Electoral results for the Division of Barton

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This article lists electoral results for the Division of Barton in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1922 to the present.

Contents

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Frederick McDonald Labor 1922–1925
  Thomas Ley Nationalist 1925–1928
  James Tully Labor 1928–1931
  Albert Lane United Australia 1931–1940
  H. V. Evatt Labor 1940–1958
  Len Reynolds Labor 1958–1966
  Bill Arthur Liberal 1966–1969
  Len Reynolds Labor 1969–1975
  Jim Bradfield Liberal 1975–1983
  Gary Punch Labor 1983–1996
  Robert McClelland Labor 1996–2013
  Nickolas Varvaris Liberal 2013–2016
  Linda Burney Labor 2016–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

2022 Australian federal election: Barton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Linda Burney 46,20650.43+1.24
Liberal John Goody23,99226.19−7.30
Greens Taylor Vandijk11,44112.49+3.46
United Australia Dimitri Honos5,6116.12+3.83
One Nation Phillip Pollard4,3734.77+1.11
Total formal votes91,62392.52+2.05
Informal votes7,4057.48−2.05
Turnout 99,02889.72−1.46
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Linda Burney 60,05465.54+6.13
Liberal John Goody31,56934.46−6.13
Labor hold Swing +6.13

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 Australian federal election: Barton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Linda Burney 44,22749.19+1.44
Liberal Pramej Shrestha30,10933.49−1.90
Greens Connor Parissis8,1239.03+0.20
One Nation Phillip Pollard3,2883.66+3.66
Christian Democrats Sonny Susilo2,1032.34−1.89
United Australia Ben Tung Liu2,0572.29+2.29
Total formal votes89,90790.47−1.18
Informal votes9,4739.53+1.18
Turnout 99,38091.18+1.34
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Linda Burney 53,41859.41+1.11
Liberal Pramej Shrestha36,48940.59−1.11
Labor hold Swing +1.11

2016

2016 Australian federal election: Barton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Linda Burney 41,87847.75+4.14
Liberal Nickolas Varvaris 31,03835.39−2.88
Greens Brent Heber7,7418.83+0.95
Christian Democrats Sonny Susilo3,7144.23+2.16
Independent Rasmus Torkel2,2362.55+2.55
Online Direct Democracy Harry Tsoukalas1,0951.25+1.25
Total formal votes87,70291.65+3.56
Informal votes7,9918.35−3.56
Turnout 95,69389.84−2.77
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Linda Burney 51,13158.30+3.91
Liberal Nickolas Varvaris 36,57141.70−3.91
Labor notional  hold Swing +3.91

2013

2013 Australian federal election: Barton [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Nickolas Varvaris 33,88142.35+1.68
Labor Steve McMahon32,34540.43−8.05
Greens Jackie Brooker4,7885.98−4.87
Palmer United Edward Caruana3,1143.89+3.89
Independent Michael Nagi3,0713.84+3.84
Christian Democrats Kylie French1,5491.94+1.94
One Nation Perry Theo6860.86+0.86
Katter's Australian Rodney Wyse5670.71+0.71
Total formal votes80,00187.96−2.22
Informal votes10,94812.04+2.22
Turnout 90,94992.16+0.54
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Nickolas Varvaris 40,24550.31+7.17
Labor Steve McMahon39,75649.69−7.17
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.17

2010

2010 Australian federal election: Barton [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert McClelland 38,14948.48−8.80
Liberal John La Mela31,99840.67+9.76
Greens Simone Francis8,53610.85+2.61
Total formal votes78,68390.18−3.25
Informal votes8,5729.82+3.25
Turnout 87,25591.61−3.44
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert McClelland 44,74256.86−8.08
Liberal John La Mela33,94143.14+8.08
Labor hold Swing −8.08

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert McClelland 45,29255.26+5.61
Liberal John La Mela27,42533.46−5.94
Greens Michele McKenzie6,7848.28+1.34
Christian Democrats Chris Svolos2,4653.01+3.01
Total formal votes81,96694.44+1.43
Informal votes4,8295.56−1.43
Turnout 86,79594.97+1.10
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert McClelland 50,90262.10+4.53
Liberal John La Mela31,06437.90−4.53
Labor hold Swing +4.53

