Electoral results for the Division of Bruce

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Bruce in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1955 until the present.

Contents

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  (Sir) Billy Snedden Liberal 1955–1983
  Ken Aldred Liberal 1983 by–1990
  Julian Beale Liberal 1990–1996
  Alan Griffin Labor 1996–2016
  Julian Hill Labor 2016–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

2022 Australian federal election: Bruce [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Julian Hill 39,51641.47−6.57
Liberal James Moody28,83730.26−5.43
Greens Matthew Kirwan9,2739.73+2.10
United Australia Matt Babet8,2998.71+4.61
Liberal Democrats Christine Skrobo4,8215.06+5.06
One Nation Hayley Deans4,5444.77+3.75
Total formal votes95,29095.66+0.76
Informal votes4,3214.34−0.76
Turnout 99,61188.34−3.67
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julian Hill 53,92056.59−0.69
Liberal James Moody41,37043.41+0.69
Labor hold Swing −0.69

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 Australian federal election: Bruce [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Julian Hill 51,71355.58+1.41
Liberal John MacIsaac27,17029.20−1.12
Greens Rhonda Garad6,8017.31+0.77
United Australia Mubahil Ahmed3,9794.28+4.28
Conservative National Tim Boyanton3,3773.63+3.63
Total formal votes93,04094.40−0.26
Informal votes5,5215.60+0.26
Turnout 98,56190.26−0.85
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julian Hill 59,68964.15+0.10
Liberal John MacIsaac33,35135.85−0.10
Labor hold Swing +0.10

2016

2016 Australian federal election: Bruce [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Julian Hill 36,80444.34+2.44
Liberal Helen Kroger 33,24840.05−2.91
Greens Stefanie Bauer5,8907.10+0.46
Family First Nathan Foggie2,8703.46+0.81
Animal Justice Douglas Leith1,9442.34+2.34
Drug Law Reform Alan Roncan1,4401.73+1.73
Renewable Energy Jill Jarvis-Wills8160.98+0.98
Total formal votes83,01295.33+0.83
Informal votes4,0644.67−0.83
Turnout 87,07690.01−2.27
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julian Hill 44,89454.08+2.28
Liberal Helen Kroger 38,11845.92−2.28
Labor hold Swing +2.28

2013

2013 Australian federal election: Bruce [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Emanuele Cicchiello35,50142.96+5.24
Labor Alan Griffin 34,62641.90−6.81
Greens Lynette Keleher5,4916.64−2.83
Family First Rebecca Filliponi2,1862.65−1.39
Palmer United Paul Tuyau2,1732.63+2.63
Democratic Labour Geraldine Gonsalvez1,3341.61+1.61
Independent Kiry Uth6820.83+0.83
Rise Up Australia Robert White6520.79+0.79
Total formal votes82,64594.50−0.42
Informal votes4,8105.50+0.42
Turnout 87,45592.24−0.18
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alan Griffin 42,81251.80−5.91
Liberal Emanuele Cicchiello39,83348.20+5.91
Labor hold Swing −5.91

2010

2010 Australian federal election: Bruce [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Alan Griffin 37,79449.24−2.61
Liberal Mike Kabos28,58037.24−0.33
Greens Stefan Zibell7,2229.41+4.32
Family First Felicity Hemmersbach3,1514.11+1.26
Total formal votes76,74794.79−1.50
Informal votes4,2205.21+1.50
Turnout 80,96791.83−2.75
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alan Griffin 44,60358.12−0.20
Liberal Mike Kabos32,14441.88+0.20
Labor hold Swing −0.20

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Bruce
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Alan Griffin 41,75451.85+4.55
Liberal Angela Randall30,25737.57−5.52
Greens Rob Cassidy4,1025.09−0.15
Family First Bronwyn Rawlins2,2952.85+0.22
Democrats Richard Grossi1,0121.26−0.12
Christian Democrats Sandra Herrmann6780.84+0.84
One Nation Neil Smith4330.54+0.54
Total formal votes80,53196.29+0.72
Informal votes3,1063.71−0.72
Turnout 83,63794.62+0.27
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alan Griffin 46,96658.32+4.84
Liberal Angela Randall33,56541.68−4.84
Labor hold Swing +4.84

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Bruce
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Alan Griffin 37,10947.30−2.28
Liberal Angela Randall33,80743.09+3.61
Greens Tania Giles4,1105.24+1.07
Family First Richard Warner2,0642.63+2.63
Democrats Paul van den Bergen1,0791.38−5.10
Citizens Electoral Council William Larner2820.36+0.36
Total formal votes78,45195.57−0.57
Informal votes3,6344.43+0.57
Turnout 82,08594.35−0.95
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alan Griffin 41,95453.48−3.00
Liberal Angela Randall36,49746.52+3.00
Labor hold Swing −3.00

