Electoral results for the Division of Kennedy

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Kennedy in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until the present.

Members

	Party	Term
Charles McDonald	Labor	1901–1925
Grosvenor Francis	Nationalist	1925–1929
Darby Riordan	Labor	1929–1936
Bill Riordan	Labor	1936–1966
Bob Katter, Sr.	Country	1966–1975
	National Country	1975-1982
	National	1982-1990
Rob Hulls	Labor	1990–1993
Bob Katter, Jr.	National	1993–2001
	Independent	2001–2011
	Katter's Australian	2011–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2016: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Katter's Australian	Bob Katter	34,277	39.85	+10.49
	Liberal National	Jonathan Pavetto	27,806	32.33	−8.51
	Labor	Norm Jacobsen	16,480	19.16	+2.78
	Greens	Valerie Weier	4,213	4.90	+1.66
	Family First	Donna Gallehawk	3,234	3.76	+2.49
Total formal votes			86,010	96.18	+1.61
Informal votes			3,418	3.82	−1.61
Turnout			89,428	89.46	−2.80
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Jonathan Pavetto	48,903	56.86	−10.29
	Labor	Norm Jacobsen	37,107	43.14	+10.29
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Katter's Australian	Bob Katter	52,570	61.12	+8.93
	Liberal National	Jonathan Pavetto	33,440	38.88	−8.93
	Katter's Australian hold		Swing	+8.93

Australian federal election, 2013: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal National	Noeline Ikin	34,344	40.84	+14.24
	Katter's Australian	Bob Katter	24,691	29.36	−17.35
	Labor	Andrew Turnour	13,777	16.38	−3.83
	Palmer United	George Brazier	6,419	7.63	+7.63
	Greens	Jenny Stirling	2,727	3.24	−1.25
	Family First	Dan Vogler	1,064	1.27	−0.73
	Independent	Chester Tuxford	571	0.68	+0.68
	Rise Up Australia	Pam Hecht	508	0.60	+0.60
Total formal votes			84,101	94.57	−0.05
Informal votes			4,828	5.43	+0.05
Turnout			88,929	92.26	+0.81
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Noeline Ikin	56,476	67.15	+5.21
	Labor	Andrew Turnour	27,625	32.85	−5.21
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Katter's Australian	Bob Katter	43,896	52.19	−16.15
	Liberal National	Noeline Ikin	40,205	47.81	+16.15
	Katter's Australian gain from Independent		Swing	−16.15

Australian federal election, 2010: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Bob Katter	38,170	46.71	+9.91
	Liberal National	Ed Morrison	21,737	26.60	+0.30
	Labor	Andrew Turnour	16,513	20.21	-8.78
	Greens	Jess Jones	3,669	4.49	+1.11
	Family First	Fred Dykstra	1,633	2.00	+0.02
Total formal votes			81,722	94.62	-1.44
Informal votes			4,648	5.38	+1.44
Turnout			86,370	91.43	-2.47
Two-party-preferred result
	Independent	Bob Katter	55,852	68.34	+2.05
	Liberal National	Ed Morrison	25,870	31.66	+31.66
	Independent hold		Swing	+2.05

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Bob Katter	32,537	39.53	-0.23
	Labor	Alan Neilan	23,122	28.09	+4.13
	National	Ed Morrison	20,292	24.65	+1.17
	Greens	Frank Reilly	2,649	3.22	-0.31
	Family First	Keith Douglas	1,674	2.03	-1.12
	One Nation	Bill Hankin	1,441	1.75	-2.71
	Democrats	Nigel Asplin	604	0.73	+0.03
Total formal votes			82,319	96.16	+0.62
Informal votes			3,291	3.84	-0.62
Turnout			85,610	93.37	-0.26
Two-party-preferred result
	Independent	Bob Katter	54,571	66.29	-2.54
	Labor	Alan Neilan	27,748	33.71	+2.54
	Independent hold		Swing	-2.54

