# Electoral results for the Division of Boothby

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Boothby in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1903 until the present.

## Members

| Member | Party | Term |
| Lee Batchelor | Labour | 1903–1911 |
| David Gordon | Liberal | 1911–1913 |
| George Dankel | Labor | 1913–1916 |
| George Dankel | National Labor | 1916–1917 |
| George Dankel | Nationalist | 1917–1917 |
| William Story | Nationalist | 1917–1922 |
| Jack Duncan-Hughes | Liberal | 1922–1925 |
| Jack Duncan-Hughes | Nationalist | 1925–1928 |
| John Price | Labor | 1928–1931 |
| John Price | Independent | 1931–1931 |
| John Price | United Australia | 1931–1941 |
| Grenfell Price | United Australia | 1941–1943 |
| Thomas Sheehy | Labor | 1943–1949 |
| (Sir) John McLeay Sr. | Liberal | 1949–1966 |
| John McLeay Jr. | Liberal | 1966–1981 |
| Steele Hall | Liberal | 1981–1996 |
| Andrew Southcott | Liberal | 1996–2016 |
| Nicolle Flint | Liberal | 2016–2022 |
| Louise Miller-Frost | Labor | 2022–present |

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

2022 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Rachel Swift | 43,196 | 37.99 | −7.20 |
| | Labor | Louise Miller-Frost | 36,746 | 32.32 | −2.31 |
| | Greens | Jeremy Carter | 17,285 | 15.20 | +3.24 |
| | Independent | Jo Dyer | 7,441 | 6.54 | +6.54 |
| | United Australia | Graeme Clark | 2,520 | 2.22 | +0.33 |
| | One Nation | Bob Couch | 2,320 | 2.04 | +2.04 |
| | Animal Justice | Frankie Bray | 1,358 | 1.19 | −1.23 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aleksandra Nikolic | 1,250 | 1.10 | +1.10 |
| | Independent | Paul Busuttil | 1,048 | 0.92 | +0.92 |
| | Australian Federation | Peter Harris | 543 | 0.48 | +0.48 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 113,707 | 95.56 | +0.26 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,289 | 4.44 | −0.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 118,996 | 92.54 | −1.07 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Louise Miller-Frost | 60,579 | 53.28 | +4.66 |
| | Liberal | Rachel Swift | 53,128 | 46.72 | −4.66 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.66 | |

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

2019 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Nicolle Flint | 49,973 | 45.19 | +3.50 |
| | Labor | Nadia Clancy | 38,297 | 34.63 | +7.70 |
| | Greens | Stef Rozitis | 13,224 | 11.96 | +3.78 |
| | Independent | Trevor Jones | 2,843 | 2.57 | +2.57 |
| | Animal Justice | Geoff Russell | 2,675 | 2.42 | +0.99 |
| | United Australia | Peter Salerno | 2,094 | 1.89 | +1.89 |
| | Conservative National | Adrian Cheok | 868 | 0.79 | +0.78 |
| | Rise Up Australia | Carol Wong | 603 | 0.55 | +0.55 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 110,577 | 95.30 | −0.55 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,453 | 4.70 | +0.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 116,030 | 93.61 | +1.14 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Nicolle Flint | 56,812 | 51.38 | −1.33 |
| | Labor | Nadia Clancy | 53,765 | 48.62 | +1.33 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.33 | |

#### 2016

2016 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Nicolle Flint | 39,298 | 41.24 | −9.11 |
| | Labor | Mark Ward | 23,366 | 24.52 | −6.25 |
| | Xenophon | Karen Hockley | 19,688 | 20.66 | +20.66 |
| | Greens | Jane Bange | 8,001 | 8.40 | −3.57 |
| | Family First | Gary Wheatcroft | 2,477 | 2.60 | −1.31 |
| | Animal Justice | Evelyn Carroll | 1,356 | 1.42 | +1.42 |
| | Independent | Jamie Armfield | 664 | 0.70 | +0.70 |
| | Independent | Robert De Jonge | 438 | 0.46 | +0.46 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 95,288 | 95.61 | −0.91 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,374 | 4.39 | +0.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 99,662 | 92.86 | −1.06 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Nicolle Flint | 50,980 | 53.50 | −3.62 |
| | Labor | Mark Ward | 44,308 | 46.50 | +3.62 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.62 | |

