Electoral results for the Division of Mayo

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

Members[edit]

	Party	Term
Alexander Downer	Liberal	1984–2008
Jamie Briggs	Liberal	2008 by–2016
Rebekha Sharkie	Xenophon	2016–2018
Rebekha Sharkie	Centre Alliance	2018–present

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

2022[edit]

2022 Australian federal election: Mayo^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Centre Alliance	Rebekha Sharkie	36,500	31.41	−2.78
	Liberal	Allison Bluck	31,411	27.03	−10.62
	Labor	Marisa Bell	21,051	18.11	+4.45
	Greens	Greg Elliott	13,705	11.79	+2.53
	One Nation	Tonya Scott	4,775	4.11	+4.11
	United Australia	Samantha McGrail	4,089	3.52	+0.33
	Animal Justice	Padma Chaplin	1,929	1.66	−0.38
	Liberal Democrats	Jacob van Raalte	1,424	1.23	+1.23
	Australian Federation	Mark Neugebauer	1,330	1.14	+1.14
Total formal votes			116,214	94.95	−2.00
Informal votes			6,176	5.05	+2.00
Turnout			122,390	93.68	−1.29
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Marisa Bell	59,955	51.59	+4.13
	Liberal	Allison Bluck	56,259	48.41	−4.13
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Centre Alliance	Rebekha Sharkie	72,355	62.26	+7.12
	Liberal	Allison Bluck	43,859	37.74	−7.12
	Centre Alliance hold		Swing	+7.12

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

2019[edit]

2019 Australian federal election: Mayo^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Georgina Downer	42,426	37.65	+1.03
	Centre Alliance	Rebekha Sharkie	38,525	34.19	+1.27
	Labor	Saskia Gerhardy	15,390	13.66	−3.03
	Greens	Anne Bourne	10,436	9.26	+1.12
	United Australia	Michael Cane	3,597	3.19	+3.19
	Animal Justice	Helen Dowland	2,302	2.04	+1.97
Total formal votes			112,676	96.95	−0.06
Informal votes			3,540	3.05	+0.06
Turnout			116,216	94.97	+2.25
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Liberal	Georgina Downer	59,205	52.54	−0.73
	Labor	Saskia Gerhardy	53,471	47.46	+0.73
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Centre Alliance	Rebekha Sharkie	62,124	55.14	+2.22
	Liberal	Georgina Downer	50,552	44.86	−2.22
	Centre Alliance hold		Swing	+2.22

2018[edit]

2018 Mayo by-election^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Centre Alliance	Rebekha Sharkie	39,369	44.37	+9.51
	Liberal	Georgina Downer	33,219	37.44	−0.32
	Greens	Major Sumner	7,898	8.90	+0.85
	Labor	Reg Coutts	5,370	6.05	−7.47
	Christian Democrats	Tracey-Lee Cane	1,348	1.52	+1.52
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Humble	809	0.91	−0.30
	People's Party	Kelsie Harfouche	716	0.81	+0.81
Total formal votes			88,729	96.47	−0.64
Informal votes			3,246	3.53	+0.64
Turnout			91,975	85.52	−8.67
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Georgina Downer	49,375	55.65	+0.30
	Labor	Reg Coutts	39,354	44.35	−0.30
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Centre Alliance	Rebekha Sharkie	51,042	57.53	+2.56
	Liberal	Georgina Downer	37,687	42.47	−2.56
	Centre Alliance hold		Swing	+2.56

2016[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Mayo^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jamie Briggs	35,915	37.76	−16.06
	Xenophon	Rebekha Sharkie	33,158	34.86	+34.86
	Labor	Glen Dallimore	12,859	13.52	−7.62
	Greens	Nathan Daniell	7,661	8.05	−6.10
	Family First	Bruce Hicks	4,375	4.60	−2.54
	Liberal Democrats	Luke Dzivinski	1,148	1.21	+1.21
Total formal votes			95,116	97.11	+0.98
Informal votes			2,828	2.89	−0.98
Turnout			97,944	94.19	−0.41
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Liberal	Jamie Briggs	52,650	55.35	−7.16
	Labor	Glen Dallimore	42,466	44.65	+7.16
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Xenophon	Rebekha Sharkie	52,283	54.97	+54.97
	Liberal	Jamie Briggs	42,833	45.03	−17.18
	Xenophon gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

2013[edit]