Australian federal election, 2004: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Bob Katter	32,688	40.13	-3.22
	National	James Doyle	19,413	23.83	+10.76
	Labor	Alan Neilan	19,296	23.69	-0.49
	One Nation	Bill Hankin	3,698	4.54	-5.39
	Greens	Angela Jones	2,879	3.53	+1.40
	Family First	Keith Douglas	2,592	3.18	+3.18
	Democrats	Terry Hennessey	575	0.71	-2.28
	CEC	Judith A Harris	316	0.39	+0.11
Total formal votes			81,457	95.56	+0.29
Informal votes			3,782	4.44	-0.29
Turnout			85,239	92.56	-2.79
Two-party-preferred result
	Independent	Bob Katter	56,109	68.88	-0.30
	Labor	Alan Neilan	25,348	31.12	+0.30
	Independent hold		Swing	-0.30

Australian federal election, 2001: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Bob Katter	35,555	47.10	+47.10
	Labor	Alan Neilan	17,613	23.33	-5.91
	National	Mary Lyle	10,718	14.19	-29.93
	One Nation	Jerry Burnett	7,460	9.88	-8.95
	Democrats	Jo Wall	2,307	3.06	+0.54
	Greens	Cherie Rivas	1,601	2.12	+0.75
	CEC	Judith Harris	229	0.30	-0.03
Total formal votes			75,483	95.35	-0.87
Informal votes			3,685	4.65	+0.87
Turnout			79,168	94.31
Two-party-preferred result
	Independent	Bob Katter	52,602	69.73	+69.73
	Labor	Alan Neilan	22,881	30.27	-8.53
	Independent gain from National		Swing	+69.73

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Bob Katter	33,355	42.12	-12.56
	Labor	Kenneth Stark	22,110	29.25	-0.23
	One Nation	Jayson Dalton	14,240	18.84	+18.84
	Independent	Greg Pohlmann	2,219	2.94	+2.94
	Democrats	Alan Isherwood	1,907	2.52	-4.05
	Greens	Ken Parker	1,033	1.37	-1.01
	Independent	Steve Theodore	476	0.63	+0.63
	CEC	Judy Harris	255	0.34	+0.34
Total formal votes			75,595	96.22	-0.82
Informal votes			2,971	3.78	+0.82
Turnout			78,566	93.15	-0.50
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bob Katter	46,254	61.19	-2.97
	Labor	Kenneth Stark	29,341	38.81	+2.97
	National hold		Swing	-2.97

Australian federal election, 1996: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Bob Katter	45,074	59.91	+22.75
	Labor	Fay Donovan	22,257	29.58	-11.84
	Democrats	Col Parker	4,973	6.61	+4.02
	Greens	Jo Valentine	1,807	2.40	-0.20
	Indigenous Peoples	Clarence Walden	1,124	1.49	+0.96
Total formal votes			75,235	97.13	+0.13
Informal votes			2,221	2.87	-0.13
Turnout			77,456	93.66	-0.27
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bob Katter	48,440	64.49	+11.95
	Labor	Fay Donovan	26,673	35.51	-11.95
	National hold		Swing	+11.95

Australian federal election, 1993: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Rob Hulls	30,920	41.99	-2.83
	National	Bob Katter	27,805	37.76	+6.29
	Liberal	Dave Cashmore	7,882	10.70	-4.72
	Confederate Action	Bill Petrie	3,162	4.29	+4.29
	Democrats	Kevin Paine	1,906	2.59	-5.44
	Greens	Saeed de Ridder	1,241	1.69	+1.69
	Indigenous Peoples	Norman Johnson	401	0.54	+0.54
		Donald Logan	323	0.44	+0.44
Total formal votes			73,640	96.96	-0.23
Informal votes			2,308	3.04	+0.23
Turnout			75,948	93.92
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bob Katter	38,915	52.88	+4.78
	Labor	Rob Hulls	34,675	47.12	-4.78
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+4.78

Australian federal election, 1990: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Rob Hulls	28,936	44.3	-0.8
	National	Ross Shannon	21,751	33.3	-14.0
	Liberal	Fred Tritton	9,134	14.0	+6.4
	Democrats	Patricia Banzhaf	5,473	8.4	+8.4
Total formal votes			65,294	97.2
Informal votes			1,901	2.8
Turnout			67,195	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rob Hulls	33,536	51.4	+4.4
	National	Ross Shannon	31,702	48.6	-4.4
	Labor gain from National		Swing	+4.4

