# Electoral results for the Division of Dunkley

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

## Members

| Member | Party | Term |
| Bob Chynoweth | Labor | 1984–1990 |
| Frank Ford | Liberal | 1990–1993 |
| Bob Chynoweth | Labor | 1993–1996 |
| Bruce Billson | Liberal | 1996–2016 |
| Chris Crewther | Liberal | 2016–2019 |
| Peta Murphy | Labor | 2019–2023 |
| Jodie Belyea | Labor | 2024–present |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s
#### 2024 by-election

2024 Dunkley by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jodie Belyea | 37,418 | 41.07 | +0.84 |
| | Liberal | Nathan Conroy | 35,746 | 39.23 | +6.73 |
| | Greens | Alex Breskin | 5,798 | 6.36 | −3.98 |
| | Independent | Darren Bergwerf | 4,315 | 4.74 | +0.87 |
| | Animal Justice | Bronwyn Currie | 2,818 | 3.09 | +0.99 |
| | Libertarian | Chrysten Abraham | 2,246 | 2.47 | −0.04 |
| | Victorian Socialists | Reem Yunis | 1,529 | 1.68 | +1.68 |
| | Democrats | Heath McKenzie | 1,242 | 1.36 | +1.36 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 91,112 | 95.86 | +0.59 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,930 | 4.14 | −0.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,042 | 83.79 | −6.27 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jodie Belyea | 48,019 | 52.70 | −3.57 |
| | Liberal | Nathan Conroy | 43,093 | 47.30 | +3.57 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −3.57 | |

#### 2022

2022 Australian federal election: Dunkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peta Murphy | 38,506 | 40.23 | +1.71 |
| | Liberal | Sharn Coombes | 31,108 | 32.50 | −7.38 |
| | Greens | Liam O'Brien | 9,898 | 10.34 | +1.95 |
| | United Australia | Adrian Irvine | 4,846 | 5.06 | +2.46 |
| | Independent | Darren Bergwerf | 3,698 | 3.86 | +3.86 |
| | One Nation | Scott Middlebrook | 2,689 | 2.81 | +2.81 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Damian Willis | 2,398 | 2.51 | +2.51 |
| | Animal Justice | Elizabeth Johnston | 2,013 | 2.10 | −0.96 |
| | Australian Federation | Kathryn Woods | 566 | 0.59 | +0.59 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 95,722 | 95.27 | +0.41 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,750 | 4.73 | −0.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 100,472 | 90.06 | −2.30 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Peta Murphy | 53,865 | 56.27 | +3.53 |
| | Liberal | Sharn Coombes | 41,857 | 43.73 | −3.53 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.53 | |

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

2019 Australian federal election: Dunkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Chris Crewther | 38,616 | 39.88 | −1.22 |
| | Labor | Peta Murphy | 37,301 | 38.52 | +2.00 |
| | Greens | Emily Green | 8,125 | 8.39 | −1.09 |
| | Justice | Lachlan O'Connell | 5,027 | 5.19 | +0.19 |
| | Animal Justice | Elizabeth Johnston | 2,961 | 3.06 | +0.18 |
| | United Australia | Ron Jean | 2,513 | 2.60 | +2.60 |
| | Conservative National | Christopher James | 1,337 | 1.38 | +1.38 |
| | Rise Up Australia | Yvonne Gentle | 948 | 0.98 | +0.34 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 96,828 | 94.86 | +0.90 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,250 | 5.14 | −0.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 102,078 | 92.26 | +1.10 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Peta Murphy | 51,066 | 52.74 | +1.71 |
| | Liberal | Chris Crewther | 45,762 | 47.26 | −1.71 |
| | Labor notional hold | Labor notional hold | Swing | +1.71 | |

#### 2016

2016 Australian federal election: Dunkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Chris Crewther | 38,158 | 42.73 | −6.02 |
| | Labor | Peta Murphy | 29,620 | 33.17 | +2.29 |
| | Greens | Jeanette Swain | 8,616 | 9.65 | +0.33 |
| | Justice | Ruth Stanfield | 5,510 | 6.17 | +6.17 |
| | Animal Justice | Tyson Jack | 1,926 | 2.16 | +2.16 |
| | Family First | Michael Rathbone | 1,393 | 1.56 | −0.35 |
| | Independent | Joseph Toscano | 1,132 | 1.27 | +1.27 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Wilms | 1,037 | 1.16 | +1.16 |
| | Rise Up Australia | Lin Tregenza | 682 | 0.76 | +0.22 |
| | Christians | Jeff Reaney | 677 | 0.76 | +0.76 |
| | Arts | Sally Baillieu | 542 | 0.61 | +0.61 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 89,293 | 93.56 | −1.65 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,151 | 6.44 | +1.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,444 | 90.94 | −2.35 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Chris Crewther | 45,925 | 51.43 | −4.14 |
| | Labor | Peta Murphy | 43,368 | 48.57 | +4.14 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −4.14 | |

