# Electoral results for the Division of McMillan

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of McMillan in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until its abolition in 2019.

## Members

| Member | Party | Term |
| Geoffrey Brown | Liberal | 1949–1955 |
| Alex Buchanan | Liberal | 1955–1972 |
| Alex Buchanan | Independent | 1972–1972 |
| Arthur Hewson | Country/National Country | 1972–1975 |
| Barry Simon | Liberal | 1975–1980 |
| Barry Cunningham | Labor | 1980–1990 |
| John Riggall | Liberal | 1990–1993 |
| Barry Cunningham | Labor | 1993–1996 |
| Russell Broadbent | Liberal | 1996–1998 |
| Christian Zahra | Labor | 1998–2004 |
| Russell Broadbent | Liberal | 2004–2019 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2010s
#### 2016

2016 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Russell Broadbent | 48,304 | 47.86 | −2.50 |
| | Labor | Chris Buckingham | 29,531 | 29.26 | +4.21 |
| | Greens | Donna Lancaster | 9,810 | 9.72 | +2.10 |
| | Family First | Nathan Harding | 3,418 | 3.39 | +1.38 |
| | Animal Justice | Jennifer McAdam | 3,022 | 2.99 | +2.99 |
| | Rise Up Australia | Norman Baker | 2,786 | 2.76 | +2.09 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim McDonald | 2,289 | 2.27 | +2.27 |
| | Christians | Kathleen Ipsen | 1,761 | 1.74 | +1.74 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 100,921 | 94.29 | +0.40 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,115 | 5.71 | −0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 107,036 | 92.11 | −2.53 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Russell Broadbent | 56,543 | 56.03 | −5.80 |
| | Labor | Chris Buckingham | 44,378 | 43.97 | +5.80 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −5.80 | |

#### 2013

2013 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Russell Broadbent | 47,316 | 50.36 | +1.31 |
| | Labor | Anthony Naus | 23,537 | 25.05 | −10.71 |
| | Greens | Malcolm McKelvie | 7,157 | 7.62 | −2.09 |
| | Palmer United | Matthew Sherry | 4,380 | 4.66 | +4.66 |
| | Katter's Australian | David Amor | 2,262 | 2.41 | +2.41 |
| | Sex Party | Benjamin Staggard | 2,168 | 2.31 | +2.20 |
| | Family First | Luke Conlon | 1,893 | 2.01 | −1.24 |
| | Democratic Labour | Andrew Kis-Rigo | 1,641 | 1.75 | +1.75 |
| | Independent | John Parker | 1,245 | 1.33 | +1.33 |
| | Country Alliance | Ross Fisher | 822 | 0.87 | +0.87 |
| | Independent | Leigh Gatt | 695 | 0.74 | −1.35 |
| | Rise Up Australia | Norman Baker | 627 | 0.67 | +0.67 |
| | Senator Online | Gary Patton | 209 | 0.22 | +0.22 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 93,952 | 93.89 | −2.15 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,118 | 6.11 | +2.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 100,070 | 94.64 | +0.34 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Russell Broadbent | 58,095 | 61.83 | +7.62 |
| | Labor | Anthony Naus | 35,857 | 38.17 | −7.62 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +7.62 | |

#### 2010

2010 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Russell Broadbent | 41,870 | 49.28 | −0.65 |
| | Labor | Christine Maxfield | 30,212 | 35.56 | −2.58 |
| | Greens | Malcolm McKelvie | 8,258 | 9.72 | +3.72 |
| | Family First | Linden Stokes | 2,776 | 3.27 | +0.33 |
| | Independent | Leigh Gatt | 1,844 | 2.17 | +2.17 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 84,960 | 96.03 | −0.54 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,511 | 3.97 | +0.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,471 | 94.80 | −1.08 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Russell Broadbent | 46,229 | 54.41 | −0.38 |
| | Labor | Christine Maxfield | 38,731 | 45.59 | +0.38 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −0.38 | |