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Bob Katter, Sr.	28,585	47.3	-3.0
	Labor	James Byrne	27,208	45.1	+2.2
	Liberal	Ross Cooper	4,584	7.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			60,377	94.9
Informal votes			3,276	5.1
Turnout			63,653	89.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bob Katter, Sr.	31,989	53.0	-2.2
	Labor	James Byrne	28,380	47.0	+2.2
	National hold		Swing	-2.2

Australian federal election, 1984: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Bob Katter, Sr.	29,323	50.3	+0.3
	Labor	Brigid Walsh	25,033	42.9	-2.3
	Liberal	Gerald Porter	2,358	4.0	+4.0
	Democrats	Lance Winter	1,586	2.7	-2.1
Total formal votes			58,300	94.6
Informal votes			3,319	5.4
Turnout			61,619	90.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bob Katter, Sr.	32,169	55.2	+2.7
	Labor	Brigid Walsh	26,126	44.8	-2.7
	National hold		Swing	+2.7

Australian federal election, 1983: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Bob Katter, Sr.	32,871	56.6	-3.6
	Labor	Brigid Walsh	22,407	38.6	+2.6
	Democrats	George Hannaford	2,757	4.8	+4.8
Total formal votes			58,035	98.7
Informal votes			748	1.3
Turnout			58,783	90.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bob Katter, Sr.		59.1	-3.6
	Labor	Brigid Walsh		40.9	+3.6
	National hold		Swing	-3.6

Australian federal election, 1980: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National Country	Bob Katter, Sr.	29,323	60.2	-1.2
	Labor	Susan Hadlow	20,194	36.0	+3.3
	Progress	James Fryar	2,103	3.8	+2.0
Total formal votes			56,041	98.2
Informal votes			1,021	1.8
Turnout			57,062	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Bob Katter, Sr.		62.7	-1.5
	Labor	Susan Hadlow		37.3	+1.5
	National Country hold		Swing	-1.5

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National Country	Bob Katter, Sr.	33,453	61.4	-2.1
	Labor	Robert Gleeson	17,814	32.7	-2.0
	Democrats	Raymond Oldham	1,744	3.2	+3.2
	Progress	Vrettos Cominos	987	1.8	+0.0
	Democrats	Marelle Hicks	521	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			54,519	98.4
Informal votes			913	1.6
Turnout			55,432	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Bob Katter, Sr.		64.2	-0.7
	Labor	Robert Gleeson		35.8	+0.7
	National Country hold		Swing	-0.7

Australian federal election, 1975: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National Country	Bob Katter, Sr.	29,704	62.5	-0.1
	Labor	Robert Gleeson	16,981	35.7	-1.7
	Workers	Charles Rendall	837	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			47,522	98.7
Informal votes			622	1.3
Turnout			48,144	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Bob Katter, Sr.		63.9	+1.3
	Labor	Robert Gleeson		36.1	-1.3
	National Country hold		Swing	+1.3

Australian federal election, 1974: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Bob Katter, Sr.	29,093	62.6	+5.0
	Labor	Tony McGrady	17,363	37.4	-1.7
Total formal votes			46,456	98.5
Informal votes			703	1.5
Turnout			47,159	93.9
	Country hold		Swing	+2.4

Australian federal election, 1972: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Bob Katter, Sr.	23,921	57.6	+3.1
	Labor	Tony McGrady	16,261	39.1	-2.8
	Democratic Labor	Paul Rutherford	1,366	3.3	-0.2
Total formal votes			41,548	98.4
Informal votes			676	1.6
Turnout			42,224	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bob Katter, Sr.		60.2	+3.7
	Labor	Tony McGrady		39.8	-3.7
	Country hold		Swing	+3.7

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Bob Katter, Sr.	21,931	54.5	+6.3
	Labor	Gerry Jones	16,860	41.9	-0.9
	Democratic Labor	Brian Hurney	1,419	3.5	-4.5
Total formal votes			40,210	98.9
Informal votes			439	1.1
Turnout			40,649	92.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bob Katter, Sr.		56.5	+1.6
	Labor	Gerry Jones		44.5	-1.6
	Country hold		Swing	+1.6

