010s
#### 2019

2019 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Alexander | 48,942 | 50.82 | +0.41 |
| | Labor | Brian Owler | 32,769 | 34.03 | +5.55 |
| | Greens | Qiu Yue Zhang | 9,116 | 9.47 | +0.34 |
| | Christian Democrats | Julie Worsley | 3,588 | 3.73 | −2.67 |
| | United Australia | Andrew Marks | 1,890 | 1.96 | +1.96 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 96,305 | 94.84 | −0.07 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,237 | 5.16 | +0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 101,542 | 93.32 | +1.61 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Alexander | 54,809 | 56.91 | −2.81 |
| | Labor | Brian Owler | 41,496 | 43.09 | +2.81 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.81 | |

#### 2017

2017 Bennelong by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Alexander | 37,898 | 45.04 | −5.37 |
| | Labor | Kristina Keneally | 30,085 | 35.75 | +7.27 |
| | Greens | Justin Alick | 5,688 | 6.76 | −2.37 |
| | Conservatives | Joram Richa | 3,609 | 4.29 | +4.29 |
| | Christian Democrats | Gui Dong Cao | 2,626 | 3.12 | −3.28 |
| | Science | James Jansson | 1,041 | 1.24 | +1.24 |
| | Sustainable Australia | Wesley Folitarik | 995 | 1.18 | +1.18 |
| | Affordable Housing | Anthony Ziebell | 742 | 0.88 | +0.88 |
| | Liberty Alliance | Tony Robinson | 719 | 0.85 | +0.85 |
| | Progressives | Chris Golding | 426 | 0.51 | +0.51 |
| | People's Party | James Platter | 186 | 0.22 | +0.22 |
| | Non-Custodial Parents | Anthony Fels | 132 | 0.16 | +0.16 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 84,145 | 91.88 | −3.03 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7,436 | 8.12 | +3.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 91,581 | 85.96 | −5.74 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Alexander | 46,179 | 54.88 | −4.84 |
| | Labor | Kristina Keneally | 37,966 | 45.12 | +4.84 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −4.84 | |

#### 2016

2016 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Alexander | 46,497 | 50.41 | −2.58 |
| | Labor | Lyndal Howison | 26,270 | 28.48 | −3.97 |
| | Greens | Justin Alick | 8,424 | 9.13 | +0.71 |
| | Christian Democrats | Julie Worsley | 5,903 | 6.40 | +3.99 |
| | Independent | Martin Mulcare | 2,885 | 3.13 | +3.13 |
| | Pirate | John August | 1,260 | 1.37 | +1.37 |
| | Arts | Christopher Gordon | 992 | 1.08 | +1.08 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 92,231 | 94.91 | +2.43 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,942 | 5.09 | −2.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 97,173 | 91.71 | −3.39 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Alexander | 55,077 | 59.72 | +1.95 |
| | Labor | Lyndal Howison | 37,154 | 40.28 | −1.95 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.95 | |

#### 2013

2013 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Alexander | 46,907 | 52.99 | +4.46 |
| | Labor | Jason Yat-Sen Li | 28,726 | 32.45 | −4.67 |
| | Greens | Lindsay Peters | 7,454 | 8.42 | +0.47 |
| | Christian Democrats | Julie Worsley | 2,135 | 2.41 | +0.28 |
| | Palmer United | Robert Marks | 1,589 | 1.80 | +1.80 |
| | Democratic Labour | Lachlan McCaffrey | 617 | 0.70 | +0.70 |
| | Secular | John August | 602 | 0.68 | +0.68 |
| | Australia First | Victor Waterson | 492 | 0.56 | +0.56 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 88,522 | 92.48 | −0.15 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7,200 | 7.52 | +0.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,722 | 93.35 | −0.17 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Alexander | 51,139 | 57.77 | +4.65 |
| | Labor | Jason Yat-Sen Li | 37,383 | 42.23 | −4.65 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.65 | |