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

2007 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Russell Broadbent | 40,254 | 49.93 | +7.00 |
| | Labor | Christine Maxfield | 30,743 | 38.14 | +0.28 |
| | Greens | Sandra Betts | 4,839 | 6.00 | +1.52 |
| | Family First | Terry Aeschlimann | 2,370 | 2.94 | +1.23 |
| | Democrats | Don Walters | 1,206 | 1.50 | +0.65 |
| | Democratic Labor | Suryan Chandrasegaran | 775 | 0.96 | +0.61 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | Theo Alblas | 287 | 0.36 | +0.19 |
| | Liberty & Democracy | Ben Fiechtner | 141 | 0.17 | +0.17 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 80,615 | 96.57 | +1.06 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,859 | 3.43 | −1.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83,474 | 95.85 | −0.04 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Russell Broadbent | 44,172 | 54.79 | -0.20 |
| | Labor | Christine Maxfield | 36,443 | 45.21 | +0.20 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -0.20 | |

#### 2004

2004 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Russell Broadbent | 32,379 | 42.93 | +13.80 |
| | Labor | Christian Zahra | 28,555 | 37.86 | +0.94 |
| | National | Bridget McKenzie | 6,676 | 8.85 | -7.74 |
| | Greens | Chris Aitken | 3,381 | 4.48 | -0.89 |
| | Family First | Harold Paul | 1,289 | 1.71 | +1.71 |
| | Independent | Howard Emanuel | 1,079 | 1.43 | +1.43 |
| | One Nation | A R Gizycki de Gozdawa | 1,044 | 1.38 | -2.55 |
| | Democrats | Julie Grant | 638 | 0.85 | -3.10 |
| | Democratic Labor | Greg Byrne | 263 | 0.35 | +0.35 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | Graeme Reid | 127 | 0.17 | +0.10 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 75,431 | 95.51 | −0.25 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,543 | 4.49 | +0.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,974 | 95.89 | −0.17 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Russell Broadbent | 41,477 | 54.99 | +2.15 |
| | Labor | Christian Zahra | 33,954 | 45.01 | -2.15 |
| | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | Swing | +2.15 | |
The sitting member was Christian Zahra (Labor) however a redistribution made it a notional Liberal seat with a margin of 2.9%.

#### 2001

2001 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Christian Zahra | 35,238 | 44.48 | +7.57 |
| | Liberal | Jim Forbes | 31,532 | 39.80 | +0.94 |
| | Democrats | David Wall | 3,233 | 4.08 | -0.17 |
| | Greens | Jenny Farrar | 2,918 | 3.68 | +1.51 |
| | One Nation | John Holtman | 2,864 | 3.62 | -1.61 |
| | National | David Roberts | 2,172 | 2.74 | +2.74 |
| | | Betty Howell | 1,262 | 1.59 | +1.59 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 79,219 | 96.52 | +0.63 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,853 | 3.48 | −0.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,072 | 96.44 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Christian Zahra | 41,559 | 52.46 | +1.89 |
| | Liberal | Jim Forbes | 37,660 | 47.54 | -1.89 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.89 | |

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

1998 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Russell Broadbent | 29,512 | 38.91 | -1.20 |
| | Labor | Christian Zahra | 27,995 | 36.91 | -3.95 |
| | One Nation | Bryan Atkin | 3,963 | 5.22 | +5.22 |
| | Independent | Barry Cunningham | 3,800 | 5.01 | +5.01 |
| | Democrats | David Wall | 3,228 | 4.26 | -0.81 |
| | Shooters | Peter Kelly | 2,954 | 3.89 | +3.89 |
| | Australia First | Peter Wells | 2,036 | 2.68 | +2.68 |
| | Greens | Jenny Farrar | 1,645 | 2.17 | -0.50 |
| | Independent | Anthony Geoghegan | 352 | 0.46 | +0.46 |
| | Unity | Colin Milne | 247 | 0.33 | +0.33 |
| | Natural Law | Peter Jackson | 116 | 0.15 | -0.07 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 75,848 | 95.89 | −1.40 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,251 | 4.11 | +1.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79,099 | 96.53 | −0.31 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Christian Zahra | 38,360 | 50.57 | +2.64 |
| | Liberal | Russell Broadbent | 37,488 | 49.43 | -2.64 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.64 | |

