Howard defeated sitting MP Barry Traynor to win the seat, and has held it since.

He defeated the sitting National Liberal obtaining a majority of 1407 votes.

He defeated sitting Labor member Shane Hill after a redistribution made the seat notionally Liberal.

Gibson defeated sitting member Elisa Roberts at the 2006 state election.

In 1993, he ran as a Democrat and defeated sitting judge David Albanese.

He defeated sitting member Ken Gabb, who had held the seat for ten years.

On election day, she received a swing of nearly five percent, and defeated sitting Liberal member Bill Hartigan on preferences.

He defeated sitting Republican congressmen from safe House seats in all four of his Senate elections, including Bush in 1970.

On election day, Klush defeated sitting Mayor Joe Keating by a margin of 16%.

Cochran defeated sitting member John Akister and also warded off an attempt by the Liberal Party to win the seat.