Electoral results for the Division of Wentworth
# Electoral results for the Division of Wentworth

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

## Members

| Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - |
| Sir William McMillan | Free Trade | 1901–1903 |
| Willie Kelly | Free Trade, Anti-Socialist | 1903–1909 |
| Willie Kelly | Liberal | 1909–1916 |
| Willie Kelly | Nationalist | 1916–1919 |
| Walter Marks | Nationalist | 1919–1929 |
| Walter Marks | Independent Nationalist | 1929–1930 |
| Walter Marks | Australian Party | 1930–1931 |
| Walter Marks | United Australia | 1931–1931 |
| (Sir) Eric Harrison | United Australia | 1931–1944 |
| (Sir) Eric Harrison | Liberal | 1944–1956 |
| Les Bury | Liberal | 1956–1974 |
| Bob Ellicott | Liberal | 1974–1981 |
| Peter Coleman | Liberal | 1981–1987 |
| John Hewson | Liberal | 1987–1995 |
| Andrew Thomson | Liberal | 1995–2001 |
| Peter King | Liberal | 2001–2004 |
| Peter King | Independent | 2004–2004 |
| Malcolm Turnbull | Liberal | 2004–2018 |
| Kerryn Phelps | Independent | 2018–2019 |
| Dave Sharma | Liberal | 2019–2022 |
| Allegra Spender | Independent | 2022-present |

## Election results

### Elections in the 2020s

**2022**

2022 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Dave Sharma | 35,995 | 40.48 | −6.96 |
| | Independent | Allegra Spender | 31,810 | 35.77 | +35.77 |
| | Labor | Tim Murray | 9,654 | 10.86 | −0.09 |
| | Greens | Dominic Wy Kanak | 7,410 | 8.33 | +0.80 |
| | United Australia | Natalie Dumer | 1,813 | 2.04 | +1.34 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Lewkovitz | 1,346 | 1.51 | +1.51 |
| | One Nation | Dean Fisher | 895 | 1.01 | +1.01 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 88,923 | 97.50 | +0.49 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,277 | 2.50 | −0.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 91,200 | 87.93 | −1.47 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Liberal | Dave Sharma | 49,727 | 55.92 | −3.93 |
| | Labor | Tim Murray | 39,196 | 44.08 | +3.93 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Allegra Spender | 48,186 | 54.19 | +54.19 |
| | Liberal | Dave Sharma | 40,737 | 45.81 | −5.50 |
| | Independent gain from Liberal | Independent gain from Liberal | | | |

### Elections in the 2010s

**2019**

2019 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Dave Sharma | 42,575 | 47.44 | −14.82 |
| | Independent | Kerryn Phelps | 29,109 | 32.43 | +32.43 |
| | Labor | Tim Murray | 9,824 | 10.95 | −6.78 |
| | Greens | Dominic Wy Kanak | 6,759 | 7.53 | −7.33 |
| | United Australia | Michael Bloomfield | 625 | 0.70 | +0.70 |
| | Independent | Matthew Drake-Brockman | 516 | 0.57 | +0.57 |
| | Christian Democrats | Paul Treacy | 346 | 0.39 | −0.68 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 89,754 | 97.01 | +2.14 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,771 | 2.99 | −2.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,525 | 89.40 | +3.16 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Liberal | Dave Sharma | 53,716 | 59.85 | −7.90 |
| | Labor | Tim Murray | 36,038 | 40.15 | +7.90 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Dave Sharma | 46,050 | 51.31 | −16.44 |
| | Independent | Kerryn Phelps | 43,704 | 48.69 | +48.69 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -16.44 | |