#### 1996

1996 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Barry Cunningham | 31,115 | 40.86 | -4.92 |
| | Liberal | Russell Broadbent | 30,546 | 40.11 | -2.38 |
| | National | Helen Hoppner | 6,206 | 8.15 | +6.93 |
| | Democrats | Colin Thornby | 3,869 | 5.07 | +1.66 |
| | Greens | Luke van der Meulen | 2,031 | 2.67 | +2.67 |
| | Independent | Dave Smith | 878 | 1.15 | +1.15 |
| | Call to Australia | Norman Baker | 818 | 1.07 | +1.07 |
| | Independent | Chris King | 526 | 0.69 | +0.69 |
| | Natural Law | Michael Pollock | 170 | 0.22 | -0.35 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 76,149 | 97.39 | −0.32 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,119 | 2.71 | +0.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,268 | 96.83 | −0.09 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Russell Broadbent | 39,333 | 52.07 | +2.60 |
| | Labor | Barry Cunningham | 36,210 | 47.93 | -2.60 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +2.60 | |

#### 1993

1993 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Barry Cunningham | 34,295 | 45.66 | +7.77 |
| | Liberal | John Riggall | 32,939 | 43.86 | +5.52 |
| | Independent | Helen Hoppner | 4,385 | 5.84 | +5.84 |
| | Democrats | David White | 2,515 | 3.35 | -6.86 |
| | Independent | Glen Mann | 540 | 0.72 | -0.05 |
| | Natural Law | Cathy Boschin | 428 | 0.57 | +0.57 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 75,102 | 97.60 | +0.31 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,848 | 2.40 | −0.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,950 | 96.92 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Barry Cunningham | 37,793 | 50.40 | +4.84 |
| | Liberal | John Riggall | 37,200 | 49.60 | -4.84 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.84 | |

#### 1990

1990 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Riggall | 27,224 | 38.3 | +5.3 |
| | Labor | Barry Cunningham | 26,903 | 37.9 | -9.7 |
| | Democrats | Ross Ollquist | 7,247 | 10.2 | +4.9 |
| | National | Jillian Petersen | 6,358 | 9.0 | -3.1 |
| | Call to Australia | Michael Slaughter | 2,726 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| | Independent | Glen Mann | 544 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 71,002 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,976 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,978 | 96.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Riggall | 38,576 | 54.4 | +7.4 |
| | Labor | Barry Cunningham | 32,281 | 45.6 | -7.4 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +7.4 | |

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

1987 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Barry Cunningham | 30,610 | 48.9 | -4.6 |
| | Liberal | John Kiely | 19,846 | 31.7 | -1.5 |
| | National | Pat O'Brien | 7,544 | 12.1 | +6.0 |
| | Democrats | Ross Ollquist | 3,319 | 5.3 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | Anne Lorraine | 833 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Independent | Thomas Walsh | 404 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 62,556 | 96.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,466 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,022 | 95.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Barry Cunningham | 33,949 | 54.3 | -3.8 |
| | Liberal | John Kiely | 28,555 | 45.7 | +3.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.8 | |

#### 1984

1984 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Barry Cunningham | 31,517 | 53.5 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal | John Dwyer | 19,559 | 33.2 | -5.2 |
| | National | Heather Ronald | 3,580 | 6.1 | +1.4 |
| | Democrats | James Richards | 2,509 | 4.3 | -1.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | Anne Barrett | 1,732 | 2.9 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 58,897 | 93.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,415 | 7.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,312 | 96.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Barry Cunningham | 34,182 | 58.0 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal | John Dwyer | 24,705 | 42.0 | -4.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.1 | |