#### 2013

2013 Australian federal election: Dunkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bruce Billson | 42,869 | 48.75 | +1.42 |
| | Labor | Sonya Kilkenny | 27,155 | 30.88 | −7.44 |
| | Greens | Simon Tiller | 8,199 | 9.32 | −2.37 |
| | Palmer United | Kate Ryder | 3,707 | 4.22 | +4.22 |
| | Sex Party | Eloise Palmi | 2,589 | 2.94 | +2.94 |
| | Family First | Cameron Eastman | 1,682 | 1.91 | −0.75 |
| | Independent | Rod Burt | 740 | 0.84 | +0.84 |
| | Independent | Roy Broff | 516 | 0.59 | +0.59 |
| | Rise Up Australia | Yvonne Gentle | 477 | 0.54 | +0.54 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 87,934 | 95.21 | −0.87 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,424 | 4.79 | +0.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,358 | 93.28 | −0.32 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bruce Billson | 48,861 | 55.57 | +4.53 |
| | Labor | Sonya Kilkenny | 39,073 | 44.43 | −4.53 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.53 | |

#### 2010

2010 Australian federal election: Dunkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bruce Billson | 40,602 | 47.32 | −2.47 |
| | Labor | Helen Constas | 32,889 | 38.33 | +0.07 |
| | Greens | Simon Tiller | 10,033 | 11.69 | +3.94 |
| | Family First | Yasmin de Zilwa | 2,276 | 2.65 | +0.06 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 85,800 | 96.08 | −1.30 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,498 | 3.92 | +1.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 89,298 | 93.68 | −1.55 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bruce Billson | 43,777 | 51.02 | −3.02 |
| | Labor | Helen Constas | 42,023 | 48.98 | +3.02 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.02 | |

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

2007 Australian federal election: Dunkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bruce Billson | 43,024 | 49.79 | −5.75 |
| | Labor | Graham McBride | 33,055 | 38.26 | +4.69 |
| | Greens | Neale Adams | 6,695 | 7.75 | +1.51 |
| | Family First | Steven Ashdown | 2,235 | 2.59 | +0.24 |
| | Democrats | Karen Bailey | 1,395 | 1.61 | +0.39 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 86,404 | 97.38 | +1.29 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,328 | 2.62 | −1.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,732 | 95.24 | +0.16 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bruce Billson | 46,693 | 54.04 | −5.34 |
| | Labor | Graham McBride | 39,711 | 45.96 | +5.34 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −5.34 | |

#### 2004

2004 Australian federal election: Dunkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bruce Billson | 46,067 | 55.54 | +5.81 |
| | Labor | Helen Constas | 27,845 | 33.57 | −2.38 |
| | Greens | Paula Johnson | 5,179 | 6.24 | +0.62 |
| | Family First | Cameron Eastman | 1,949 | 2.35 | +2.35 |
| | Democrats | Karen Bailey | 1,008 | 1.22 | −4.31 |
| | Independent | Fletcher Davis | 722 | 0.87 | −0.32 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | Gabrielle M Peut | 178 | 0.21 | +0.20 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 82,948 | 96.09 | −0.43 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,376 | 3.91 | +0.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,324 | 95.08 | −0.52 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bruce Billson | 49,253 | 59.38 | +4.16 |
| | Labor | Helen Constas | 33,695 | 40.62 | −4.16 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.16 | |

#### 2001

2001 Australian federal election: Dunkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bruce Billson | 39,203 | 49.90 | +3.66 |
| | Labor | Mark Conroy | 28,088 | 35.75 | −3.23 |
| | Greens | Henry Kelsall | 4,486 | 5.71 | +1.82 |
| | Democrats | Ian Woodhouse | 4,350 | 5.54 | −0.22 |
| | One Nation | Michael Cartwright | 1,438 | 1.83 | −2.62 |
| | Independent | Fletcher Davis | 995 | 1.27 | +1.27 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 78,560 | 96.55 | −0.57 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,805 | 3.45 | +0.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,365 | 96.27 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bruce Billson | 43,537 | 55.42 | +3.88 |
| | Labor | Mark Conroy | 35,023 | 44.58 | −3.88 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.88 | |