Australian federal election, 1966: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Bob Katter, Sr.	15,387	44.8	+12.5
	Labor	Barry Dittmer	15,250	44.4	-17.0
	Democratic Labor	Edward Bennett	2,762	8.0	+1.7
	Independent	John Donaldson	942	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			34,341	98.3
Informal votes			591	1.7
Turnout			34,932	91.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bob Katter, Sr.	17,683	51.5	+15.0
	Labor	Barry Dittmer	16,658	48.5	-15.0
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+15.0

Australian federal election, 1963: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bill Riordan	21,182	61.4	-0.7
	Country	Keith Siemon	11,144	32.3	+0.8
	Democratic Labor	John Judge	2,174	6.3	-0.1
Total formal votes			34,500	97.8
Informal votes			791	2.2
Turnout			35,291	90.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Riordan		63.5	+0.1
	Country	Keith Siemon		36.5	-0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.1

Australian federal election, 1961: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bill Riordan	21,124	62.1	+11.2
	Country	Thomas Halloran	10,723	31.5	-1.7
	Queensland Labor	Harold Wright	2,163	6.4	-9.5
Total formal votes			34,010	97.2
Informal votes			994	2.8
Turnout			35,004	90.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Riordan		63.4	+9.3
	Country	Thomas Halloran		36.6	-9.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.3

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bill Riordan	16,075	50.9	-7.3
	Country	Alexander Hindson	10,466	33.2	-8.6
	Queensland Labor	Bob Katter	5,026	15.9	+15.9
Total formal votes			31,567	97.1
Informal votes			947	2.9
Turnout			32,514	88.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Riordan		54.1	-4.1
	Country	Alexander Hindson		45.9	+4.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.1

Australian federal election, 1955: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bill Riordan	17,366	58.2	-1.8
	Country	Timothy Donnelly	12,457	41.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			39,823	97.8
Informal votes			658	2.2
Turnout			30,481	90.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.8

Australian federal election, 1954: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bill Riordan	17,585	60.2	+0.0
	Country	Cliff Lanham	11,650	39.8	+0.0
Total formal votes			29,235	98.9
Informal votes			332	1.1
Turnout			29,567	92.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.0

Australian federal election, 1951: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bill Riordan	16,700	60.2	+5.1
	Country	Ulick Browne	11,038	39.8	-1.7
Total formal votes			27,738	98.3
Informal votes			494	1.7
Turnout			28,232	90.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.8

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bill Riordan	15,127	55.1	-3.2
	Country	Ulick Browne	11,397	41.5	+4.6
	Communist	Eric Wyper	947	3.4	-0.4
Total formal votes			27,471	98.1
Informal votes			533	1.9
Turnout			28,004	89.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Riordan		58.4	-3.7
	Country	Ulick Browne		41.6	+3.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.7

Australian federal election, 1946: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bill Riordan	25,404	57.5	-7.7
	Country	Clement Cummings	18,769	42.5	+18.7
Total formal votes			44,173	97.5
Informal votes			1,120	2.5
Turnout			45,293	84.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-14.2

Australian federal election, 1943: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bill Riordan	29,551	65.2	+1.0
	Country	Wilfrid Simmonds	10,769	23.8	-12.0
	Independent	Athena Deane	3,753	8.3	+8.3
	Independent	Richard Vane-Millbank	1,265	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			45,338	96.8
Informal votes			1,483	3.2
Turnout			46,821	88.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Riordan		71.7	+7.5
	Country	Wilfrid Simmonds		28.3	-7.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.5

Australian federal election, 1940: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bill Riordan	29,988	64.2	+0.2
	Country	Wilfrid Simmonds	16,706	35.8	+4.6
Total formal votes			46,694	97.5
Informal votes			1,209	2.5
Turnout			47,903	88.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.2

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bill Riordan	30,356	64.0	+4.3
	Country	Alex Kippen	14,812	31.2	+31.2
	Social Credit	Herbert Price	2,269	4.8	+4.8
Total formal votes			47,437	97.0
Informal votes			1,443	3.0
Turnout			48,880	91.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Riordan		66.4	+2.5
	Country	Alex Kippen		33.6	-2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.5