#### 1983

1983 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Barry Cunningham | 34,099 | 48.3 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal | Greg Ross | 27,831 | 39.5 | -4.7 |
| | Democrats | Gloria Auchterlonie | 4,062 | 5.8 | -1.5 |
| | National | Stewart Robertson | 3,317 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Sellens | 1,219 | 1.7 | -3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 70,528 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,548 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,076 | 96.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Barry Cunningham | 37,433 | 53.1 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal | Greg Ross | 33,095 | 46.9 | -1.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.7 | |

#### 1980

1980 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Barry Simon | 28,957 | 44.2 | -0.3 |
| | Labor | Barry Cunningham | 28,100 | 42.9 | +7.5 |
| | Democrats | Sandra Burke | 4,748 | 7.3 | -6.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | Brian Handley | 3,295 | 5.0 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Robert McCracken | 378 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 65,478 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,803 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,281 | 95.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Barry Cunningham | 33,647 | 51.4 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal | Barry Simon | 31,831 | 48.6 | -6.2 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.2 | |

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

1977 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Barry Simon | 27,650 | 44.5 | +11.9 |
| | Labor | Richard Elkington | 21,999 | 35.4 | -4.2 |
| | Democrats | Ronald Dent | 8,844 | 14.2 | +14.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | Brian Handley | 3,010 | 4.8 | +0.9 |
| | Independent | Norman Holyoak | 667 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 62,170 | 97.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,847 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,017 | 96.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Barry Simon | 34,077 | 54.8 | -1.9 |
| | Labor | Richard Elkington | 28,093 | 45.2 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.9 | |

#### 1975

1975 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Rutherford | 22,402 | 39.6 | -4.3 |
| | Liberal | Barry Simon | 18,415 | 32.6 | +8.4 |
| | National Country | Arthur Hewson | 12,971 | 22.9 | -1.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | Les Hilton | 2,227 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| | Independent | David Little | 525 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 56,540 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,182 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,722 | 95.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Barry Simon | 32,070 | 56.7 | +56.7 |
| | Labor | William Rutherford | 24,470 | 43.3 | -2.1 |
| | Liberal gain from National Country | Liberal gain from National Country | Swing | +2.1 | |

#### 1974

1974 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Barry Murphy | 24,201 | 43.9 | -1.9 |
| | Country | Arthur Hewson | 13,650 | 24.8 | +8.2 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Dent | 13,345 | 24.2 | +0.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | Les Hilton | 2,273 | 4.1 | -3.1 |
| | Australia | Ronald Broadhurst | 1,666 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 55,135 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,177 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,312 | 96.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Arthur Hewson | 30,110 | 54.6 | +2.2 |
| | Labor | Barry Murphy | 25,025 | 45.4 | -2.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +2.2 | |

#### 1972

1972 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Mountford | 22,802 | 45.8 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal | Barrie Armitage | 12,025 | 24.1 | -8.0 |
| | Country | Arthur Hewson | 8,282 | 16.6 | -0.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Michael Houlihan | 3,583 | 7.2 | -1.8 |
| | Independent | Alex Buchanan | 3,113 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 49,805 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 962 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,767 | 96.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Arthur Hewson | 26,096 | 52.4 | +52.4 |
| | Labor | Frank Mountford | 23,709 | 47.6 | +2.9 |
| | Country gain from Liberal | Country gain from Liberal | Swing | -2.9 | |

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

1969 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Mountford | 20,390 | 42.1 | +8.2 |
| | Liberal | Alex Buchanan | 15,530 | 32.1 | -18.5 |
| | Country | John Dwyer | 8,164 | 16.9 | +16.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | Les Hilton | 4,337 | 9.0 | -2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 48,421 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,189 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,610 | 96.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Alex Buchanan | 26,795 | 55.3 | -7.5 |
| | Labor | Frank Mountford | 21,626 | 44.7 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -7.5 | |