2013 Australian federal election: Mayo^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jamie Briggs	49,195	53.82	+6.94
	Labor	Norah Fahy	19,325	21.14	−4.05
	Greens	Ian Grosser	12,931	14.15	−2.86
	Family First	Bruce Hicks	6,525	7.14	+1.39
	Palmer United	Bikkar Singh Brar	3,434	3.76	+3.76
Total formal votes			91,410	96.13	+0.56
Informal votes			3,684	3.87	−0.56
Turnout			95,094	94.60	+0.14
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jamie Briggs	57,141	62.51	+5.22
	Labor	Norah Fahy	34,269	37.49	−5.22
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.22

2010[edit]

2010 Australian federal election: Mayo^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jamie Briggs	42,976	46.76	-4.32
	Labor	Sam Davis	22,997	25.02	-6.10
	Greens	Diane Atkinson	15,593	16.97	+6.01
	Family First	Bruce Hicks	5,337	5.81	+1.79
	Stop Population Growth Now	Bill Spragg	2,404	2.62	+2.62
	Independent Protectionist	Andrew Phillips	993	1.08	+1.08
	Democrats	Rebekkah Osmond	948	1.03	-0.49
	Climate Sceptics	John Michelmore	655	0.71	+0.71
Total formal votes			91,903	95.42	-1.82
Informal votes			4,414	4.58	+1.82
Turnout			96,317	94.83	-1.05
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jamie Briggs	52,702	57.35	+0.29
	Labor	Sam Davis	39,201	42.65	-0.29
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.29

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

2008 by-election[edit]

2008 Mayo by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jamie Briggs	30,651	41.28	–9.80
	Greens	Lynton Vonow	15,851	21.35	+10.39
	Independent	Di Bell	12,081	16.27	+16.27
	Family First	Bob Day	8,468	11.40	+7.38
	Independent	Mary Brewerton	1,868	2.52	+2.52
	Independent	Bill Spragg	1,545	2.08	+2.08
	Democratic Labor	David McCabe	1,426	1.92	+1.92
	Democrats	Andrew Castrique	923	1.24	–0.28
	Climate Conservatives	Rachael Barons	725	0.98	–0.32
	One Nation	Mathew Keizer	503	0.68	+0.68
	Independent	Malcolm Ronald King	219	0.29	+0.29
Total formal votes			74,260	95.01	–2.23
Informal votes			3,900	4.99	+2.23
Turnout			78,160	80.10	–15.78
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Jamie Briggs	39,381	53.03	–4.03
	Greens	Lynton Vonow	34,879	46.97	+46.97
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

2007[edit]

2007 Australian federal election: Mayo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	45,893	51.08	-2.56
	Labor	Mary Brewerton	27,957	31.12	+14.63
	Greens	Lynton Vonow	9,849	10.96	+3.36
	Family First	Trish Nolan	3,615	4.02	+0.37
	Democrats	Andrew Castrique	1,369	1.52	-0.29
	Climate Conservatives	Rachael Barons	1,165	1.30	+1.30
Total formal votes			89,848	97.24	+1.88
Informal votes			2,550	2.76	-1.88
Turnout			92,398	95.85	+0.64
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	51,264	57.06	-6.53
	Labor	Mary Brewerton	38,584	42.94	+42.94
	Liberal hold		Swing	–6.53

2004[edit]

2004 Australian federal election: Mayo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	44,520	53.64	+0.01
	Labor	James Murphy	13,689	16.49	-3.26
	Independent	Brian Deegan	12,577	15.15	+15.15
	Greens	Dennis Matthews	6,305	7.60	+2.13
	Family First	Kevin Cramp	3,027	3.65	+3.65
	Democrats	Kathy Brazher-de Laine	1,505	1.81	-11.90
	One Nation	Robert Fechner	774	0.93	-3.27
	Independent	Jon Grear	606	0.73	+0.73
Total formal votes			83,003	95.36	+0.30
Informal votes			4,039	4.64	-0.30
Turnout			87,042	95.21	+0.56
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	52,780	63.59	-0.72
	Labor	James Murphy	30,223	36.41	+0.72
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	51,303	61.81	-2.49
	Independent	Brian Deegan	31,700	38.19	+38.19
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

2001[edit]

2001 Australian federal election: Mayo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	41,259	52.76	+6.45
	Labor	Delia Brennan	16,269	20.80	-0.73
	Democrats	John McLaren	11,607	14.84	-6.98
	Greens	Dave Clark	4,084	5.22	+5.22
	One Nation	Mike Thomas	2,366	3.03	-4.52
	Independent	Bill Spragg	2,307	2.95	+2.95
	Independent	Howie Coombe	310	0.40	-0.25
Total formal votes			78,202	94.51	-1.59
Informal votes			4,544	5.49	+1.59
Turnout			82,746	96.19
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	49,162	62.87	+2.97
	Labor	Delia Brennan	29,040	37.13	-2.97
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

