Electoral results for the Division of Reid

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Reid in Australian federal elections from the electorate's creation in 1922 until the present.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Percy Coleman	Labor	1922–1931
	Joe Gander	Labor (NSW)	1931–1936
		Labor	1936–1940
		Labor (N-C)	1940–1940
	Charles Morgan	Labor	1940–1946
	Jack Lang	Lang Labor	1946–1949
	Charles Morgan	Labor	1949–1958
		Independent	1958–1958
	Tom Uren	Labor	1958–1990
	Laurie Ferguson		1990–2010
	John Murphy		2010–2013
	Craig Laundy	Liberal	2013–2019
	Fiona Martin		2019–2022
	Sally Sitou	Labor	2022–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Reid.[edit]

2022 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sally Sitou	40,768	41.61	+4.40
	Liberal	Fiona Martin	37,126	37.89	−10.43
	Greens	Charles Jago	9,184	9.37	+1.29
	Independent	Natalie Baini	2,994	3.06	+3.06
	United Australia	Jamal Daoud	2,530	2.58	+0.66
	One Nation	Edward Walters	1,997	2.04	+2.04
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Cameron	1,824	1.86	+1.86
	Fusion	Sahar Khalili-Naghadeh	1,553	1.59	+1.59
Total formal votes			97,976	93.51	−0.36
Informal votes			6,800	6.49	+0.36
Turnout			104,776	90.68	−1.03
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sally Sitou	54,076	55.19	+8.37
	Liberal	Fiona Martin	43,900	44.81	−8.37
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+8.37

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Reid.[edit]

2019 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Fiona Martin	45,288	48.32	−0.48
	Labor	Sam Crosby	34,872	37.21	+0.88
	Greens	Charles Jago	7,575	8.08	−0.39
	Christian Democrats	Keith Piper	2,335	2.49	−1.61
	Animal Justice	Rohan Laxmanalal	1,861	1.99	+1.99
	United Australia	Young Lee	1,797	1.92	+1.92
Total formal votes			93,728	93.87	−1.15
Informal votes			6,119	6.13	+1.15
Turnout			99,847	91.71	+1.30
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Fiona Martin	49,844	53.18	−1.51
	Labor	Sam Crosby	43,884	46.82	+1.51
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.51

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Reid.[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Craig Laundy	44,212	48.80	−0.62
	Labor	Angelo Tsirekas	32,918	36.33	−1.31
	Greens	Alice Mantel	7,673	8.47	+0.75
	Christian Democrats	Ju Kang	3,713	4.10	+2.49
	Family First	Marylou Carter	2,081	2.30	+2.30
Total formal votes			90,597	95.02	+3.67
Informal votes			4,748	4.98	−3.67
Turnout			95,345	90.41	−0.80
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Craig Laundy	49,543	54.69	+1.36
	Labor	Angelo Tsirekas	41,054	45.31	−1.36
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.36

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Reid.[edit]

2013 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Craig Laundy	40,430	47.11	+4.00
	Labor	John Murphy	34,817	40.57	−0.94
	Greens	Pauline Tyrrell	5,968	6.95	−4.23
	Palmer United	Mohammed Ashraf	1,298	1.51	+1.51
	Christian Democrats	Bill Shailer	1,219	1.42	−1.65
	Australian Independents	Raymond Palmer	1,215	1.42	+1.42
	Democratic Labour	Emily Dunn	580	0.68	+0.68
	Katter's Australian	Bishrul Izadeen	297	0.35	+0.35
Total formal votes			85,824	90.51	−0.69
Informal votes			9,003	9.49	+0.69
Turnout			94,827	91.42	+0.36
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Craig Laundy	43,642	50.85	+3.53
	Labor	John Murphy	42,182	49.15	−3.53
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.53

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Reid.[edit]

2010 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Cooper	34,328	43.11	+7.42
	Labor	John Murphy	33,051	41.51	−11.35
	Greens	Adam Butler	8,903	11.18	+3.27
	Christian Democrats	Bill Shailer	2,445	3.07	+0.76
	Socialist Equality	Carolyn Kennett	901	1.13	+1.13
Total formal votes			79,628	91.20	−3.22
Informal votes			7,680	8.80	+3.22
Turnout			87,308	91.07	−2.07
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Murphy	41,949	52.68	−8.16
	Liberal	Peter Cooper	37,679	47.32	+8.16
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.16

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Laurie Ferguson	47,739	60.10	+9.26
	Liberal	Ronney Oueik	21,516	27.09	-4.98
	Greens	Mark Lipscombe	4,160	5.24	-0.33
	Christian Democrats	Alex Sharah	3,170	3.99	+0.88
	Family First	Veronica Lambert	1,301	1.64	+1.42
	Democrats	Silma Ihram	1,123	1.41	+0.16
	Citizens Electoral Council	Hal Johnson	429	0.54	+0.54
Total formal votes			79,438	92.43	+3.77
Informal votes			6,508	7.57	-3.77
Turnout			85,946	92.77	+1.12
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Laurie Ferguson	53,065	66.80	+4.72
	Liberal	Ronney Oueik	26,373	33.20	-4.72
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.72

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Laurie Ferguson	33,052	51.37	-5.72
	Liberal	Sarah McMahon	19,796	30.76	+8.28
	Greens	Wafaa Salti	3,376	5.25	+2.24
	No GST	Nicholas Khoury	3,084	4.79	+4.79
	Christian Democrats	Kylie Laurence	2,296	3.57	+1.22
	One Nation	Neville Williams	1,267	1.97	-3.47
	Democrats	Tony Yoo	802	1.25	-2.17
	Socialist Alliance	Lisa Macdonald	673	1.05	+1.05
Total formal votes			64,346	88.29	-0.63
Informal votes			8,537	11.71	+0.63
Turnout			72,883	92.95	-0.33
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Laurie Ferguson	40,388	62.77	-4.10
	Liberal	Sarah McMahon	23,958	37.23	+4.10
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.10

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Laurie Ferguson	36,474	57.09	-0.96
	Liberal	Irfan Yusuf	14,364	22.48	+1.18
	One Nation	Shane O'Connor	3,476	5.44	-1.20
	Unity	Habib Chamas	3,056	4.78	-0.82
	Democrats	Adrian Archer	2,183	3.42	+0.40
	Greens	Steve Maxwell	1,920	3.01	+1.28
	Christian Democrats	Uwe Ledermann	1,502	2.35	-0.90
		Lisa Macdonald	916	1.43	+1.43
Total formal votes			63,891	88.92	-4.02
Informal votes			7,964	11.08	+4.02
Turnout			71,855	93.51
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Laurie Ferguson	42,726	66.87	-5.30
	Liberal	Irfan Yusuf	21,165	33.13	+5.30
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.30

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Laurie Ferguson	41,162	57.56	+0.41
	Liberal	Alma Freame	15,637	21.87	-12.67
	One Nation	Shane O'Connor	4,477	6.26	+6.26
	Unity	Penny Tongsumrith	4,045	5.66	+5.66
	Christian Democrats	John Ananin	2,544	3.56	+3.56
	Democrats	David Poularas	2,052	2.87	-4.08
	Greens	Jamie Thomson	1,293	1.81	+1.81
	Democratic Socialist	Rupen Savoulian	302	0.42	+0.42
Total formal votes			71,512	92.90	-1.75
Informal votes			5,468	7.10	+1.75
Turnout			76,980	93.16	-3.15
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Laurie Ferguson	51,233	71.64	+10.26
	Liberal	Alma Freame	20,279	28.36	-10.26
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.26

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Laurie Ferguson	40,910	57.15	-7.55
	Liberal	Lynne McDowell	24,720	34.53	+6.63
	Democrats	Alfie Giuliano	4,977	6.95	+6.95
	Natural Law	Catherine Doric	975	1.36	+0.43
Total formal votes			71,582	94.65	-0.48
Informal votes			4,047	5.35	+0.48
Turnout			75,629	96.31	+0.77
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Laurie Ferguson	43,837	61.38	-7.42
	Liberal	Lynne McDowell	27,580	38.62	+7.42
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.42

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Laurie Ferguson	45,714	64.71	+9.75
	Liberal	Eyup Guner	19,711	27.90	-1.43
	Independent	Carmel Emtage	1,942	2.75	+2.75
	Western Suburbs Greens	Jennifer Long	1,524	2.16	+2.16
		Paul Locke	1,098	1.55	+1.55
	Natural Law	Stephen Doric	660	0.93	+0.93
Total formal votes			70,749	95.13	+0.42
Informal votes			3,619	4.87	-0.42
Turnout			74,268	95.54
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Laurie Ferguson	48,579	68.80	+4.05
	Liberal	Eyup Guner	22,025	31.20	-4.05
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.05

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Laurie Ferguson	34,591	55.8	-2.6
	Liberal	Lynne McDowell	17,016	27.5	-7.1
	Democrats	Steven Bailey	3,807	6.1	-0.9
	Call to Australia	Keith Barron	2,599	4.2	+4.2
	Independent EFF	Vincent White	1,765	2.8	+2.8
	Democratic Socialist	Margaret Gleeson	1,328	2.1	+2.1
	New Australia	Radwan Elachi	874	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			61,980	94.3
Informal votes			3,775	5.7
Turnout			65,755	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Laurie Ferguson	40,849	66.1	+4.3
	Liberal	Lynne McDowell	20,970	33.9	-4.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.3

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Uren	35,738	58.4	-2.9
	Liberal	Lynne McDowell	21,175	34.6	+5.5
	Democrats	John Roveen	4,274	7.0	+2.1
Total formal votes			61,187	93.3
Informal votes			5,099	7.7
Turnout			66,286	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Uren	37,839	61.8	-5.5
	Liberal	Lynne McDowell	23,348	38.2	+5.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.5

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Uren	36,384	61.3	+1.0
	Liberal	Mary-Ruth Kain	17,269	29.1	-0.2
	Democrats	John Roveen	2,936	4.9	-2.9
	Independent	Jim Saleam	2,803	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			59,392	90.5
Informal votes			6,208	9.5
Turnout			65,600	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Uren	39,947	67.3	+1.1
	Liberal	Mary-Ruth Kain	19,445	32.7	-1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.1

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Uren	37,839	61.7	+0.1
	Liberal	Yvonne Maio	17,089	27.9	-2.2
	Democrats	Stephen Bastian	4,770	7.8	+5.3
	Socialist Workers	Lynda Boland	723	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	Neville Gray	646	1.1	-4.7
	Independent	Michael Gluyas	259	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			61,326	95.9
Informal votes			2,622	4.1
Turnout			63,948	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Uren		67.6	+2.1
	Liberal	Yvonne Maio		32.4	-2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.1

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Uren	38,675	61.6	+3.1
	Liberal	Yvonne Maio	18,885	30.1	-2.0
	Independent	Neville Gray	3,664	5.8	+5.8
	Democrats	Paul Terrett	1,548	2.5	-6.9
Total formal votes			62,772	96.5
Informal votes			2,300	3.5
Turnout			65,072	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Uren		65.5	+2.8
	Liberal	Yvonne Maio		34.5	-2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.8

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Uren	38,667	58.5	-3.3
	Liberal	Terence Shanahan	21,246	32.1	-1.2
	Democrats	Frederick Bluck	6,216	9.4	+9.4
Total formal votes			66,129	96.7
Informal votes			2,224	3.3
Turnout			68,353	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Uren		62.7	+0.1
	Liberal	Terence Shanahan		37.3	-0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.1

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Uren	33,208	58.9	-9.0
	Liberal	Terence Shanahan	20,414	36.2	+6.5
	Workers	Kevin McKenna	2,742	4.9	+4.9
Total formal votes			56,364	97.3
Informal votes			1,554	2.7
Turnout			57,918	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Uren		59.7	-9.6
	Liberal	Terence Shanahan		40.3	+9.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.6

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Uren	38,222	67.9	+1.4
	Liberal	Thomas Faulkner	16,753	29.7	+0.2
	Australia	Astrid O'Neill	1,349	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			56,324	97.8
Informal votes			1,264	2.2
Turnout			57,588	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Uren		69.3	+2.0
	Liberal	Thomas Faulkner		30.7	-2.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.0

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Uren	35,032	66.5	+7.2
	Liberal	William Pardy	15,527	29.5	-3.6
	Democratic Labor	Joseph Sanders	2,106	4.0	-1.3
Total formal votes			52,665	97.6
Informal votes			1,309	2.4
Turnout			53,974	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Uren		67.3	+5.9
	Liberal	William Pardy		32.7	-5.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.9

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Uren	31,189	59.3	+4.8
	Liberal	Stanley Hedges	17,404	33.1	-2.0
	Democratic Labor	Mick Carroll	2,791	5.3	-5.1
	Independent	Norman Hurst	1,242	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			52,626	97.3
Informal votes			1,454	2.7
Turnout			54,080	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Uren		61.4	+5.0
	Liberal	Stanley Hedges		38.6	-5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.0

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Uren	28,645	51.6	-6.7
	Liberal	Stanislaus Kelly	21,089	38.0	+6.3
	Democratic Labor	Mick Carroll	5,764	10.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			55,498	95.7
Informal votes			2,492	4.3
Turnout			57,990	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Uren		53.5	-6.6
	Liberal	Stanislaus Kelly		46.5	+6.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.6

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Uren	32,497	58.3	-7.8
	Liberal	Thomas Reeves	17,667	31.7	+9.0
	Democratic Labor	Mick Carroll	5,547	10.0	-1.2
Total formal votes			55,711	97.8
Informal votes			1,276	2.2
Turnout			56,987	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Uren		60.1	-8.0
	Liberal	Thomas Reeves		39.9	+8.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.0

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Uren	34,867	66.1	+17.0
	Liberal	Jack Cook	11,959	22.7	-3.7
	Democratic Labor	Mick Carroll	5,885	11.2	+8.2
Total formal votes			52,711	96.8
Informal votes			1,743	3.2
Turnout			54,454	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Uren		68.1	+4.0
	Liberal	Jack Cook		31.9	-4.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.0

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Uren	23,422	49.1	-13.8
	Liberal	Derek Bryden	12,597	26.4	+2.8
	Independent	Charles Morgan	10,201	21.4	+21.4
	Democratic Labor	Andrew Murphy	1,439	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			47,659	96.8
Informal votes			1,681	3.4
Turnout			49,340	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Uren	30,539	64.1	-8.8
	Liberal	Derek Bryden	17,120	35.9	+8.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.8

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Morgan	25,959	62.9	-2.1
	Liberal	George Walker	9,721	23.6	-2.6
	Communist	Jack Hughes	3,270	7.9	+3.4
	Independent	Charles Tubman	2,327	5.6	+5.6
Total formal votes			41,277	96.1
Informal votes			1,673	3.9
Turnout			42,950	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Morgan		72.9	+1.7
	Liberal	George Walker		27.1	-1.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.7

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Morgan	32,958	63.4	+1.0
	Liberal	Bob Mutton	13,425	25.8	-7.6
	Official Labour Movement	Horace Hancock	3,348	6.4	+6.4
	Communist	Laurie Aarons	2,285	4.4	+4.4
Total formal votes			52,016	98.0
Informal votes			1,047	2.0
Turnout			53,063	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Morgan		70.8	+5.2
	Liberal	Bob Mutton		29.2	-5.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.2

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Morgan	28,115	62.4	+4.3
	Liberal	Jim Clough	15,051	33.4	+4.4
	Independent	Rupert Sheldon	1,903	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			45,069	98.1
Informal votes			895	1.9
Turnout			45,964	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Morgan		65.6	-2.2
	Liberal	Jim Clough		34.4	+2.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.2

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Morgan	24,607	58.1	+9.8
	Liberal	Jim Clough	12,304	29.0	+6.6
	Lang Labor	Rupert Sheldon	5,467	12.9	-13.4
Total formal votes			42,378	97.8
Informal votes			942	2.2
Turnout			43.320	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Morgan		67.8
	Liberal	Jim Clough		32.2
	Labor hold		Swing

1946

1946 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Morgan	29,547	40.7	+5.9
	Lang Labor	Jack Lang	25,049	34.5	+34.5
	Liberal	Jeffrey Blaxland	15,755	21.7	+10.8
	Services	William Beckett	2,194	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			72,545	97.6
Informal votes			1,805	2.4
Turnout			74,350	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Lang Labor	Jack Lang	39,316	54.2	+7.4
	Labor	Charles Morgan	33,229	45.8	-7.4
	Lang Labor gain from Labor		Swing	+7.4

1943

1943 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lang Labor	Jack Lang	26,532	41.4	+41.4
	Labor	Charles Morgan	22,313	34.8	+4.8
	United Australia	David Knox	6,996	10.9	+10.9
	State Labor	Jack Hughes	3,729	5.8	-4.8
	Ind. United Australia	Dick George	2,863	4.5	+4.5
	One Parliament	Alfred Turner	1,728	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			64,161	96.0
Informal votes			2,671	4.0
Turnout			66,832	97.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Morgan	34,154	53.2	+1.2
	Lang Labor	Jack Lang	30,007	46.8	-1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.2

1940

1940 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (N-C)	Joe Gander	18,677	31.9	+31.9
	Labor	Charles Morgan	17,601	30.0	-30.3
	Ind. United Australia	Leslie Brown	15,472	26.4	+26.4
	State Labor	Jack Hughes	6,211	10.6	+10.6
	Independent	Edward James	614	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			58,575	96.0
Informal votes			2,452	4.0
Turnout			61,027	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Morgan	30,436	52.0	-8.3
	Labor (N-C)	Joe Gander	28,139	48.0	+48.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.3

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Gander	33,738	60.3	+3.5
	United Australia	Reuben Jenner	22,239	39.7	+7.7
Total formal votes			55,977	96.4
Informal votes			1,468	2.6
Turnout			57,445	96.8
	Labor gain from Labor (NSW)		Swing	+60.3

1934

1934 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	Joe Gander	25,208	48.9	+7.9
	United Australia	William Moore	16,522	32.0	+0.7
	Social Credit	Harry Barnes	4,453	8.6	+8.6
	Labor	Albert Rowe	4,092	7.9	-19.8
	Communist	John Terry	1,313	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			51,588	95.3
Informal votes			2,565	4.7
Turnout			64,153	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor (NSW)	Joe Gander		62.1	+3.0
	United Australia	William Moore		37.9	-3.0
	Labor (NSW) hold		Swing	+3.0

1931

1931 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	Joe Gander	26,032	36.9	+36.9
	United Australia	Robert Uebel	24,717	35.1	+9.7
	Labor	Percy Coleman	19,724	28.0	-46.6
Total formal votes			70,473	97.3
Informal votes			1,962	2.7
Turnout			72,435	97.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor (NSW)	Joe Gander	38,974	55.3	+55.3
	United Australia	Robert Uebel	31,499	44.7	+19.3
	Labor (NSW) gain from Labor		Swing	+55.3

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Percy Coleman	49,909	74.6	+8.5
	Nationalist	Ernest Carr	16,977	25.4	-8.5
Total formal votes			66,886	97.1
Informal votes			1,964	2.9
Turnout			68,850	94.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.5

1928

1928 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Percy Coleman	40,495	66.1	+11.4
	Nationalist	George Tomlinson	20,761	33.9	-11.4
Total formal votes			61,256	95.1
Informal votes			3,186	4.9
Turnout			64,442	94.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.4

1925

1925 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Percy Coleman	37,027	54.7	+0.2
	Nationalist	Percy Shortland	22,343	45.3	+5.2
Total formal votes			49,370	98.1
Informal votes			944	1.9
Turnout			50,314	92.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.9

1922

1922 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Percy Coleman	12,316	54.5	+4.7
	Nationalist	Frederick Reed	9,057	40.1	-9.7
	Majority Labor	Howard Fowles	1,226	5.4	+5.4
Total formal votes			22,599	94.9
Informal votes			1,214	5.1
Turnout			23,813	56.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Percy Coleman		58.6	+8.2
	Nationalist	Frederick Reed		41.4	-8.2
	Labor notional hold		Swing	+8.2

References

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