#### 2010

2010 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Alexander | 41,582 | 48.53 | +3.04 |
| | Labor | Maxine McKew | 31,803 | 37.12 | −8.21 |
| | Greens | Lindsay Peters | 6,808 | 7.95 | +2.42 |
| | Christian Democrats | Julie Worsley | 1,824 | 2.13 | +0.84 |
| | Sex Party | Sue Raye | 1,105 | 1.29 | +1.29 |
| | One Nation | Victor Waterson | 725 | 0.85 | +0.55 |
| | Family First | Stephen Chavura | 570 | 0.67 | +0.34 |
| | Carers Alliance | Mary Mockler | 478 | 0.56 | +0.56 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terje Petersen | 344 | 0.40 | +0.30 |
| | Climate Sceptics | Bill Pounder | 275 | 0.32 | +0.32 |
| | Building Australia | Martin Levine | 170 | 0.20 | +0.20 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 85,684 | 92.63 | −1.15 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,820 | 7.37 | +1.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,504 | 93.53 | −1.47 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Alexander | 45,518 | 53.12 | +4.52 |
| | Labor | Maxine McKew | 40,166 | 46.88 | −4.52 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +4.52 | |

### Elections in the 2000s
#### 2007

2007 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Howard | 39,551 | 45.49 | −4.14 |
| | Labor | Maxine McKew | 39,408 | 45.33 | +16.18 |
| | Greens | Lindsay Peters | 4,811 | 5.53 | −10.08 |
| | Christian Democrats | Robyn Peebles | 1,119 | 1.29 | −1.06 |
| | Democrats | Peter Goldfinch | 610 | 0.70 | −0.56 |
| | Family First | Lorraine Markwell | 289 | 0.33 | +0.24 |
| | Climate Change | Margherita Tracanelli | 269 | 0.31 | +0.31 |
| | One Nation | Victor Waterson | 261 | 0.30 | +0.23 |
| | Independent | Graeme Cordiner | 239 | 0.27 | +0.27 |
| | Independent | David Allen | 123 | 0.14 | +0.14 |
| | | Yusuf Tahir | 97 | 0.11 | +0.11 |
| | Liberty & Democracy | David Leyonhjelm | 89 | 0.10 | +0.10 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | Gavin Spencer | 70 | 0.08 | +0.08 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 86,936 | 93.78 | −0.24 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,764 | 6.22 | +0.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,700 | 95.01 | +0.02 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Maxine McKew | 44,685 | 51.40 | +5.53 |
| | Liberal | John Howard | 42,251 | 48.60 | −5.53 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.53 | |

#### 2004

2004 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Howard | 38,326 | 49.89 | −3.18 |
| | Labor | Nicole Campbell | 21,819 | 28.40 | −2.54 |
| | Greens | Andrew Wilkie | 12,573 | 16.37 | +12.34 |
| | Christian Democrats | Ray Levick | 1,824 | 2.37 | +2.37 |
| | Democrats | Peter Goldfinch | 967 | 1.26 | −4.42 |
| | Independent | Gary Hannah | 854 | 1.11 | +1.11 |
| | Independent | Troy Rollo | 451 | 0.59 | +0.59 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 76,814 | 94.16 | −0.42 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,762 | 5.84 | +0.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,576 | 94.61 | +0.02 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Howard | 41,735 | 54.33 | −3.38 |
| | Labor | Nicole Campbell | 35,079 | 45.67 | +3.38 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.38 | |