1998[edit]

1998 Australian federal election: Mayo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	38,246	45.64	-11.37
	Democrats	John Schumann	18,791	22.43	+9.99
	Labor	Jade Evans	18,290	21.83	-3.34
	One Nation	Lee Peacock	6,146	7.33	+7.33
	Christian Democrats	Ian Wynn	1,360	1.62	+1.62
	Independent	Howie Coombe	598	0.71	+0.71
	Natural Law	Anthony Coombe	360	0.43	-0.16
Total formal votes			83,791	96.15	-0.73
Informal votes			3,353	3.85	+0.73
Turnout			87,144	95.91	-0.27
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	50,189	59.90	-5.26
	Labor	Jade Evans	33,602	40.10	+5.26
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	43,354	51.74	-13.42
	Democrats	John Schumann	40,437	48.26	+48.26
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

1996[edit]

1996 Australian federal election: Mayo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	46,920	57.02	+3.04
	Labor	Peter Louca	20,714	25.17	-2.16
	Democrats	Cathi Tucker-Lee	10,230	12.43	-1.15
	Greens	David Mussared	2,848	3.46	+3.46
	Independent	Graham Craig	1,089	1.32	+1.32
	Natural Law	Anthony Coombe	488	0.59	-0.94
Total formal votes			82,289	96.89	+0.25
Informal votes			2,645	3.11	-0.25
Turnout			84,934	96.18	+1.00
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	53,194	65.16	+4.56
	Labor	Peter Louca	28,441	34.84	-4.56
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.56

1993[edit]

1993 Australian federal election: Mayo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	42,647	53.98	+3.43
	Labor	Patrick Scott	21,601	27.33	+0.42
	Democrats	Merilyn Pedrick	10,731	13.58	-5.81
	Independent	Elena Lomsargis	1,322	1.67	+1.67
	Natural Law	Pamela Chipperfield	1,209	1.53	+1.53
	Call to Australia	Philippe Bayet	988	1.25	-1.09
	Independent	Michael Camilleri	523	0.66	+0.66
Total formal votes			79,031	96.64	-0.23
Informal votes			2,751	3.36	+0.23
Turnout			81,782	95.18
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	47,827	60.60	+1.01
	Labor	Patrick Scott	31,097	39.40	-1.01
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.01

1990[edit]

1990 Australian federal election: Mayo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	39,037	52.5	-1.5
	Labor	Delia Skorin	17,584	23.6	-6.7
	Democrats	Merilyn Pedrick	15,817	21.3	+11.7
	Call to Australia	John Watson	1,937	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			74,375	96.9
Informal votes			2,359	3.1
Turnout			76,734	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	45,737	61.6	-1.1
	Labor	Delia Skorin	28,479	38.4	+1.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.1

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1987[edit]

1987 Australian federal election: Mayo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	35,040	54.0	+1.6
	Labor	Delia Skorin	19,685	30.3	-3.7
	Democrats	Merilyn Pedrick	6,246	9.6	+0.5
	National	Wesley Glanville	2,550	3.9	-0.5
	Unite Australia	Dorothy McGregory-Dey	783	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	George Gater	607	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			64,911	94.1
Informal votes			4,100	5.9
Turnout			69,011	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	40,656	62.6	+2.2
	Labor	Delia Skorin	24,243	37.4	-2.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.2

1984[edit]

1984 Australian federal election: Mayo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	31,131	52.4	-3.5
	Labor	John Quirke	20,194	34.0	+1.0
	Democrats	Donald Chisholm	5,424	9.1	+0.8
	National	Bob Shearer	2,620	4.4	+4.4
Total formal votes			59,369	92.2
Informal votes			5,030	7.8
Turnout			64,399	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alexander Downer	35,922	60.5	-1.8
	Labor	John Quirke	23,436	39.5	+1.8
	Liberal notional hold		Swing	-1.8

References[edit]

^ Mayo, SA, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ Mayo, SA, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ "Mayo by-election results: AEC".
^ "Mayo by-election results: ABC".
^ Mayo, SA, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ 2013 results for Mayo, AEC.
^ "2010 results for Mayo". AEC.

Australian Electoral Commission. Federal Election results
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[1] Mayo, SA, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

[2] Mayo, SA, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.

[2018_Mayo_by-election_aec-results-3] "Mayo by-election results: AEC".

[2018_Mayo_by-election_abc-results-4] "Mayo by-election results: ABC".

[5] Mayo, SA, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.

[6] 2013 results for Mayo, AEC.

[7] "2010 results for Mayo". AEC.

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