**2018 by-election**

2018 Wentworth by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Dave Sharma | 32,795 | 43.08 | −19.18 |
| | Independent | Kerryn Phelps | 22,219 | 29.19 | +29.19 |
| | Labor | Tim Murray | 8,777 | 11.53 | −6.20 |
| | Greens | Dominic Wy Kanak | 6,543 | 8.59 | −6.27 |
| | Independent | Licia Heath | 1,721 | 2.26 | +2.26 |
| | Small Business | Angela Vithoulkas | 822 | 1.08 | +1.08 |
| | Science | Andrea Leong | 516 | 0.68 | −0.49 |
| | Voluntary Euthanasia | Shayne Higson | 493 | 0.65 | +0.65 |
| | Animal Justice | Deb Doyle | 421 | 0.55 | +0.55 |
| | Sustainable Australia | Kay Dunne | 413 | 0.54 | +0.54 |
| | Katter's Australian | Robert Callanan (disendorsed) | 381 | 0.50 | +0.50 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samuel Gunning | 351 | 0.46 | +0.46 |
| | Arts | Barry Keldoulis | 305 | 0.40 | −1.36 |
| | Liberty Alliance | Tony Robinson | 154 | 0.20 | +0.20 |
| | Justice | Ben Forsyth | 133 | 0.17 | +0.17 |
| | People's Party | Steven Georgantis | 82 | 0.11 | +0.11 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 76,126 | 93.92 | −0.95 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,928 | 6.08 | +0.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,054 | 78.13 | −8.11 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Liberal | Dave Sharma | 46,244 | 60.75 | –7.00 |
| | Labor | Tim Murray | 29,882 | 39.25 | +7.00 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Kerryn Phelps | 38,988 | 51.22 | +51.22 |
| | Liberal | Dave Sharma | 37,138 | 48.78 | −18.96 |
| | Independent gain from Liberal | Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |

**2016**

2016 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Malcolm Turnbull | 52,353 | 62.26 | −2.35 |
| | Labor | Evan Hughes | 14,913 | 17.73 | −0.98 |
| | Greens | Dejay Toborek | 12,496 | 14.86 | +0.84 |
| | Arts | Anthony Ackroyd | 1,478 | 1.76 | +1.76 |
| | Science | Peter Xing | 988 | 1.17 | +1.17 |
| | Christian Democrats | Beresford Thomas | 901 | 1.07 | +0.62 |
| | Independent | David Allen | 573 | 0.68 | +0.68 |
| | Independent | Marc Aussie-Stone | 390 | 0.46 | +0.46 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 84,092 | 94.87 | +0.60 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,549 | 5.13 | −0.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,641 | 86.24 | −3.76 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Malcolm Turnbull | 56,971 | 67.75 | −1.17 |
| | Labor | Evan Hughes | 27,121 | 32.25 | +1.17 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.17 | |

**2013**

2013 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Malcolm Turnbull | 58,306 | 63.32 | +3.75 |
| | Labor | Di Smith | 17,840 | 19.37 | −1.70 |
| | Greens | Matthew Robertson | 13,455 | 14.61 | −2.83 |
| | Independent | Pat Sheil | 1,054 | 1.14 | +0.55 |
| | Palmer United | Marsha Foxman | 998 | 1.08 | +1.08 |
| | Christian Democrats | Beresford Thomas | 431 | 0.47 | +0.47 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 92,084 | 94.30 | −1.20 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,564 | 5.70 | +1.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 97,648 | 89.30 | −0.17 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Malcolm Turnbull | 62,359 | 67.72 | +2.86 |
| | Labor | Di Smith | 29,725 | 32.28 | −2.86 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.86 | |

**2010**

2010 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Malcolm Turnbull | 51,634 | 59.57 | +9.20 |
| | Labor | Steven Lewis | 18,265 | 21.07 | −9.41 |
| | Greens | Matthew Robertson | 15,114 | 17.44 | +2.48 |
| | Independent | Pat Sheil | 515 | 0.59 | +0.29 |
| | Independent | Malcolm Duncan | 484 | 0.56 | +0.56 |
| | Carers Alliance | Stuart Neal | 389 | 0.45 | +0.45 |
| | Secular | John August | 275 | 0.32 | +0.32 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 86,676 | 95.50 | +0.40 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,085 | 4.50 | −0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90,761 | 89.45 | −3.08 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Malcolm Turnbull | 56,219 | 64.86 | +11.01 |
| | Labor | Steven Lewis | 30,457 | 35.14 | −11.01 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +11.01 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