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Bruce
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Alan Griffin 38,15048.61−0.05
Liberal Reg Steel31,81340.54+1.96
Democrats Shaun Robyns5,1646.58+0.56
Greens David Collis3,3494.27+2.74
Total formal votes78,47696.35+0.04
Informal votes2,9693.65−0.04
Turnout 81,44595.62
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alan Griffin 43,59255.55−1.17
Liberal Reg Steel34,88444.45+1.17
Labor hold Swing −1.17

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Bruce
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Alan Griffin 38,16548.66+2.84
Liberal Jim Wood30,25738.58−7.05
Democrats Adam McBeth4,7186.02−0.08
One Nation Laurence Lowe2,2962.93+2.93
Unity Toan Huynh1,3361.70+1.70
Greens Colin Smith1,1951.52−0.49
Abolish Child Support Dikran Chabdjian2530.32+0.32
Natural Law Michael Soos2090.27−0.17
Total formal votes78,42996.31−0.72
Informal votes3,0013.69+0.72
Turnout 81,43096.19−0.26
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alan Griffin 44,48556.72+5.96
Liberal Jim Wood33,94443.28−5.96
Labor hold Swing +5.96

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Bruce
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Alan Griffin 36,10445.82−1.50
Liberal Julian Beale 35,95445.63−0.70
Democrats Daryl Burkett4,8056.10+1.65
Greens Armen Bahlaw1,5862.01+2.01
Natural Law Michael Soos3430.44−0.50
Total formal votes78,79297.04+0.13
Informal votes2,4052.96−0.13
Turnout 81,19796.45−0.78
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alan Griffin 39,86450.76−0.77
Liberal Julian Beale 38,66949.24+0.77
Labor hold Swing −0.77

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Bruce
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Julian Beale 37,60752.85+0.87
Labor Beverley Williams28,98640.74+9.42
Democrats Leslie Chandra3,8995.48−8.07
Natural Law Nicolas Di Tempora6650.93+0.93
Total formal votes71,15797.39+0.46
Informal votes1,9092.61−0.46
Turnout 74,06697.23
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Julian Beale 39,18155.09−4.24
Labor Beverley Williams31,93744.91+4.24
Liberal hold Swing −4.24

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Bruce
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Julian Beale 36,17152.0+2.1
Labor Philip Cottier21,79431.3−9.3
Democrats Geoff Herbert9,43113.6+5.6
Call to Australia Peter Olney2,1953.2+3.2
Total formal votes69,59196.9
Informal votes2,2033.1
Turnout 71,79497.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Julian Beale 41,26859.3+4.9
Labor Philip Cottier28,28540.7−4.9
Liberal hold Swing +4.9

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Bruce
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ken Aldred 28,56847.5+0.8
Labor Patrick Robinson25,86643.0−0.6
Democrats Kare Carr4,8208.0+2.0
Unite Australia Terence Pooley9101.5+1.5
Total formal votes60,16495.0
Informal votes3,1715.0
Turnout 63,33596.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ken Aldred 31,28252.0−0.1
Labor Patrick Robinson28,86248.0+0.1
Liberal hold Swing −0.1

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Bruce
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ken Aldred 27,53646.7+2.3
Labor Joan Graystone25,72343.6−0.6
Democrats Michael Johnson3,5286.0−1.8
Democratic Labor Mary Mulholland2,1713.7+3.7
Total formal votes58,95893.6
Informal votes4,0616.4
Turnout 63,01996.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ken Aldred 30,71152.1+1.3
Labor Joan Graystone28,23047.9−1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.3

1983 by-election

Bruce by-election, 1983 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ken Aldred 35,84948.5+0.6
Labor Heather O'Connor31,35442.4−1.9
Democrats Michael Johnson4,7696.5−1.3
Democratic Labor John Mulholland1,6212.2+2.2
Independent Wilhelm Kapphan1110.2+0.2
Progress Peter Fogarty1050.1+0.1
ConstitutionalistBill Thiele940.1+0.1
Total formal votes73,90398.3+0.0
Informal votes1,2661.7−0.0
Turnout 75,16992.0−5.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ken Aldred 40,25954.5+3.8
Labor Heather O'Connor33,64445.5−3.8
Liberal hold Swing +3.8

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Bruce
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sir Billy Snedden 36,38147.9−0.9
Labor Heather O'Connor33,65044.3+6.0
Democrats Michael Johnson5,9557.8−3.3
Total formal votes75,98698.3
Informal votes1,2921.7
Turnout 77,27897.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sir Billy Snedden 38,54450.7−4.7
Labor Heather O'Connor37,44249.3+4.7
Liberal hold Swing −4.7

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Bruce
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sir Billy Snedden 34,98248.8−1.6
Labor Gayle Whyte27,45738.3+7.2
Democrats Fraser Hercus7,94211.1−4.1
Democratic Labor Elaine Mulholland9541.3−2.0
Independent Wilhelm Kapphan3660.5+0.5
Total formal votes71,70197.6
Informal votes1,7372.4
Turnout 73,43896.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sir Billy Snedden 39,72455.4−5.6
Labor Gayle Whyte31,97744.6+5.6
Liberal hold Swing −5.6