#### 2013

2013 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Andrew Southcott | 47,484 | 50.35 | +6.08 |
| | Labor | Annabel Digance | 29,018 | 30.77 | −4.81 |
| | Greens | Stephen Thomas | 11,287 | 11.97 | −1.46 |
| | Family First | Natasha Edmonds | 3,683 | 3.91 | +1.09 |
| | Palmer United | Sally Cox | 2,835 | 3.01 | +3.01 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 94,307 | 96.52 | +1.24 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,400 | 3.48 | −1.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 97,707 | 93.92 | +1.96 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Andrew Southcott | 53,866 | 57.12 | +6.50 |
| | Labor | Annabel Digance | 40,441 | 42.88 | −6.50 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +6.50 | |

#### 2010

2010 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Andrew Southcott | 38,248 | 44.81 | -1.44 |
| | Labor | Annabel Digance | 30,515 | 35.75 | +1.63 |
| | Greens | Fiona Blinco | 11,305 | 13.24 | +3.02 |
| | Family First | Meredith Resce | 2,120 | 2.48 | +0.04 |
| | Independent | Ray McGhee | 1,689 | 1.98 | -2.93 |
| | Democrats | Thomas Salerno | 517 | 0.61 | -0.93 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Noack | 339 | 0.40 | +0.23 |
| | Climate Sceptics | Stephen Skillitzi | 316 | 0.37 | +0.37 |
| | Secular | Avi Chapman | 310 | 0.36 | +0.36 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 85,359 | 95.37 | −1.76 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,148 | 4.63 | +1.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 89,507 | 91.43 | −4.25 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Andrew Southcott | 43,317 | 50.75 | -2.18 |
| | Labor | Annabel Digance | 42,042 | 49.25 | +2.18 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.18 | |

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

2007 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Andrew Southcott | 41,343 | 46.25 | −4.37 |
| | Labor | Nicole Cornes | 30,501 | 34.12 | −1.72 |
| | Greens | Jodi Kirkby | 9,137 | 10.22 | +3.11 |
| | Independent | Ray McGhee | 4,390 | 4.91 | +4.91 |
| | Family First | Andrew Cole | 2,183 | 2.44 | −0.54 |
| | Democrats | Craig Bossie | 1,380 | 1.54 | −0.49 |
| | One Nation | Barbara Pannach | 309 | 0.35 | −0.32 |
| | Liberty & Democracy | David Humphreys | 154 | 0.17 | +0.17 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 89,397 | 97.13 | +1.54 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,639 | 2.87 | −1.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,036 | 95.64 | +1.05 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Andrew Southcott | 47,322 | 52.93 | −2.44 |
| | Labor | Nicole Cornes | 42,075 | 47.07 | +2.44 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.44 | |

#### 2004

2004 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Andrew Southcott | 43,640 | 50.62 | +2.48 |
| | Labor | Chloë Fox | 30,893 | 35.84 | +9.92 |
| | Greens | Adrian Miller | 6,131 | 7.11 | +3.93 |
| | Family First | Paul Munn | 2,571 | 2.98 | +2.98 |
| | Democrats | Robert Simms | 1,746 | 2.03 | −16.89 |
| | Independent | Paul Starling | 646 | 0.75 | +0.21 |
| | One Nation | Clarke Staker | 581 | 0.67 | −1.95 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 86,208 | 95.59 | +0.13 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,976 | 4.41 | −0.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90,184 | 94.59 | −1.38 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Andrew Southcott | 47,730 | 55.37 | −2.00 |
| | Labor | Chloë Fox | 38,478 | 44.63 | +2.00 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.00 | |

#### 2001

2001 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Andrew Southcott | 39,258 | 47.93 | −0.53 |
| | Labor | Jim Murphy | 20,976 | 25.61 | −4.82 |
| | Democrats | Jo Pride | 15,951 | 19.47 | +5.92 |
| | Greens | Michelle Drummond | 2,516 | 3.07 | +3.07 |
| | One Nation | Daniel Piechnick | 2,151 | 2.63 | −4.13 |
| | Independent | Paul Starling | 468 | 0.57 | +0.57 |
| | Independent | Jack King | 441 | 0.54 | +0.54 |
| | | William Manfield | 154 | 0.19 | +0.19 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 81,915 | 95.50 | −1.47 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,864 | 4.50 | +1.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,779 | 95.99 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Andrew Southcott | 46,982 | 57.35 | −0.26 |
| | Labor | Jim Murphy | 34,933 | 42.65 | +0.26 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −0.26 | |