#### 2001

2001 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Howard | 41,255 | 53.07 | +4.30 |
| | Labor | Nicole Campbell | 24,053 | 30.94 | −1.42 |
| | Democrats | Peter Goldfinch | 4,415 | 5.68 | +0.98 |
| | Greens | Jimmy Shaw | 3,133 | 4.03 | +1.05 |
| | One Nation | Robert Webeck | 2,126 | 2.73 | −1.56 |
| | Independent | May Law | 1,474 | 1.90 | +1.90 |
| | No GST | Bruce Harkness | 535 | 0.69 | +0.47 |
| | Independent | John Dawson | 458 | 0.59 | +0.38 |
| | Save the ADI Site | Noel Plumb | 205 | 0.26 | +0.26 |
| | Non-Custodial Parents | Peter Marsh | 84 | 0.11 | +0.11 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 77,738 | 94.58 | +0.02 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,457 | 5.42 | −0.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,195 | 94.84 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Howard | 44,861 | 57.70 | +2.47 |
| | Labor | Nicole Campbell | 32,877 | 42.30 | −2.47 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.47 | |

### Elections in the 1990s
#### 1998

1998 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Howard | 36,976 | 49.24 | −4.59 |
| | Labor | Wendy Mahon | 23,929 | 31.87 | −0.29 |
| | Democrats | Bob Springett | 3,504 | 4.67 | −1.57 |
| | One Nation | Gordon King | 3,099 | 4.13 | +4.13 |
| | Unity | Sarah Kemp | 2,923 | 3.89 | +3.89 |
| | Greens | Jamie Parker | 2,306 | 3.07 | +0.60 |
| | Independent | David Lung | 1,319 | 1.76 | +1.76 |
| | No Aircraft Noise | William Gollam | 341 | 0.45 | −1.28 |
| | Independent | John Dawson | 186 | 0.25 | −0.03 |
| | Abolish Child Support | Prime Minister John Piss the Family Court and Legal Aid | 183 | 0.24 | +0.24 |
| | Independent | Julien Paul Droulers | 128 | 0.17 | −0.08 |
| | Natural Law | Tim Carr | 123 | 0.16 | −0.14 |
| | Independent | Marcus Aussie-Stone | 71 | 0.09 | +0.09 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 75,088 | 94.33 | −1.85 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,513 | 5.67 | +1.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79,601 | 95.07 | −1.67 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Howard | 42,075 | 56.03 | −4.10 |
| | Labor | Wendy Mahon | 33,013 | 43.97 | +4.10 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −4.10 | |

#### 1996

1996 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Howard | 40,589 | 53.83 | +3.71 |
| | Labor | Wendy Mahon | 24,248 | 32.16 | −9.49 |
| | Democrats | Suzanne Reddy | 4,700 | 6.23 | +0.95 |
| | Against Further Immigration | Paul Kemp | 1,968 | 2.61 | +2.61 |
| | Greens | Jamie Parker | 1,861 | 2.47 | +2.47 |
| | No Aircraft Noise | Robert Shaw | 1,305 | 1.73 | +1.73 |
| | Natural Law | Tim Carr | 227 | 0.30 | −0.23 |
| | Independent | John Dawson | 208 | 0.28 | −1.38 |
| | Independent | Julien Paul Droulers | 187 | 0.25 | +0.25 |
| | Independent | James Bernard | 111 | 0.15 | +0.15 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 75,404 | 96.18 | −1.04 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,994 | 3.82 | +1.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,398 | 96.75 | +0.42 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Howard | 45,128 | 60.13 | +6.95 |
| | Labor | Wendy Mahon | 29,918 | 39.87 | −6.95 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +6.95 | |

#### 1993

1993 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Howard | 37,096 | 50.12 | +1.25 |
| | Labor | Monique Rotik | 30,826 | 41.65 | +9.28 |
| | Democrats | Suzanne Reddy | 3,910 | 5.28 | −4.98 |
| | Independent | John Dawson | 1,222 | 1.65 | +1.25 |
| | | Geoff Dalgliesh | 570 | 0.77 | +0.77 |
| | Natural Law | Michael Roylance | 393 | 0.53 | +0.53 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 74,017 | 97.22 | +0.32 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,118 | 2.78 | −0.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,135 | 96.33 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Howard | 39,341 | 53.19 | −3.96 |
| | Labor | Monique Rotik | 34,629 | 46.81 | +3.96 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.96 | |

#### 1990

1990 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Howard | 33,862 | 52.8 | −4.1 |
| | Labor | Martin Claridge | 18,363 | 28.6 | −5.2 |
| | Democrats | Bob Springett | 5,827 | 9.1 | +1.9 |
| | Independent | Judy Messer | 3,381 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| | Nuclear Disarmament | Hugh Pitty | 1,399 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| | Call to Australia | Robyn Peebles | 893 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Independent | John Dawson | 372 | 0.6 | −0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 64,097 | 97.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,962 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,059 | 95.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Howard | 38,574 | 60.3 | −0.3 |
| | Labor | Martin Claridge | 25,363 | 39.7 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −0.3 | |

### Elections in the 1980s
#### 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Howard | 36,266 | 56.9 | +2.7 |
| | Labor | Beverley Sharpe | 21,533 | 33.8 | −3.4 |
| | Democrats | Paul Taylor | 4,603 | 7.2 | −1.4 |
| | Independent | Stephen Davidson | 710 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | John Dawson | 573 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 63,685 | 96.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,309 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,994 | 94.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Howard | 38,601 | 60.6 | +2.1 |
| | Labor | Beverley Sharpe | 25,080 | 39.4 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.1 | |

#### 1984

1984 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Howard | 33,820 | 54.2 | +6.8 |
| | Labor | Margaret Duckett | 23,251 | 37.2 | −1.2 |
| | Democrats | Steve Gabell | 5,377 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 62,448 | 94.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,470 | 5.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,918 | 94.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Howard | 36,528 | 58.5 | +4.7 |
| | Labor | Margaret Duckett | 25,916 | 41.5 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.7 | |

#### 1983

1983 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Howard | 33,721 | 50.3 | −3.6 |
| | Labor | Donald Vickers | 23,799 | 35.5 | −0.7 |
| | South West Coalition | Milo Dunphy | 8,495 | 12.7 | +12.7 |
| | Independent | Steve Gabell | 1,000 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 67,015 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,297 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,312 | 95.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Howard | 37,330 | 55.70 | −2.70 |
| | Labor | Donald Vickers | 29,685 | 44.30 | +2.70 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.70 | |

#### 1980

1980 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Howard | 36,075 | 53.9 | −2.3 |
| | Labor | John Guthrie | 24,262 | 36.3 | +6.3 |
| | Democrats | Pamela Tuckwell | 4,724 | 7.1 | −5.9 |
| | Progress | James Darby | 1,856 | 2.8 | +2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 66,917 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,292 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,209 | 94.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Howard | | 58.4 | −5.0 |
| | Labor | John Guthrie | | 41.6 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −5.0 | |

### Elections in the 1970s
#### 1977

1977 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Howard | 37,080 | 56.2 | −1.1 |
| | Labor | Noel Welsman | 19,794 | 30.0 | −8.6 |
| | Democrats | Bruce Irwin | 8,544 | 13.0 | +13.0 |
| | Progress | David Rennie | 556 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 65,974 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,215 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,189 | 95.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Howard | | 63.4 | +3.8 |
| | Labor | Noel Welsman | | 36.6 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.8 | |

#### 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Howard | 39,867 | 60.5 | +8.8 |
| | Labor | Noel Welsman | 23,319 | 35.4 | −6.6 |
| | Australia | Brian Johnson | 1,527 | 2.3 | −1.9 |
| | Independent | John Anlezark | 1,195 | 1.8 | −0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 65,908 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,094 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,002 | 95.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Howard | | 62.8 | +8.3 |
| | Labor | Noel Welsman | | 37.2 | −8.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +8.3 | |

#### 1974

1974 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Howard | 32,700 | 51.7 | +5.7 |
| | Labor | Dick Hall | 26,581 | 42.0 | +3.8 |
| | Australia | Gillian Sutton | 2,649 | 4.2 | −6.3 |
| | Independent | John Anlezark | 1,311 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 63,241 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,132 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,373 | 95.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Howard | | 54.5 | +2.1 |
| | Labor | Dick Hall | | 45.5 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.1 | |

#### 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sir John Cramer | 27,113 | 46.0 | −2.6 |
| | Labor | Norman Russell | 22,534 | 38.2 | +1.5 |
| | Australia | Claudia Leach | 6,212 | 10.5 | +4.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Gwen Fitzpatrick | 2,040 | 3.5 | −1.0 |
| | Defence of Government Schools | Jean Sulima | 1,061 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 58,960 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 977 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,937 | 94.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Sir John Cramer | 30,879 | 52.4 | −4.4 |
| | Labor | Norman Russell | 28,081 | 47.6 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −4.4 | |

### Elections in the 1960s
#### 1969

1969 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sir John Cramer | 26,974 | 48.6 | −13.5 |
| | Labor | Peter Evatt | 20,402 | 36.7 | +11.1 |
| | Australia | Kenneth Cook | 3,144 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Ronald Claridge | 2,524 | 4.5 | −0.6 |
| | Independent | Allan Horton | 2,495 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 55,539 | 97.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,291 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,830 | 94.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Sir John Cramer | | 56.8 | −11.4 |
| | Labor | Peter Evatt | | 43.2 | +11.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −11.4 | |

#### 1966

1966 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sir John Cramer | 31,239 | 59.3 | +1.8 |
| | Labor | Geoffrey O'Donnell | 14,987 | 28.4 | −8.9 |
| | Liberal Reform Group | Robert Turner | 3,808 | 7.2 | +7.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | Edward Connolly | 2,672 | 5.1 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 52,706 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,525 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,231 | 94.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Sir John Cramer | | 65.4 | +3.9 |
| | Labor | Geoffrey O'Donnell | | 34.6 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.9 | |

#### 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Cramer | 29,947 | 57.5 | +12.1 |
| | Labor | William Baird | 19,462 | 37.3 | −10.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Allan Dwyer | 2,422 | 4.6 | −1.9 |
| | New Guinea | Joseph Woodhouse | 296 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 52,127 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 792 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,919 | 95.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Cramer | | 61.5 | +10.7 |
| | Labor | William Baird | | 38.5 | −10.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +10.7 | |

#### 1961

1961 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harry Jensen | 24,389 | 48.1 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal | John Cramer | 22,991 | 45.4 | −9.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Edward Beck | 3,278 | 6.5 | +2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 50,658 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 872 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,530 | 96.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Cramer | 26,745 | 50.8 | −7.4 |
| | Labor | Harry Jensen | 24,913 | 49.2 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −7.4 | |

### Elections in the 1950s
#### 1958

1958 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Cramer | 25,518 | 54.7 | −6.0 |
| | Labor | Harold Coates | 18,941 | 40.6 | +1.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Roderick Gray | 1,702 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| | Independent | Patrick Rossiter | 522 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 46,683 | 97.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,404 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,087 | 96.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Cramer | | 58.2 | −2.5 |
| | Labor | Harold Coates | | 41.8 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.5 | |

#### 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Cramer | 25,628 | 60.7 | +3.8 |
| | Labor | Harold Coates | 16,607 | 39.3 | −3.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 42,235 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,160 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,395 | 95.8 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.8 | |

#### 1954

1954 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Cramer | 24,338 | 57.1 | −3.9 |
| | Labor | Thomas Campbell | 18,263 | 42.9 | +3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 42,601 | 98.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 517 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,118 | 96.3 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.9 | |

#### 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Cramer | 24,732 | 61.0 | +1.4 |
| | Labor | William Fitzgibbon | 15,840 | 39.0 | −1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,572 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 797 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,369 | 96.3 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.4 | |

### Elections in the 1940s
#### 1949

1949 Australian federal election: Bennelong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Cramer | 23,568 | 59.6 | +8.2 |
| | Labor | Raymond Watt | 15,952 | 40.4 | −8.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 39,520 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 849 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,369 | 96.5 | |
| | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | Swing | +8.2 | |