#### 1966

1966 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alex Buchanan | 22,857 | 50.4 | +0.6 |
| | Labor | Eric Kent | 15,449 | 34.1 | -4.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Les Hilton | 5,040 | 11.1 | -0.5 |
| | Independent | Thomas Yates | 2,000 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 45,346 | 97.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,397 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,743 | 96.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Alex Buchanan | | 62.6 | +2.2 |
| | Labor | Eric Kent | | 37.4 | -2.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.2 | |

#### 1963

1963 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alex Buchanan | 22,479 | 49.8 | +14.3 |
| | Labor | Eric Kent | 17,377 | 38.5 | +1.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Les Hilton | 5,243 | 11.6 | +0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 45,099 | 99.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 442 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,541 | 96.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Alex Buchanan | 27,221 | 60.4 | -0.8 |
| | Labor | Eric Kent | 17,878 | 39.6 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -0.8 | |

#### 1961

1961 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Longstaff | 15,907 | 36.9 | -2.4 |
| | Liberal | Alex Buchanan | 15,288 | 35.5 | +5.4 |
| | Country | Francis Hawtin | 6,758 | 15.7 | -3.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Les Hilton | 4,988 | 11.6 | +1.4 |
| | Republican | Patrick Linane | 181 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,122 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,078 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,200 | 95.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Alex Buchanan | 26,401 | 61.2 | +4.0 |
| | Labor | James Longstaff | 16,721 | 38.8 | -4.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.0 | |

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

1958 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Brown | 15,821 | 39.3 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal | Alex Buchanan | 12,113 | 30.1 | -21.9 |
| | Country | Francis Hawtin | 7,514 | 18.7 | +18.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Kevin Scanlon | 4,123 | 10.2 | -3.2 |
| | Communist | Wattie Doig | 450 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | Decima Mayne | 210 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,231 | 95.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,040 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,271 | 95.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Alex Buchanan | 23,031 | 57.2 | -5.5 |
| | Labor | George Brown | 17,200 | 42.8 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -5.5 | |

#### 1955

1955 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alex Buchanan | 20,197 | 52.0 | +10.7 |
| | Labor | Horace Hawkins | 13,430 | 34.6 | -8.3 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Desmond Devlin | 5,193 | 13.4 | +13.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,820 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 969 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,789 | 94.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Alex Buchanan | | 62.7 | +7.3 |
| | Labor | Horace Hawkins | | 37.3 | -7.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +7.3 | |

#### 1954

1954 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Desmond Devlin | 17,989 | 43.2 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Brown | 17,054 | 41.0 | -14.7 |
| | Country | John McDonald | 5,790 | 13.9 | +13.9 |
| | Communist | Bob Hamilton | 776 | 1.9 | -1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,609 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 694 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,303 | 95.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Brown | 22,314 | 53.6 | -2.4 |
| | Labor | Desmond Devlin | 19,295 | 46.4 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.4 | |

#### 1951

1951 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Brown | 21,465 | 55.7 | +23.3 |
| | Labor | Horace Hawkins | 15,717 | 40.8 | +2.1 |
| | Communist | Fred Charlesworth | 1,328 | 3.4 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,510 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 747 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,257 | 95.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Brown | | 56.0 | -0.9 |
| | Labor | Horace Hawkins | | 44.0 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -0.9 | |

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

1949 Australian federal election: McMillan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Adam Keltie | 14,263 | 38.7 | -3.6 |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Brown | 11,938 | 32.4 | +6.5 |
| | Country | Bob May | 9,714 | 26.4 | -0.6 |
| | Communist | Bob Hamilton | 912 | 2.5 | -2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 36,827 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 758 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,585 | 95.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Brown | 20,960 | 56.9 | +6.1 |
| | Labor | Adam Keltie | 15,867 | 43.1 | -6.1 |
| | Liberal notional gain from Country | Liberal notional gain from Country | Swing | +6.1 | |