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

1998 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Andrew Southcott | 36,435 | 48.22 | −5.13 |
| | Labor | Jo Chesson | 23,547 | 31.16 | +1.71 |
| | Democrats | Don Gilbert | 9,821 | 13.00 | −0.66 |
| | One Nation | Trevor Whittaker | 5,213 | 6.90 | +6.90 |
| | Natural Law | Bevan Morris | 544 | 0.72 | +0.03 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 75,560 | 96.95 | −0.32 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,380 | 3.05 | +0.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,940 | 95.80 | +0.09 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Andrew Southcott | 43,406 | 57.45 | −4.16 |
| | Labor | Jo Chesson | 32,154 | 42.55 | +4.16 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −4.16 | |

#### 1996

1996 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Andrew Southcott | 40,487 | 53.35 | +0.47 |
| | Labor | Jeremy Gaynor | 22,350 | 29.45 | −4.22 |
| | Democrats | Janet Martin | 10,367 | 13.66 | +4.08 |
| | Greens | Mark Parnell | 2,159 | 2.85 | +2.85 |
| | Natural Law | Bevan Morris | 521 | 0.69 | −1.41 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 75,884 | 97.27 | −0.10 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,131 | 2.73 | +0.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,015 | 95.71 | +0.44 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Andrew Southcott | 46,428 | 61.60 | +3.80 |
| | Labor | Jeremy Gaynor | 28,941 | 38.40 | −3.80 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.80 | |

#### 1993

1993 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Steele Hall | 41,708 | 52.88 | +7.89 |
| | Labor | Cathy Orr | 26,556 | 33.67 | +1.63 |
| | Democrats | David Thackrah | 7,560 | 9.59 | −9.36 |
| | Natural Law | Bevan Morris | 1,650 | 2.09 | +2.09 |
| | Independent | Reg Macey | 1,399 | 1.77 | +1.77 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 78,873 | 97.37 | +0.12 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,129 | 2.63 | −0.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,002 | 95.27 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Steele Hall | 45,557 | 57.80 | +3.29 |
| | Labor | Cathy Orr | 33,266 | 42.20 | −3.29 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.29 | |

#### 1990

1990 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Steele Hall | 36,010 | 51.4 | −2.7 |
| | Labor | Michael Keenan | 18,404 | 26.3 | −5.8 |
| | Democrats | Margaret-Ann Williams | 12,796 | 18.3 | +8.3 |
| | Call to Australia | Bruce Byrne | 1,515 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| | Independent | Colin Banks | 1,300 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 70,025 | 97.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,661 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,686 | 95.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Steele Hall | 42,409 | 60.7 | −0.9 |
| | Labor | Michael Keenan | 27,421 | 39.3 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −0.9 | |

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

1987 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Steele Hall | 35,150 | 54.1 | −0.1 |
| | Labor | Jayne Taylor | 20,837 | 32.1 | −2.9 |
| | Democrats | Margaret-Ann Williams | 6,523 | 10.0 | +0.2 |
| | National | Clarrie Dietman | 1,930 | 3.0 | +2.1 |
| | Unite Australia | Kevin Angove | 494 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 64,934 | 95.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,135 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,069 | 93.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Steele Hall | 40,004 | 61.6 | +2.4 |
| | Labor | Jayne Taylor | 24,915 | 38.4 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.4 | |

#### 1984

1984 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Steele Hall | 33,640 | 54.2 | +0.7 |
| | Labor | Bruce Whyatt | 21,736 | 35.0 | −0.6 |
| | Democrats | Margaret-Ann Williams | 6,064 | 9.8 | −1.1 |
| | National | Douglas Lindley | 585 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 62,025 | 94.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,472 | 5.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,497 | 94.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Steele Hall | 36,724 | 59.2 | +0.7 |
| | Labor | Bruce Whyatt | 25,292 | 40.8 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.7 | |

#### 1983

1983 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Steele Hall | 42,676 | 55.1 | −1.1 |
| | Labor | Bruce Whyatt | 26,343 | 34.0 | +4.3 |
| | Democrats | John Coulter | 8,424 | 10.9 | −2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 77,443 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,332 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,775 | 95.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Steele Hall | | 60.1 | −2.5 |
| | Labor | Bruce Whyatt | | 39.9 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.5 | |