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

1998 Australian federal election: Dunkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bruce Billson | 35,297 | 46.24 | −2.18 |
| | Labor | Michael Quayle | 29,755 | 38.98 | −1.12 |
| | Democrats | Tony Seals | 4,392 | 5.75 | −1.25 |
| | One Nation | Robyn Brown | 3,399 | 4.45 | +4.45 |
| | Greens | Henry Kelsall | 2,971 | 3.89 | +1.47 |
| | Unity | Jan Chapman Davis | 335 | 0.44 | +0.44 |
| | Natural Law | Ben Mason | 185 | 0.24 | −0.29 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 76,334 | 97.12 | −0.39 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,264 | 2.88 | +0.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,598 | 96.03 | −0.39 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bruce Billson | 39,721 | 52.04 | −1.32 |
| | Labor | Michael Quayle | 36,613 | 47.96 | +1.32 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.32 | |

#### 1996

1996 Australian federal election: Dunkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bruce Billson | 36,330 | 48.42 | −1.04 |
| | Labor | Bob Chynoweth | 30,084 | 40.10 | −3.59 |
| | Democrats | Reba Jacobs | 5,257 | 7.01 | +3.10 |
| | Greens | Paul Higgins | 1,817 | 2.42 | +2.42 |
| | Against Further Immigration | Travis Peak | 1,144 | 1.52 | +1.52 |
| | Natural Law | Bev Nelson | 399 | 0.53 | −2.18 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 75,031 | 97.51 | −0.26 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,914 | 2.49 | +0.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,945 | 96.42 | +0.11 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bruce Billson | 39,885 | 53.36 | +1.02 |
| | Labor | Bob Chynoweth | 34,865 | 46.64 | −1.02 |
| | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | Swing | +1.02 | |

#### 1993

1993 Australian federal election: Dunkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bob Chynoweth | 32,461 | 47.16 | +9.52 |
| | Liberal | Frank Ford | 31,621 | 45.94 | +2.16 |
| | Democrats | Barrie Rowland-Hornblow | 2,696 | 3.92 | −9.32 |
| | Natural Law | Bev Nelson | 2,056 | 2.99 | +2.99 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 68,834 | 97.75 | +1.59 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,584 | 2.25 | −1.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,418 | 96.32 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bob Chynoweth | 34,813 | 50.61 | +1.81 |
| | Liberal | Frank Ford | 33,969 | 49.39 | −1.81 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.81 | |

#### 1990

1990 Australian federal election: Dunkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frank Ford | 28,759 | 43.8 | +5.1 |
| | Labor | Bob Chynoweth | 24,724 | 37.6 | −13.0 |
| | Democrats | Peter Lindemann | 8,695 | 13.2 | +6.9 |
| | Independent | Peter Seitanidis | 1,458 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| | Pensioner | Keith Edwards | 910 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Call to Australia | Arthur Comer | 554 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| | Independent | Mike Toldy | 297 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| | Independent | Len Cosmavich | 294 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 65,691 | 96.2 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,625 | 3.8 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,316 | 95.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Frank Ford | 33,582 | 51.2 | +6.8 |
| | Labor | Bob Chynoweth | 32,012 | 48.8 | −6.8 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +6.8 | |

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

1987 Australian federal election: Dunkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bob Chynoweth | 28,740 | 46.7 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal | Tom Warwick | 26,267 | 42.6 | −1.1 |
| | Democrats | Robyn Kirby | 3,881 | 6.3 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Chris van Lieshout | 1,898 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| | Pensioner | Andrew Murray | 615 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Independent | Les Johnson | 193 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 61,594 | 95.6 | +3.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,804 | 4.4 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,398 | 96.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bob Chynoweth | 31,837 | 51.7 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal | Tom Warwick | 29,723 | 48.3 | −0.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.6 | |

#### 1984

1984 Australian federal election: Dunkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bob Chynoweth | 26,605 | 46.4 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal | Leonie Clark | 25,070 | 43.7 | +1.7 |
| | Democrats | Grenville Charles | 3,519 | 6.1 | −0.4 |
| | National | Judy Hale | 1,494 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Cass | 621 | 1.1 | −1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 57,309 | 92.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,749 | 7.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,058 | 95.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bob Chynoweth | 29,296 | 51.1 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal | Leonie Clark | 28,003 | 48.9 | +2.1 |
| | Labor notional hold | Labor notional hold | Swing | −2.1 | |