Kennedy by-election, 1936
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Bill Riordan	19,111	47.4	-12.3
	Independent Labor	Jim Boyd	13,223	32.8	+32.8
	Communist	Jim Slater	4,459	11.1	+6.4
	Social Credit	James Killoran	3,565	8.8	+8.8
Total formal votes			40,358	96.2
Informal votes			1,581	3.8
Turnout			41,939	81.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Riordan	23,188	57.5	-6.4
	Independent Labor	Jim Boyd	17,170	42.5	+42.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.4

Australian federal election, 1934: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Darby Riordan	27,290	59.7	+0.2
	United Australia	Jim Clarke	16,275	35.6	-4.9
	Communist	Jim Slater	2,172	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			45,737	96.9
Informal votes			1,452	3.1
Turnout			47,189	88.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Darby Riordan		63.9	+4.4
	United Australia	Jim Clarke		36.1	-4.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.4

Australian federal election, 1931: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Darby Riordan	17,605	60.2	+7.1
	United Australia	Jim Clarke	11,655	39.8	-7.1
Total formal votes			29,260	96.3
Informal votes			1,112	3.7
Turnout			30,372	88.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.1

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Darby Riordan	15,392	53.1	+5.5
	Nationalist	Grosvenor Francis	13,593	46.9	-5.5
Total formal votes			28,985	95.3
Informal votes			1,436	4.7
Turnout			30,421	89.9
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+5.5

Australian federal election, 1928: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nationalist	Grosvenor Francis	14,336	52.4	-47.6
	Labor	Jim Riordan	13,041	47.6	+47.6
Total formal votes			27,377	94.7
Informal votes			1,527	5.3
Turnout			28,904	88.5
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-47.6

Australian federal election, 1925: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nationalist	Grosvenor Francis	unopposed
	Nationalist gain from Labor		Swing

Australian federal election, 1922: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Charles McDonald	14,824	61.6	+0.8
	Country	Robert Nowland	9,257	38.4	+37.0
Total formal votes			24,081	94.8
Informal votes			1,333	5.2
Turnout			25,414	74.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.7

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Charles McDonald	13,360	61.7	-1.1
	Nationalist	James Suter	8,283	38.3	+1.1
Total formal votes			21,643	96.8
Informal votes			704	3.2
Turnout			22,347	76.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.1

Australian federal election, 1917: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Charles McDonald	15,346	62.8	-37.2
	Nationalist	Hubert Sizer	9,076	37.2	+37.2
Total formal votes			24,422	97.3
Informal votes			667	2.7
Turnout			25,089	79.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-37.2

Australian federal election, 1914: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Charles McDonald	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Australian federal election, 1913: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Charles McDonald	17,745	74.4	+6.1
	Liberal	Owen Edwards	6,112	25.6	-6.1
Total formal votes			23,857	95.9
Informal votes			1,013	4.1
Turnout			24,870	70.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.1

Australian federal election, 1910: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Charles McDonald	8,729	64.8	+7.0
	Liberal	John Houghton	4,742	35.2	-7.0
Total formal votes			13,471	95.7
Informal votes			605	4.3
Turnout			14,076	61.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.0

Elections in the 1900s

Australian federal election, 1906: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Charles McDonald	6,462	57.8	-11.9
	Anti-Socialist	Frederick Johnson	4,711	42.2	+11.9
Total formal votes			11,173	93.0
Informal votes			845	7.0
Turnout			12,018	48.4
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.9

Australian federal election, 1903: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Charles McDonald	8,031	69.7	+6.8
	Protectionist	Frederick Johnson	3,493	30.3	-6.8
Total formal votes			11,524	96.5
Informal votes			423	3.5
Turnout			11,947	60.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.8

Australian federal election, 1901: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Charles McDonald	3,936	62.9	+62.9
	Free Trade	Maurice Barnett	2,325	37.1	+37.1
Total formal votes			6,261	98.1
Informal votes			123	1.9
Turnout			6,384	66.5
	Labour win		(new seat)

References

Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
Carr, Adam. Psephos

Electoral results for the divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Queensland

Blair Bonner Bowman Brisbane Capricornia Dawson Dickson Fadden Fairfax Fisher Flynn Forde Griffith Groom Herbert Hinkler Kennedy Leichhardt Lilley Longman Maranoa McPherson Moncrieff Moreton Oxley Petrie Rankin Ryan Wide Bay Wright Abolished: Darling Downs Oxley (1901–34)

Divisions in: New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital and Northern Territories

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