#### 1981 by-election

1981 Boothby by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Steele Hall | 36,406 | 56.7 | +0.5 |
| | Labor | Bruce Whyatt | 17,108 | 26.6 | −3.0 |
| | Democrats | Robert Hercus | 9,188 | 14.3 | +1.2 |
| | Independent | Alf Gard | 555 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Unemployed Workers | David Arkins | 544 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Herreen | 398 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 64,199 | 97.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,480 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,679 | 81.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Steele Hall | | 64.0 | +1.4 |
| | Labor | Bruce Whyatt | 27,108 | 36.0 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.4 | |

#### 1980

1980 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John McLeay | 41,542 | 56.2 | −1.2 |
| | Labor | Bruce Whyatt | 22,001 | 29.7 | +3.9 |
| | Democrats | Martin Holt | 9,664 | 13.1 | −3.7 |
| | Progressive Conservative | James Russell | 762 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 73,969 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,408 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,377 | 94.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John McLeay | | 62.6 | −3.2 |
| | Labor | Bruce Whyatt | | 37.4 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.2 | |

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

1977 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John McLeay | 40,358 | 57.4 | −3.5 |
| | Labor | Mark Pickhaver | 18,117 | 25.8 | −2.2 |
| | Democrats | George Nimmo | 11,795 | 16.8 | +16.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 70,270 | 97.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,627 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,897 | 95.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John McLeay | | 65.8 | −3.5 |
| | Labor | Mark Pickhaver | | 34.2 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.5 | |

#### 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John McLeay | 34,664 | 58.1 | +13.0 |
| | Labor | Mark Pickhaver | 18,376 | 30.8 | −3.6 |
| | Liberal Movement | Peter Berman | 6,172 | 10.4 | −7.6 |
| | Independent | Alexander Hunter | 408 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 59,620 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,081 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,701 | 96.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John McLeay | | 66.5 | +5.4 |
| | Labor | Mark Pickhaver | | 33.5 | −5.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +5.4 | |

#### 1974

1974 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John McLeay | 26,193 | 45.1 | −7.3 |
| | Labor | John Trainer | 19,993 | 34.4 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal Movement | Peter Berman | 10,477 | 18.0 | +18.0 |
| | Australia | Colin Miller | 1,423 | 2.4 | −3.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 58,086 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,259 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,345 | 95.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John McLeay | 35,469 | 61.1 | +4.1 |
| | Labor | John Trainer | 22,617 | 38.9 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.1 | |

#### 1972

1972 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John McLeay | 28,523 | 52.4 | −1.1 |
| | Labor | Anne Levy | 20,583 | 38.1 | +0.1 |
| | Australia | Richard Llewellyn | 3,050 | 5.6 | +3.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Ted Farrell | 2,086 | 3.9 | −0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 54,042 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,034 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,076 | 95.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John McLeay | | 57.0 | −1.9 |
| | Labor | Anne Levy | | 43.0 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.9 | |

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

1969 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John McLeay | 27,308 | 53.5 | −12.4 |
| | Labor | Chris Sumner | 19,391 | 38.0 | +9.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Ted Farrell | 2,056 | 4.0 | −1.4 |
| | Australia | Frederick Thompson | 1,317 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| | Independent | Valerie Lillington | 1,014 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 51,086 | 96.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,857 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,943 | 95.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John McLeay | | 58.9 | −11.5 |
| | Labor | Chris Sumner | | 41.1 | +11.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −11.5 | |

#### 1966

1966 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John McLeay | 28,187 | 65.4 | +10.3 |
| | Labor | Thomas Sheehy | 12,586 | 29.2 | −11.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Ted Farrell | 2,315 | 5.4 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,088 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 826 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,914 | 95.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John McLeay | | 69.9 | +11.4 |
| | Labor | Thomas Sheehy | | 30.1 | −11.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +11.4 | |

#### 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John McLeay | 23,309 | 55.1 | +3.7 |
| | Labor | Ronald Basten | 17,248 | 40.8 | −1.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Ted Farrell | 1,760 | 4.2 | −2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 42,317 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 647 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,964 | 95.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John McLeay | | 58.5 | +1.9 |
| | Labor | Ronald Basten | | 41.5 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.9 | |