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Bruce
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Billy Snedden 33,91350.4−7.3
Labor Timothy Burke20,92731.1−5.3
Democrats John Sutcliffe10,19915.2+15.2
Democratic Labor John Mulholland2,2373.3+0.3
Total formal votes67,27697.9
Informal votes1,4182.1
Turnout 68,69496.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Billy Snedden 61.0−0.6
Labor Timothy Burke39.0+0.6
Liberal hold Swing −0.6

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Bruce
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Billy Snedden 44,31457.2+8.7
Labor Graeme Bond28,57736.9−6.4
Democratic Labor John Lloyd2,3473.0−1.5
Australia Iris Pederick1,7482.3−0.5
Independent Diana Martin4690.6+0.6
Total formal votes77,45598.4
Informal votes1,2321.6
Turnout 78,68796.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Billy Snedden 61.1+8.7
Labor Graeme Bond38.9−8.7
Liberal hold Swing +8.7

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Bruce
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Billy Snedden 35,61648.5+4.2
Labor Russell Oakley31,78043.3+1.5
Democratic Labor Rex Harper3,2704.5−2.9
Australia Iris Pederick2,0642.8−3.7
Independent John Ryan4210.6+0.6
Independent Diana Martin1960.3+0.3
Independent Glen Mann1290.2+0.2
Total formal votes73,47698.4
Informal votes1,1821.6
Turnout 74,65896.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Billy Snedden 38,48652.4+0.2
Labor Russell Oakley34,99047.6−0.2
Liberal hold Swing +0.2

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Bruce
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Billy Snedden 27,89344.3−5.3
Labor Russell Oakley26,31241.8+5.8
Democratic Labor Rex Harper4,6327.4−3.0
Australia Peter Moore4,1706.5+4.6
Total formal votes62,94498.5
Informal votes9871.5
Turnout 63,93197.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Billy Snedden 32,88152.2−7.7
Labor Russell Oakley30,06347.8+7.7
Liberal hold Swing −7.7

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Bruce
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Billy Snedden 25,47049.7−7.8
Labor Leon Phillips18,44936.0+11.2
Democratic Labor William Hoyne5,30810.4−1.6
Australia Douglas McKay9901.9+1.9
Independent Herbert Wessley6691.3+1.3
Communist Les Smith3660.7−0.6
Total formal votes51,25296.8
Informal votes1,6813.2
Turnout 52,93396.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Billy Snedden 59.9−7.7
Labor Leon Phillips40.1+7.7
Liberal hold Swing −7.7

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Bruce
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Billy Snedden 58,26852.9+4.5
Labor Leslie Donnelly32,41029.4−11.4
Democratic Labor Henri de Sachau13,24212.0+2.6
Liberal Reform Group Herbert Wessley4,1883.8+3.8
Communist Ralph Gibson 1,4671.3+1.3
Independent John Saunderson 5260.5+0.5
Total formal votes110,10196.1
Informal votes4,4113.9
Turnout 114,51295.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Billy Snedden 63.0+5.6
Labor Leslie Donnelly37.0−5.6
Liberal hold Swing +5.6

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Bruce
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Billy Snedden 45,54248.4+6.8
Labor Barry Jones 38,39640.8−1.9
Democratic Labor Henry de Sachau8,8579.4−6.3
Independent Brian Crossley 9201.0+1.0
Independent Tom Gilhooley4740.5+0.5
Total formal votes94,18998.2
Informal votes1,6821.8
Turnout 95,87196.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Billy Snedden 54,02657.4+5.2
Labor Barry Jones 40,16342.6−5.2
Liberal hold Swing +5.2

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Bruce
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Keith Ewert 34,74142.7+2.4
Liberal Billy Snedden 33,88241.6−4.5
Democratic Labor Henri de Sachau12,82615.7+2.1
Total formal votes81,44998.0
Informal votes1,6712.0
Turnout 83,12095.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Billy Snedden 42,54352.2−2.3
Labor Keith Ewert 38,90647.8+2.3
Liberal hold Swing −2.3

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Bruce
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Billy Snedden 28,25146.1−1.6
Labor Keith Ewert 24,68140.3−1.1
Democratic Labor Henri de Sachau8,32613.6+2.6
Total formal votes61,25897.6
Informal votes1,4752.4
Turnout 62,73396.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Billy Snedden 33,39854.5−1.2
Labor Keith Ewert 27,86045.5+1.2
Liberal hold Swing −1.2

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Bruce
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Billy Snedden 21,12747.7−4.4
Labor Keith Ewert 18,33541.4−5.0
Labor (A-C) Reginald Kearney4,87311.0+11.0
Total formal votes44,33597.3
Informal votes1,2272.7
Turnout 45,56294.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Billy Snedden 24,70555.7+3.5
Labor Keith Ewert 19,63044.3−3.5
Liberal notional  hold Swing +3.5

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  2. Bruce, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
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