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert McClelland 36,90949.66+1.67
Liberal Bruce Morrow29,31939.44+1.71
Greens Angelo Mourikis5,1696.95+4.05
Democrats Eoin Coghlan1,6482.22−2.23
One Nation Neil Baird1,2841.73−1.92
Total formal votes74,32993.04−0.37
Informal votes5,5636.96+0.37
Turnout 79,89294.44+0.02
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert McClelland 42,77257.54+1.52
Liberal Bruce Morrow31,55742.46−1.52
Labor hold Swing +1.52

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert McClelland 35,87147.99−1.71
Liberal Jan Brennan28,19837.73+2.76
Democrats Michele Adair3,3284.45+1.74
One Nation David Rydstrand2,7253.65−3.18
Greens Chris Harris 2,1682.90+1.35
Unity John Lau1,3751.84−2.40
Christian Democrats David Barker1,0811.45+1.43
Total formal votes74,74693.41−2.30
Informal votes5,2776.59+2.30
Turnout 80,02394.89
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert McClelland 41,87356.02−3.77
Liberal Jan Brennan32,87343.98+3.77
Labor hold Swing −3.77

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert McClelland 37,38249.61+1.23
Liberal James Jordan26,43035.08−6.09
One Nation Neil Baird5,1626.85+6.85
Unity Lin Tang3,1824.22+4.22
Democrats Craig Chung2,0282.69−2.73
Greens Adam Nelson1,1611.54+1.54
Total formal votes75,34595.73+0.01
Informal votes3,3644.27−0.01
Turnout 78,70994.66−1.15
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert McClelland 45,02959.76+5.42
Liberal James Jordan30,31640.24−5.42
Labor hold Swing +5.42

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert McClelland 35,94348.38−7.54
Liberal Arthur Santorinios30,58241.17+3.29
Democrats Craig Chung4,0265.42+2.91
Call to Australia Chris D McLean2,3813.20+1.70
Independent Safwan Nasser1,3591.83+1.83
Total formal votes74,29195.71−0.25
Informal votes3,3284.29+0.25
Turnout 77,61996.81+0.50
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert McClelland 40,25054.34−5.05
Liberal Arthur Santorinios33,81745.66+5.05
Labor hold Swing −5.05

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gary Punch 41,44255.92+9.17
Liberal Phil White 28,06637.87−1.99
Democrats Troy Anderson1,8622.51−5.24
Call to Australia Cathy Mudie1,1181.51+0.39
Independent Norm McGarry5450.74+0.74
Independent Ross Green4250.57+0.57
Independent Paul Balding3650.49+0.49
Natural Law Dafna O'Neill2850.38+0.38
Total formal votes74,10895.96−0.19
Informal votes3,1184.04+0.19
Turnout 77,22696.31
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gary Punch 43,99459.39+4.57
Liberal Phil White 30,07740.61−4.57
Labor hold Swing +4.57

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gary Punch 29,53045.1−3.4
Liberal David Macauley27,23841.6−3.4
Democrats Ron George4,8407.4+7.4
Call to Australia Cathy Mudie9681.5+1.5
Independent Max Lindon9411.4+1.4
Grey Power Noel Said8271.3+1.3
Independent Joe Hardy8081.2+1.2
Democratic Socialist Rosemary McCann3970.6+0.6
Total formal votes65,54996.6
Informal votes2,2893.4
Turnout 67,83895.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gary Punch 34,75253.1+2.1
Liberal David Macauley30,64046.9−2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.1

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gary Punch 31,77348.5+0.0
Liberal Bob Gemmell29,47345.0+0.0
Independent Jim McLean3,7245.7+5.7
Independent Charles Bellchambers6000.9+0.9
Total formal votes65,57096.2
Informal votes2,5983.8
Turnout 68,16894.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gary Punch 33,46351.0−0.2
Liberal Bob Gemmell32,09749.0+0.2
Labor hold Swing −0.2

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gary Punch 31,43148.5+1.4
Liberal Jim Bradfield 29,19945.0+1.0
Democrats Ron George4,2096.5+3.6
Total formal votes64,83993.9
Informal votes4,2336.1
Turnout 69,07294.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gary Punch 33,19751.2−0.2
Liberal Jim Bradfield 31,63548.8+0.2
Labor hold Swing −0.2

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gary Punch 31,30849.7+2.6
Liberal Jim Bradfield 26,08641.4−5.0
Independent Bruce Barton3,1535.0+5.0
Democrats Ronald George1,8122.9−0.9
Independent Jean Lindsay2840.5+0.5
Progress Peter Wright1720.3+0.3
Independent Charles Bellchambers1660.3−2.4
Total formal votes62,98197.7
Informal votes1,4782.3
Turnout 64,45995.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gary Punch 32,84552.15+2.55
Liberal Jim Bradfield 30,13647.85−2.55
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +2.55