#### 1961

1961 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John McLeay | 20,976 | 51.4 | −4.2 |
| | Labor | Ronald Basten | 17,206 | 42.1 | +5.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Ted Farrell | 2,660 | 6.5 | −0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,842 | 97.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,208 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,050 | 95.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John McLeay | | 56.6 | −4.8 |
| | Labor | Ronald Basten | | 43.4 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −4.8 | |

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

1958 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John McLeay | 22,401 | 55.6 | −0.6 |
| | Labor | Ralph Dettman | 14,958 | 37.1 | +1.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | George Hodgson | 2,907 | 7.2 | −1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,266 | 97.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,244 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,510 | 96.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John McLeay | | 61.4 | −1.4 |
| | Labor | Ralph Dettman | | 38.6 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.4 | |

#### 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John McLeay | 22,538 | 56.2 | +2.5 |
| | Labor | Rex Mathews | 14,291 | 35.6 | −10.7 |
| | Labor (A-C) | John Sutherland | 3,298 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,127 | 96.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,501 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,628 | 96.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John McLeay | | 62.8 | +9.1 |
| | Labor | Rex Mathews | | 37.2 | −9.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +9.1 | |

#### 1954

1954 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John McLeay | 22,263 | 58.3 | −2.8 |
| | Labor | Rex Mathews | 15,930 | 41.7 | +2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,193 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 589 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,782 | 96.7 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.8 | |

#### 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John McLeay | 24,644 | 61.1 | −0.2 |
| | Labor | Len Wright | 15,714 | 38.9 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,358 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 786 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,144 | 96.9 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −0.2 | |

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

1949 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John McLeay | 24,897 | 61.3 | +9.3 |
| | Labor | Ralph Wells | 15,714 | 38.7 | −9.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,611 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 886 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,497 | 96.6 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +9.3 | |

#### 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Sheehy | 39,724 | 51.8 | +9.5 |
| | Liberal | Keith Wilson | 36,941 | 48.2 | +3.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 76,665 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,169 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,834 | 95.7 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.9 | |

#### 1943

1943 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Grenfell Price | 32,869 | 45.0 | −12.4 |
| | Labor | Thomas Sheehy | 30,896 | 42.3 | +14.3 |
| | Communist | Alan Finger | 6,986 | 9.6 | +9.6 |
| | Constructive Democrat | John Turner | 2,331 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 73,082 | 96.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,597 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,679 | 97.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Thomas Sheehy | 37,190 | 50.9 | +16.1 |
| | United Australia | Grenfell Price | 35,892 | 49.1 | −16.1 |
| | Labor gain from United Australia | Labor gain from United Australia | Swing | +16.1 | |

#### 1941 by-election

1941 Boothby by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Grenfell Price | 36,624 | 56.6 | −0.8 |
| | Labor | Tom Lawton | 28,041 | 43.4 | +15.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 64,665 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,378 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,043 | 90.6 | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | −8.6 | |

#### 1940

1940 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | John Price | 37,219 | 57.4 | +5.5 |
| | Labor | George Edwin Yates | 18,131 | 28.0 | −5.0 |
| | Independent | William Adey | 9,479 | 14.6 | +14.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 64,829 | 96.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,279 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,108 | 95.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | United Australia | John Price | | 65.2 | +5.0 |
| | Labor | Edwin Yates | | 34.8 | −5.0 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | +5.0 | |

### Elections in the 1930s
#### 1937

1937 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | John Price | 31,362 | 51.9 | −9.1 |
| | Labor | Kevin McEntee | 12,077 | 20.0 | +7.1 |
| | Independent | William Hardy | 9,136 | 15.1 | +15.1 |
| | Labor | Leonard Pilton | 7,859 | 13.0 | +13.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 60,434 | 94.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,831 | 6.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,265 | 96.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | United Australia | John Price | | 59.8 | −5.9 |
| | Labor | Kevin McEntee | | 40.2 | +5.9 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | −5.9 | |