**2007**

2007 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Malcolm Turnbull | 44,463 | 50.37 | +10.10 |
| | Labor | George Newhouse | 26,903 | 30.48 | +1.55 |
| | Greens | Susan Jarnason | 13,205 | 14.96 | +2.10 |
| | Climate Change | Dixie Coulton | 1,156 | 1.31 | +1.31 |
| | Independent | Dani Ecuyer | 774 | 0.88 | +0.88 |
| | Democrats | Pierce Field | 721 | 0.82 | -0.28 |
| | Christian Democrats | Bradley Molony | 323 | 0.37 | +0.37 |
| | Independent | Pat Sheil | 265 | 0.30 | +0.06 |
| | Family First | James Adams | 255 | 0.29 | -0.04 |
| | Liberty & Democracy | Jonatan Kelu | 129 | 0.15 | +0.15 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | John Jamieson | 78 | 0.09 | -0.01 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 88,272 | 95.10 | +1.05 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,548 | 4.90 | -1.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,820 | 92.56 | -0.54 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Malcolm Turnbull | 47,538 | 53.85 | +1.34 |
| | Labor | George Newhouse | 40,734 | 46.15 | -1.34 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.34 | |

**2004**

2004 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Malcolm Turnbull | 30,771 | 41.79 | -10.29 |
| | Labor | David Patch | 19,391 | 26.34 | -3.18 |
| | Independent | Peter King | 13,236 | 17.98 | +17.98 |
| | Greens | Mithra Cox | 8,210 | 11.15 | +1.38 |
| | Democrats | Lindy Morrison | 683 | 0.93 | -5.22 |
| | Independent | Robert Vogler | 339 | 0.46 | +0.46 |
| | Family First | Leonie Hull | 301 | 0.41 | +0.41 |
| | Fishing Party | Victor Shen | 239 | 0.32 | +0.32 |
| | Independent | Pat Sheil | 218 | 0.30 | +0.30 |
| | No GST | Brian Buckley | 171 | 0.23 | +0.23 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | John Jamieson | 65 | 0.09 | +0.09 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 73,624 | 93.82 | -1.33 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,853 | 6.18 | +1.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,477 | 92.34 | +0.61 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Malcolm Turnbull | 40,847 | 55.48 | -2.38 |
| | Labor | David Patch | 32,777 | 44.52 | +2.38 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.38 | |

**2001**

2001 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Peter King | 39,298 | 52.08 | +1.99 |
| | Labor | Carolyn Neilson | 22,277 | 29.52 | -3.49 |
| | Greens | Alison Lyssa | 7,371 | 9.77 | +4.88 |
| | Democrats | Margaret Collings | 4,639 | 6.15 | +0.11 |
| | One Nation | Aub Golden | 1,233 | 1.63 | -1.00 |
| | Unity | Alan Jacobs | 642 | 0.85 | +0.85 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 75,460 | 95.15 | -1.20 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,845 | 4.85 | +1.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79,305 | 92.29 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Peter King | 43,660 | 57.86 | +0.49 |
| | Labor | Carolyn Neilson | 31,800 | 42.14 | -0.49 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.49 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

**1998**

1998 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Andrew Thomson | 36,348 | 49.75 | -2.25 |
| | Labor | Paul Pearce | 24,198 | 33.12 | +1.32 |
| | Democrats | Margaret Collings | 4,470 | 6.12 | -2.55 |
| | Greens | Tom McLoughlin | 3,592 | 4.92 | -1.04 |
| | One Nation | Waverney Ford | 2,004 | 2.74 | +2.74 |
| | Unity | Alan Jacobs | 1,978 | 2.71 | +2.71 |
| | Natural Law | Dezi Koster | 467 | 0.64 | +0.34 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 73,057 | 96.35 | -0.20 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,771 | 3.65 | +0.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,828 | 91.95 | -3.46 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Andrew Thomson | 41,147 | 56.32 | -1.51 |
| | Labor | Paul Pearce | 31,910 | 43.68 | +1.51 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.51 | |

**1996**

1996 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Andrew Thomson | 39,014 | 52.01 | -0.66 |
| | Labor | Paul Pearce | 23,856 | 31.80 | -5.01 |
| | Democrats | Di Happ | 6,506 | 8.67 | +5.89 |
| | Greens | Fiona McCrossin | 4,468 | 5.96 | +5.96 |
| | Independent | Rodney Marks | 468 | 0.62 | +0.62 |
| | Independent | David Synnott | 358 | 0.48 | +0.48 |
| | Natural Law | Paddy Engelen | 225 | 0.30 | +0.30 |
| | | John Hooper | 122 | 0.16 | +0.16 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 75,017 | 96.55 | -0.55 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,684 | 3.45 | +0.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,701 | 95.41 | +0.86 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Andrew Thomson | 43,122 | 57.83 | +2.37 |
| | Labor | Paul Pearce | 31,445 | 42.17 | -2.37 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.37 | |

**1995 by-election**

1995 Wentworth by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Andrew Thomson | 30,677 | 52.84 | +0.17 |
| | Greens | Murray Matson | 15,120 | 26.04 | +26.04 |
| | Independent | Bill Wentworth | 10,945 | 18.85 | +18.85 |
| | | John Hooper | 1,317 | 2.27 | +2.27 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 58,059 | 96.04 | -1.06 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,392 | 3.96 | +1.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,451 | 76.64 | -17.91 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Andrew Thomson | 38,261 | 65.90 | +10.36 |
| | Greens | Murray Matson | 19,798 | 34.10 | +34.10 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +10.36 | |

**1993**

1993 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | John Hewson | 38,850 | 52.67 | +5.46 |
| | Labor | Paul Pearce | 27,146 | 36.81 | +4.64 |
| | Eastern Suburbs Greens | Ben Oquist | 4,350 | 5.90 | +5.90 |
| | Democrats | Armon Hicks | 2,055 | 2.79 | -6.80 |
| | Independent | Susan Durovic | 598 | 0.81 | +0.81 |
| | Natural Law | Patricia Boland | 503 | 0.68 | +0.68 |
| | | Zanny Begg | 253 | 0.34 | +0.34 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 73,765 | 97.09 | +0.13 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,209 | 2.91 | -0.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,974 | 94.55 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Hewson | 40,891 | 55.46 | +0.67 |
| | Labor | Paul Pearce | 32,843 | 44.54 | -0.67 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.67 | |

**1990**

1990 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | John Hewson | 29,653 | 51.0 | -3.6 |
| | Labor | Dimitri Tsingris | 15,792 | 27.1 | -7.2 |
| | Democrats | Estelle Myers | 6,603 | 11.3 | +0.2 |
| | Greens | Geoff Ash | 5,357 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
| | Independent | James Reid | 779 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 58,184 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,763 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,947 | 92.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Hewson | 33,216 | 57.2 | -0.8 |
| | Labor | Dimitri Tsingris | 24,809 | 42.8 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -0.8 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

**1987**

1987 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | John Hewson | 32,099 | 54.6 | +2.7 |
| | Labor | Anne-Maree Whitaker | 20,181 | 34.3 | -2.0 |
| | Democrats | Yvonne Jayawardena | 6,533 | 11.1 | +3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 58,813 | 95.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,116 | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,929 | 89.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Hewson | 34,101 | 58.0 | +1.7 |
| | Labor | Anne-Maree Whitaker | 24,695 | 42.0 | -1.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.7 | |

**1984**

1984 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Peter Coleman | 30,389 | 51.9 | +3.9 |
| | Labor | Stephen Rothman | 21,252 | 36.3 | -5.3 |
| | Democrats | Yvonne Jayawardena | 4,478 | 7.7 | +3.4 |
| | Independent | George Warnecke | 1,591 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Independent | George Atkinson | 410 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | Roy Oakes | 242 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | Kusala Fitzroy-Mendis | 162 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 58,524 | 92.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,441 | 7.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,965 | 89.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Peter Coleman | 32,902 | 56.3 | +0.6 |
| | Labor | Stephen Rothman | 25,587 | 43.7 | -0.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.6 | |

**1983**

1983 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Peter Coleman | 31,759 | 54.7 | -5.8 |
| | Labor | Max Pearce | 20,301 | 34.9 | +1.6 |
| | Independent | Katherine Wentworth | 2,787 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| | Democrats | Brian Hillman | 2,474 | 4.3 | -1.9 |
| | Independent | George Warnecke | 401 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | Robert McCarthy | 251 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | Neil Roberts | 115 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 58,088 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,591 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,679 | 91.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Peter Coleman | | 62.4 | -0.6 |
| | Labor | Max Pearce | | 37.6 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -0.6 | |

**1981 by-election**

1981 Wentworth by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Peter Coleman | 22,736 | 48.1 | -12.4 |
| | Labor | Robert Tickner | 16,637 | 35.2 | +1.9 |
| | Independent Liberal | Katherine Wentworth | 4,923 | 10.4 | +10.4 |
| | Democrats | Joan Kersey | 2,186 | 4.6 | -1.6 |
| | Independent | Alfred Bussell | 534 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | William More | 176 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | Walker Roach | 92 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 47,284 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,349 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,633 | 69.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Peter Coleman | | 59.6 | -3.4 |
| | Labor | Robert Tickner | | 40.4 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.4 | |

**1980**

1980 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Bob Ellicott | 36,426 | 60.5 | +3.0 |
| | Labor | Stephen McGoldrick | 20,086 | 33.3 | +1.9 |
| | Democrats | Joan Kersey | 3,746 | 6.2 | -1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 60,258 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,540 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,798 | 88.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bob Ellicott | | 63.0 | -1.4 |
| | Labor | Stephen McGoldrick | | 37.0 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.4 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

**1977**

1977 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Bob Ellicott | 35,980 | 57.5 | -0.4 |
| | Labor | Michael Winters | 19,638 | 31.4 | -5.3 |
| | Democrats | Joan Kersey | 5,069 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
| | Progress | John Curvers | 1,909 | 3.0 | -0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 62,596 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,608 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,204 | 90.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bob Ellicott | | 64.4 | +2.6 |
| | Labor | Michael Winters | | 35.6 | -2.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.6 | |

**1975**

1975 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Bob Ellicott | 34,537 | 65.7 | +3.9 |
| | Labor | Mairi Petersen | 15,224 | 28.9 | -4.7 |
| | Workers | John Curvers | 2,058 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| | Australia | Joseph Zingarelli | 788 | 1.5 | -3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 52,607 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,059 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,666 | 92.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bob Ellicott | | 69.6 | +6.0 |
| | Labor | Mairi Petersen | | 30.4 | -6.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +6.0 | |

**1974**

1974 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Bob Ellicott | 30,677 | 61.8 | +8.6 |
| | Labor | Paul Hawcroft | 16,665 | 33.6 | -3.1 |
| | Australia | Julia Featherstone | 2,274 | 4.6 | -2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 49,616 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 859 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,475 | 94.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bob Ellicott | | 63.6 | +5.3 |
| | Labor | Paul Hawcroft | | 36.4 | -5.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +5.3 | |

**1972**

1972 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Les Bury | 25,612 | 53.2 | -4.4 |
| | Labor | Percy Allan | 17,663 | 36.7 | +2.5 |
| | Australia | Helen Arbib | 3,550 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Dominique Droulers | 1,310 | 2.7 | -0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 48,135 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,036 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,171 | 92.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Les Bury | | 58.3 | -5.2 |
| | Labor | Percy Allan | | 41.7 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -5.2 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

**1969**

1969 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Les Bury | 28,935 | 57.6 | -6.4 |
| | Labor | Frederick Cross | 17,151 | 34.2 | +4.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Doris Brown | 1,820 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| | Independent | Geoff Mullen | 1,345 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Pensioner Power | Neville Yeomans | 951 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 50,202 | 96.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,598 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,800 | 90.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Les Bury | | 63.5 | -4.9 |
| | Labor | Frederick Cross | | 36.5 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.9 | |

**1966**

1966 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Les Bury | 26,601 | 75.1 | +2.0 |
| | Labor | Kerry Sibraa | 6,471 | 18.3 | -5.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Doris Brown | 1,489 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| | Independent | Brian King | 527 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| | Communist | Jack Mundey | 334 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,422 | 95.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,539 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,961 | 91.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Les Bury | | 79.5 | +4.4 |
| | Labor | Kerry Sibraa | | 20.5 | -4.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.4 | |

**1963**

1963 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Les Bury | 27,485 | 73.1 | +10.6 |
| | Labor | Nell Simpson | 8,991 | 23.9 | -4.6 |
| | Independent | Arthur Bergman | 1,140 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,616 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 763 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,379 | 93.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Les Bury | | 75.1 | +5.2 |
| | Labor | Nell Simpson | | 24.9 | -5.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +5.2 | |

**1961**

1961 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Les Bury | 23,084 | 62.5 | -6.7 |
| | Labor | John Hirshman | 10,536 | 28.5 | +5.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Francis Bull | 3,313 | 9.0 | +1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 36,933 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 999 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,932 | 93.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Les Bury | | 69.9 | -5.4 |
| | Labor | John Hirshman | | 30.1 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -5.4 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

**1958**

1958 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Les Bury | 26,823 | 69.2 | -2.8 |
| | Labor | Sydney Davis | 8,816 | 23.2 | +23.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Gillian | 2,892 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,031 | 97.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,156 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,187 | 93.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Les Bury | | 75.3 | +3.3 |
| | Labor | Sydney Davis | | 24.7 | +24.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.3 | |

**1956 by-election**

1956 Wentworth by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Les Bury | 13,956 | 41.3 | -30.7 |
| | Labor | Kevin Starr | 6,455 | 19.1 | +19.1 |
| | Independent Liberal | Reg Robson | 6,414 | 19.0 | +19.0 |
| | Independent Liberal | Reg Bartley | 4,109 | 12.2 | +12.2 |
| | Independent | Cecil Sindel | 1,470 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| | Independent Liberal | Alan Laing | 1,414 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,818 | 96.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,167 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,985 | 81.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Les Bury | 17,460 | 51.6 | -20.4 |
| | Independent | Reg Robson | 16,358 | 48.4 | +48.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -20.4 | |

**1955**

1955 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Sir Eric Harrison | 28,009 | 72.0 | -28.0 |
| | Independent | Hal Lashwood | 10,896 | 28.0 | +28.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,905 | 96.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,283 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,188 | 92.3 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -28.0 | |

**1954**

1954 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Sir Eric Harrison | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

**1951**

1951 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Eric Harrison | 28,127 | 75.7 | +0.6 |
| | Labor | Cecil Trevelyan | 9,041 | 24.3 | -0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,168 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 614 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,782 | 95.3 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.6 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

**1949**

1949 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Eric Harrison | 28,821 | 75.1 | +7.9 |
| | Labor | William McKell | 9,533 | 24.9 | -5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,354 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 703 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,057 | 96.1 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +6.8 | |

**1946**

1946 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Eric Harrison | 40,790 | 54.3 | +21.4 |
| | Labor | Jessie Street | 31,432 | 41.8 | -1.7 |
| | Lang Labor | Charles Walsh | 2,898 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 75,120 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,501 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,621 | 93.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Eric Harrison | | 55.3 | +3.7 |
| | Labor | Jessie Street | | 44.7 | -3.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.7 | |

**1943**

1943 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Jessie Street | 31,048 | 43.5 | +20.4 |
| | United Australia | Eric Harrison | 23,519 | 32.9 | -32.7 |
| | National Government | Bill Wentworth | 14,875 | 20.8 | +20.8 |
| | Liberal Democratic | Charles Mayo | 1,654 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Independent | Thomas Whitehouse | 311 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 71,407 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,897 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,304 | 98.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | United Australia | Eric Harrison | 36,871 | 51.6 | -14.2 |
| | Labor | Jessie Street | 34,536 | 48.4 | +14.2 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | -14.2 | |

**1940**

1940 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | United Australia | Eric Harrison | 26,969 | 43.0 | -1.8 |
| | Labor | Norman Smith | 14,500 | 23.1 | -9.5 |
| | United Australia | Norman Cowper | 13,099 | 20.9 | +20.9 |
| | State Labor | Jim Morley | 6,249 | 10.0 | +10.0 |
| | United Australia | Richard Stranger | 1,062 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | George McDonald | 771 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 62,650 | 96.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,139 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,789 | 94.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | United Australia | Eric Harrison | 41,218 | 65.8 | -1.6 |
| | Labor | Norman Smith | 21,432 | 34.2 | +1.6 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | -1.6 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

**1937**

1937 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | United Australia | Eric Harrison | 40,398 | 67.4 | +1.7 |
| | Labor | Thomas Conway | 19,499 | 32.6 | +32.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 59,897 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,343 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,240 | 96.1 | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | -3.6 | |

**1934**

1934 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | United Australia | Eric Harrison | 34,012 | 65.7 | -34.3 |
| | Labor (NSW) | James Ormonde | 13,287 | 25.7 | +25.7 |
| | Social Credit | Ralph Fretwell | 4,466 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 51,765 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,296 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,061 | 95.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | United Australia | Eric Harrison | | 71.0 | +5.2 |
| | Labor (NSW) | James Ormonde | | 29.0 | +29.0 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | +5.2 | |

**1931**

1931 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | United Australia | Eric Harrison | 35,460 | 65.8 | +65.8 |
| | United Australia | Walter Marks | 18,434 | 34.2 | +34.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 53,894 | 94.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,293 | 5.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,187 | 92.8 | |
| | United Australia gain from Ind. Nationalist | United Australia gain from Ind. Nationalist | Swing | +58.3 | |

### Elections in the 1920s

**1929**

1929 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Walter Marks | 31,991 | 58.3 | +58.3 |
| | Nationalist | Arthur Manning | 22,878 | 41.7 | -19.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 54,869 | 96.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,982 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,851 | 94.0 | |
| | Ind. Nationalist gain from Nationalist | Ind. Nationalist gain from Nationalist | Swing | +19.8 | |

**1928**

1928 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Walter Marks | 29,639 | 61.5 | -2.9 |
| | Labor | Bob O'Halloran | 18,539 | 38.5 | +2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 48,178 | 95.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,161 | 4.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,339 | 89.7 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -2.9 | |

**1925**

1925 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Walter Marks | 27,945 | 64.4 | +14.7 |
| | Labor | William Crick | 15,436 | 35.6 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,381 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 790 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,171 | 87.7 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +2.5 | |

**1922**

1922 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Walter Marks | 9,843 | 49.7 | -11.4 |
| | Labor | William Fitzgerald | 6,455 | 32.6 | -6.3 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Henry Morton | 3,502 | 17.7 | +17.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,800 | 96.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 776 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,575 | 50.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | Walter Marks | 12,251 | 61.9 | +0.8 |
| | Labor | William Fitzgerald | 7,549 | 38.1 | -0.8 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +0.8 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

**1919**

1919 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Walter Marks | 20,768 | 61.5 | -7.0 |
| | Labor | James Dunn | 12,998 | 38.5 | +7.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,766 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 595 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,361 | 63.9 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -7.0 | |

**1917**

1917 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Willie Kelly | 22,653 | 68.5 | +12.0 |
| | Labor | Henrietta Greville | 10,437 | 31.5 | -12.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,090 | 96.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,340 | 3.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,430 | 67.4 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +12.0 | |

**1914**

1914 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Willie Kelly | 17,079 | 56.5 | -5.2 |
| | Labor | Robert Cruickshank | 13,171 | 43.5 | +5.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,250 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 790 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,040 | 63.9 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -5.2 | |

**1913**

1913 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Willie Kelly | 18,375 | 61.7 | +0.0 |
| | Labor | Sydney Green | 11,386 | 38.3 | -0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,761 | 97.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 877 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,638 | 71.2 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.0 | |

**1910**

1910 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Willie Kelly | 11,641 | 61.0 | -12.2 |
| | Labour | Arthur Vernon | 7,451 | 39.0 | +12.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,092 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 257 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,349 | 53.8 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -12.2 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

**1906**

1906 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Anti-Socialist | Willie Kelly | 10,505 | 73.2 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | William Duncan | 3,846 | 26.8 | +26.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,351 | 95.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 701 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,052 | 52.8 | |
| | Anti-Socialist hold | Anti-Socialist hold | Swing | +1.4 | |

**1903**

1903 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | Willie Kelly | 13,894 | 71.8 | +3.4 |
| | Protectionist | John Dalley | 5,459 | 28.2 | -3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,353 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 286 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,639 | 62.6 | |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | Swing | +3.4 | |

**1901**

1901 Australian federal election: Wentworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | Sir William McMillan | 6,315 | 68.4 | +68.4 |
| | Protectionist | John Gannon | 2,915 | 31.6 | +31.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,230 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 153 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,383 | 70.0 | |
| | Free Trade win | Free Trade win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