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Rodney Madgwick 30,60247.1+6.1
Liberal Jim Bradfield 30,15346.4−2.0
Democrats Beverley Eley2,4643.8−4.7
Independent Charles Bellchambers1,7492.7+0.6
Total formal votes64,96798.0
Informal votes1,2992.0
Turnout 66,26694.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Bradfield 32,73950.4−3.6
Labor Rodney Madgwick 32,22849.6+3.6
Liberal hold Swing −3.6

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Bradfield 32,12848.4−4.1
Labor Ron Cunningham27,20441.0−4.1
Democrats Phil White 5,6508.5+8.5
Independent Charles Bellchambers1,4042.1+2.1
Total formal votes66,38698.0
Informal votes1,3222.0
Turnout 67,70895.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Bradfield 36,84254.0+0.1
Labor Ron Cunningham30,54446.0−0.1
Liberal hold Swing +0.1

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Bradfield 34,20953.5+9.5
Labor Murray Gainsford28,17944.1−9.6
Workers Maxwell Shean8681.4−0.9
Australia Clifford Willard7061.1−1.2
Total formal votes63,96298.7
Informal votes8721.3
Turnout 64,83496.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Bradfield 54.9+10.0
Labor Murray Gainsford45.1−10.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +10.0

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Len Reynolds 32,69453.7+0.9
Liberal Jim Bradfield 26,77144.0+2.9
Australia Charles Margetson1,3972.3−1.7
Total formal votes60,86298.8
Informal votes7111.2
Turnout 61,57396.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Len Reynolds 55.1−0.7
Liberal Jim Bradfield 44.9+0.7
Labor hold Swing −0.7

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Len Reynolds 29,93152.8+2.3
Liberal Vince Bruce 23,30641.1−2.0
Australia Rhonda Howse2,2554.0+4.0
Democratic Labor Bruce Stafford8771.5−0.7
Independent Brian Howard3480.6+0.6
Total formal votes56,71798.5
Informal votes8601.5
Turnout 57,57796.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Len Reynolds 55.8+2.8
Liberal Vince Bruce 44.2−2.8
Labor hold Swing +2.8

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Len Reynolds 27,62850.5+4.1
Liberal Bill Arthur 23,57643.1−7.0
Independent Alan Reed1,8853.4+3.4
Democratic Labor Charles Chapman1,2202.2−0.5
Independent Charles Bellchambers2140.4−0.4
Independent Ray Emmerson1710.3+0.3
Total formal votes54,69498.2
Informal votes1,0011.8
Turnout 55,69596.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Len Reynolds 53.0+5.7
Liberal Bill Arthur 47.0−5.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.7

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Arthur 23,08949.6+2.9
Labor Len Reynolds 21,81846.9−3.1
Democratic Labor Phillip Kennedy1,2522.7−0.6
Independent Charles Bellchambers3710.8+0.8
Total formal votes46,53097.5
Informal votes1,1882.5
Turnout 47,71896.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Arthur 24,28952.2+2.9
Labor Len Reynolds 22,24147.8−2.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.6

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Len Reynolds 22,88950.0−7.2
Liberal Jack Manning21,39446.7+9.2
Democratic Labor Norma Boyle1,5083.3−2.0
Total formal votes45,79198.9
Informal votes5111.1
Turnout 46,30296.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Len Reynolds 23,20150.7−8.4
Liberal Jack Manning22,59049.3+8.4
Labor hold Swing −8.4

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Len Reynolds 25,44757.2+7.9
Liberal Colin Sullivan16,67237.5−9.8
Democratic Labor Thomas Bresnan2,3685.3+1.9
Total formal votes44,48797.9
Informal votes9582.1
Turnout 45,44595.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Len Reynolds 59.1+8.8
Liberal Colin Sullivan40.9−8.8
Labor hold Swing +8.8

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Len Reynolds 21,21349.3+0.1
Liberal Bill Arthur 20,34547.3+0.4
Democratic Labor Reginald Lawson1,4543.4+3.4
Total formal votes43,01297.6
Informal votes1,0662.4
Turnout 44,07896.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Len Reynolds 21,63850.3+0.0
Liberal Bill Arthur 21,37449.7+0.0
Labor hold Swing +0.0

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herbert Evatt 20,89649.2−4.4
Liberal Bill Arthur 19,90346.9+0.5
Independent Eric Trembath1,6553.9+3.9
Total formal votes42,45498.2
Informal votes7961.8
Turnout 43,25096.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Herbert Evatt 21,34050.3−3.3
Liberal Bill Arthur 21,11449.7+3.3
Labor hold Swing −3.3

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herbert Evatt 23,30354.7+4.4
Liberal Bill Arthur 19,26045.3−4.4
Total formal votes42,56399.0
Informal votes4351.0
Turnout 42,99896.8
Labor hold Swing +4.4

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herbert Evatt 20,94950.3−2.9
Liberal Nancy Wake 20,70649.7+2.9
Total formal votes41,65598.6
Informal votes5801.4
Turnout 42,23597.4
Labor hold Swing −2.9

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herbert Evatt 21,68153.2−13.0
Liberal Nancy Wake 19,03746.8+13.0
Total formal votes40,71898.4
Informal votes6531.6
Turnout 41,37198.0
Labor hold Swing −13.0

1946

1946 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herbert Evatt 48,74066.9−7.3
Liberal George Hohnen24,06433.1+10.1
Total formal votes72,80498.1
Informal votes1,3891.9
Turnout 74,19396.8
Labor hold Swing −8.7

1943

1943 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herbert Evatt 51,29674.2+16.8
United Australia Frank Browne 15,89723.0−12.4
Protestant People Thomas Claydon1,9362.8+2.8
Total formal votes69,12998.3
Informal votes1,1791.7
Turnout 70,30899.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Herbert Evatt 75.6+13.5
United Australia Frank Browne 24.4−13.5
Labor hold Swing +13.5

1940

1940 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herbert Evatt 35,42557.4+16.4
United Australia Albert Lane 21,84535.4−13.9
Labor (N-C) John Rose2,6434.3+4.3
State Labor Sam Lewis 1,1111.8+1.8
Independent John Mackay4840.8+0.8
Defence Movement Robert Mackie1550.3+0.3
Total formal votes61,66397.6
Informal votes1,5392.4
Turnout 63,20296.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Herbert Evatt 62.1+13.9
United Australia Albert Lane 37.9−13.9
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +13.9

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Albert Lane 28,34249.3+2.9
Labor John Donovan 23,53941.0+41.0
Social Credit Stanley Allen5,5629.7−1.4
Total formal votes57,44397.9
Informal votes1,2542.1
Turnout 58,69798.0
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Albert Lane 29,78051.8+0.4
Labor John Donovan 27,66348.2−0.4
United Australia hold Swing +0.4

1934

1934 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Albert Lane 24,34446.4−1.3
Labor (NSW) John Eldridge 18,45035.1+1.7
Social Credit John Macara5,82411.1+11.1
Labor Albert Willis 2,4994.8−14.2
Communist Pat Drew1,4052.7+2.7
Total formal votes52,52296.3
Informal votes2,0243.7
Turnout 54,54698.1
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Albert Lane 27,01451.4−2.6
Labor (NSW) John Eldridge 25,50848.6+2.6
United Australia hold Swing −2.6

1931

1931 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Albert Lane 31,22646.8+14.4
Labor (NSW) John Eldridge 22,66933.9+33.9
Labor James Tully 12,87719.3−48.4
Total formal votes66,77297.5
Informal votes1,6972.5
Turnout 68,46997.0
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Albert Lane 35,53853.2+20.8
Labor (NSW) John Eldridge 31,23446.8−20.8
United Australia gain from Labor Swing +20.8

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Tully 43,20767.6+11.3
Nationalist William Myhill20,72232.4−11.3
Total formal votes63,92997.5
Informal votes1,5962.5
Turnout 65,53597.3
Labor hold Swing +11.3

1928

1928 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Tully 32,31656.3+7.3
Nationalist Thomas Ley 25,07043.7−7.3
Total formal votes57,38695.4
Informal votes2,7684.6
Turnout 60,15496.7
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +7.3

1925

1925 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Thomas Ley 26,17251.0+8.6
Labor Frederick McDonald 25,11249.0−8.6
Total formal votes51,28498.8
Informal votes6321.2
Turnout 51,91695.4
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing +8.6

1922

1922 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frederick McDonald 13,34957.6+16.3
Nationalist Hector Lamond 9,82842.4−11.3
Total formal votes23,17796.2
Informal votes9143.8
Turnout 24,09156.8
Labor notional  gain from Nationalist Swing +13.8

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