#### 1934

1934 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | John Price | 20,504 | 36.9 | −6.8 |
| | Labor | David Fraser | 14,427 | 25.9 | +1.1 |
| | United Australia | Keith Wilson | 13,404 | 24.1 | +24.1 |
| | Social Credit | Norman Truscott | 3,293 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| | Independent | Charles Barnard | 2,953 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| | Independent | James Lumbers | 1,052 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 55,633 | 92.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,359 | 7.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,992 | 94.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | United Australia | John Price | 36,526 | 65.7 | −6.7 |
| | Labor | David Fraser | 19,107 | 34.3 | +6.7 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | −6.7 | |

#### 1931

1931 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Emergency Committee | John Price | 30,440 | 68.5 | +24.1 |
| | Labor | Cecil Skitch | 10,016 | 22.5 | −33.1 |
| | Single Tax League | Sam Lindsay | 3,978 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 44,434 | 94.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,530 | 5.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,964 | 96.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Emergency Committee | John Price | | 74.0 | +29.6 |
| | Labor | Cecil Skitch | | 26.0 | −29.6 |
| | Emergency Committee gain from Labor | Emergency Committee gain from Labor | Swing | +29.6 | |

### Elections in the 1920s
#### 1929

1929 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Price | 24,841 | 55.6 | +5.5 |
| | Nationalist | Bill McCann | 19,847 | 44.4 | −5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 44,688 | 96.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,548 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,236 | 93.8 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.5 | |

#### 1928

1928 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Price | 20,666 | 50.1 | +7.7 |
| | Nationalist | Jack Duncan-Hughes | 20,582 | 49.9 | −7.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,248 | 91.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,886 | 8.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,134 | 93.8 | |
| | Labor gain from Nationalist | Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | +7.7 | |

#### 1925

1925 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Jack Duncan-Hughes | 23,602 | 57.6 | +36.4 |
| | Labor | Harry Kneebone | 17,409 | 42.4 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,011 | 96.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,483 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,494 | 93.8 | |
| | Nationalist gain from Liberal | Nationalist gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.9 | |

#### 1922

1922 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jack Duncan-Hughes | 7,793 | 39.5 | +39.5 |
| | Labor | Harry Kneebone | 7,775 | 39.4 | +5.3 |
| | Nationalist | William Story | 4,179 | 21.2 | −44.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,747 | 93.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,411 | 6.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,158 | 53.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Jack Duncan-Hughes | 10,804 | 54.7 | +54.7 |
| | Labor | Harry Kneebone | 8,943 | 45.3 | +11.2 |
| | Liberal gain from Nationalist | Liberal gain from Nationalist | Swing | −11.2 | |

### Elections in the 1910s
#### 1919

1919 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | William Story | 18,501 | 63.5 | −1.0 |
| | Labor | Stanley Whitford | 8,872 | 30.4 | −5.1 |
| | Independent | George Illingworth | 1,779 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,152 | 92.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,341 | 7.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,493 | 67.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | William Story | | 66.6 | +2.1 |
| | Labor | Stanley Whitford | | 33.4 | −2.1 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +2.1 | |

#### 1917

1917 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | William Story | 21,293 | 64.5 | +19.8 |
| | Labor | John Gunn | 11,700 | 35.5 | −19.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,993 | 96.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,067 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,060 | 74.1 | |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +19.8 | |

#### 1914

1914 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Dankel | 18,822 | 55.3 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal | Samuel Hunt | 15,227 | 44.7 | −2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,049 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 755 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,804 | 81.8 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.3 | |

#### 1913

1913 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Dankel | 16,976 | 53.0 | −13.8 |
| | Liberal | David Gordon | 15,035 | 47.0 | +13.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,011 | 96.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,158 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,169 | 80.5 | |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | −10.8 | |

#### 1911 by-election

1911 Boothby by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Gordon | 10,656 | 57.1 | +57.1 |
| | Labour | James Jelley | 8,008 | 42.9 | −20.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,664 | 99.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 38 | 0.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,702 | 52.8 | |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1910

1910 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lee Batchelor | 9,786 | 63.8 | −36.2 |
| | Independent Liberal | Paris Nesbit | 5,546 | 36.2 | +36.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,332 | 91.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,367 | 8.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,699 | 55.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −36.2 | |

### Elections in the 1900s
#### 1906

1906 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lee Batchelor | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### 1903

1903 Australian federal election: Boothby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lee Batchelor | 5,775 | 54.6 | +54.6 |
| | Free Trade | Vaiben Louis Solomon | 4,802 | 45.4 | +45.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,577 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 276 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,853 | 43.1 | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |