Electoral results for the Division of Canberra

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Canberra in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1974 until the present.

Contents

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Kep Enderby Labor 1974–1975
  John Haslem Liberal 1975–1980
  Ros Kelly Labor 1980–1995
  Brendan Smyth Liberal 1995–1996
  Bob McMullan Labor 1996–1998
  Annette Ellis Labor 1998–2010
  Gai Brodtmann Labor 2010–2019
  Alicia Payne Labor 2019–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

2022 Australian federal election: Canberra [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Alicia Payne 41,43544.88+4.38
Greens Tim Hollo22,79524.69+1.38
Liberal Slade Minson20,10221.77−6.08
Independent Tim Bohm4,7725.17+0.47
United Australia Catherine Smith1,6871.83+0.25
One Nation James Miles1,5311.66+1.66
Total formal votes92,32298.23+0.39
Informal votes1,6681.77−0.39
Turnout 93,99092.08−0.54
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Alicia Payne 66,89872.46+5.38
Liberal Slade Minson25,42427.54−5.38
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Alicia Payne 57,42162.20−4.89
Greens Tim Hollo34,90137.80+37.80
Labor hold 

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 Australian federal election: Canberra [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Alicia Payne 34,98940.50−1.95
Liberal Mina Zaki24,06327.85−4.94
Greens Tim Hollo20,14423.31+4.59
Independent Tim Bohm4,0624.70+4.70
Progressives Robert Knight1,7842.06+2.06
United Australia Greg De Maine1,3611.58+1.58
Total formal votes86,40397.84+0.13
Informal votes1,9042.16−0.13
Turnout 88,30792.62+1.17
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alicia Payne 57,96167.08+4.14
Liberal Mina Zaki28,44232.92−4.14
Labor hold Swing +4.14

2016

2016 Australian federal election: Canberra [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gai Brodtmann 55,09142.80+1.65
Liberal Jessica Adelan-Langford48,41637.61+0.28
Greens Patricia Cahill19,20014.92+1.86
Bullet Train Christopher Bucknell6,0134.67+0.51
Total formal votes128,72097.29+1.14
Informal votes3,5902.71−1.14
Turnout 132,31092.38−4.08
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gai Brodtmann 75,24758.46+0.95
Liberal Jessica Adelan-Langford53,47341.54−0.95
Labor hold Swing +0.95

2013

2013 Australian federal election: Canberra [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gai Brodtmann 47,61341.06−3.17
Liberal Tom Sefton43,91937.87+0.66
Greens Julie Melrose14,69112.67−5.89
Bullet Train Damien Maher4,7564.10+4.10
Palmer United Tony Hanley3,7253.21+3.21
Secular Nicolle Burt1,2641.09+1.09
Total formal votes115,96896.06+0.94
Informal votes4,7583.94−0.94
Turnout 120,72694.75−0.11
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gai Brodtmann 66,07456.98−2.17
Liberal Tom Sefton49,89443.02+2.17
Labor hold Swing −2.17

2010

2010 Australian federal election: Canberra [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gai Brodtmann 49,60844.23−6.87
Liberal Giulia Jones 41,73237.21+2.08
Greens Sue Ellerman20,81618.56+5.61
Total formal votes112,15695.12−2.62
Informal votes5,7554.88+2.62
Turnout 117,91194.92−1.09
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gai Brodtmann 66,33559.15−2.67
Liberal Giulia Jones 45,82140.85+2.67
Labor hold Swing -2.67

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Canberra [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Annette Ellis 58,71151.10+1.17
Liberal Natalie Colbert40,35935.13−1.56
Greens Amanda Bresnan 14,87812.95+2.65
Citizens Electoral Council John Holder9530.83+0.13
Total formal votes114,90197.74+1.11
Informal votes2,6602.26−1.11
Turnout 117,56196.05+0.91
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Annette Ellis 71,03061.82+1.91
Liberal Natalie Colbert43,87138.18−1.91
Labor hold Swing +1.91

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Canberra [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Annette Ellis 50,21449.88+3.40
Liberal Belinda Barnier37,23836.99+2.95
Greens Sue Ellerman10,24310.17+3.92
Democrats Aaron Matthews2,2182.20−5.87
Citizens Electoral Council Jim Arnold7650.76+0.76
Total formal votes100,67896.60+0.01
Informal votes3,5443.40−0.01
Turnout 104,22295.20−0.13
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Annette Ellis 60,02959.62+0.18
Liberal Belinda Barnier40,64940.38−0.18
Labor hold Swing +0.18

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Canberra [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Annette Ellis 46,63246.48−2.42
Liberal Belinda Barnier34,14834.04+1.10
Democrats Aaron Matthews8,0988.07+0.70
Greens Stephanie Koorey6,2686.25+2.40
One Nation Barry Cox3,1793.17−2.05
Christian Democrats John Miller2,0032.00+2.00
Total formal votes100,32896.59−0.58
Informal votes3,5423.41+0.58
Turnout 103,87095.88
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Annette Ellis 59,63259.44−0.62
Liberal Belinda Barnier40,69640.56+0.62
Labor hold Swing −0.62

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Canberra [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Annette Ellis 48,01548.90+3.39
Liberal Ian Morison32,33632.93−10.89
Democrats Yulia Onsman7,2377.37+7.37
One Nation Burl Doble5,1225.22+5.22
Greens Sue Ellerman3,7743.84−3.67
Democratic Socialist Nikki Ulasowski1,4271.45+1.45
Natural Law Maryan England2810.29−0.10
Total formal votes98,19297.17−0.38
Informal votes2,8602.38+0.38
Turnout 101,05295.91+0.04
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Annette Ellis 58,97260.06+7.74
Liberal Ian Morison39,22039.94−7.74
Labor hold Swing +7.74

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Canberra [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob McMullan 32,40548.28−3.70
Liberal Gwen Wilcox25,59438.13+3.32
Greens Gordon McAllister6,0479.01+9.01
Independent Sue Bull1,5082.25+2.25
Independent Jerzy Gray-Grzeszkiewicz7891.18+1.18
Natural Law Maryan Chaplin7781.16+0.27
Total formal votes67,12197.33+0.70
Informal votes1,8392.67−0.70
Turnout 68,96095.87−1.09
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob McMullan 38,33857.52−3.29
Liberal Gwen Wilcox28,31742.48+3.29
Labor gain from Liberal Swing −3.29

Ros Kelly (Labor) had won Canberra at the 1993 election, however she resigned in 1995 and Brendan Smyth (Liberal) won the seat at the resulting by-election. Smyth contested the new seat of Namadgi

1995 by-election

Canberra by-election, 1995 [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Brendan Smyth 39,02146.29+10.07
Labor Sue Robinson25,68930.48−21.78
Greens James Warden10,83512.85+12.85
Against Further Immigration Robyn Spencer3,5154.17+4.17
Independent Joanne Clarke2,2742.70+2.70
Independent Jerzy Gray-Grzeszkiewicz1,9562.32+2.32
Republican Joseph Cotta1,0031.19+1.19
Total formal votes84,29396.46−0.68
Informal votes3,0953.54+0.68
Turnout 87,38888.57−8.39
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brendan Smyth 47,67256.58+16.12
Labor Sue Robinson36,57743.42−16.12
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +16.12

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Canberra [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ros Kelly 46,89552.26+8.53
Liberal Bill Stefaniak 32,50436.22−2.34
Democrats Peter Myers4,7965.34−7.40
Green Democratic Greg Adamson3,1093.46+3.46
Abolish Self Govt Mike Trevethan1,6631.85+1.85
Natural Law Sally Kelly7750.86+0.86
Total formal votes89,74297.14−0.28
Informal votes2,6402.86+0.28
Turnout 92,38296.96
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ros Kelly 53,43259.56+3.82
Liberal Bill Stefaniak 36,27540.44−3.82
Labor hold Swing +3.82

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Canberra [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ros Kelly 35,28643.8−01.1
Liberal Bill Mackey31,00938.5+6.8
Democrats Julie McCarron-Benson10,21512.7+6.2
Green Democratic Gina Jeffrey2,8563.5+3.5
Nuclear Disarmament Barbara Meyer1,1831.5−2.7
Total formal votes80,54997.4
Informal votes2,1912.6
Turnout 82,74095.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ros Kelly 44,87255.8−6.2
Liberal Bill Mackey35,52944.2+6.2
Labor hold Swing −6.2

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Canberra [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ros Kelly 39,17553.9+2.3
Liberal John Louttit23,03931.7−1.7
Democrats Frances English4,7126.5+0.2
Nuclear Disarmament Chris Warren3,0604.2+4.2
Family Movement Bev Cains 2,0152.8+2.8
Independent John Farrell7421.0+1.0
Total formal votes72,74396.9
Informal votes2,3403.1
Turnout 75,08395.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ros Kelly 45,07062.0+0.4
Liberal John Louttit27,66138.0−0.4
Labor hold Swing +0.4

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Canberra [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ros Kelly 33,45451.6−10.4
Liberal Gary Humphries 21,66733.4−1.2
Nuclear Disarmament Robyn Hancock4,9457.6+7.6
Democrats Fiona Richardson4,0876.3+6.3
Deadly Serious Joanne Hansen7241.1−2.3
Total formal votes64,87795.8
Informal votes2,8294.2
Turnout 67,70694.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ros Kelly 39,94661.6−2.1
Liberal Gary Humphries 24,93138.4+2.1
Labor hold Swing −2.1

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Canberra [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ros Kelly 40,43462.2+9.8
Liberal Gerard Brennan22,36534.4−7.7
Deadly Serious Joanne Hansen2,1913.4+3.4
Total formal votes64,99098.0
Informal votes1,3302.0
Turnout 66,32096.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ros Kelly 63.9+8.2
Liberal Gerard Brennan36.1−8.2
Labor hold Swing +8.2

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Canberra [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ros Kelly 32,35252.4+11.6
Liberal John Haslem 25,95742.1−1.1
Democrats Leo Nesic2,8454.6−10.4
Independent Kevin Wise5740.9+0.9
Total formal votes61,72898.1
Informal votes1,2151.9
Turnout 62,94394.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ros Kelly 55.7+6.7
Liberal John Haslem 44.3−6.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.7

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Canberra [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Haslem 24,57843.2−6.2
Labor Henry Lawrence23,21440.8−4.4
Democrats John Bellhouse8,54415.0+15.0
Independent Oleg Kavunenko5340.9+0.9
Total formal votes56,87097.8
Informal votes1,2892.2
Turnout 58,15993.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Haslem 28,97651.0−2.3
Labor Henry Lawrence27,89449.0+2.3
Liberal hold Swing −2.3

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Canberra [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Haslem 25,69749.4+13.2
Labor Kep Enderby 23,51745.2−8.6
Liberal Movement Tony Harris1,5723.0+3.0
Independent Kevin Wise4340.8+0.8
Independent John Moloney4060.8+0.8
Workers Oleg Kavunenko3770.7+0.7
Total formal votes52,00398.4
Informal votes8531.6
Turnout 52,85693.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Haslem 53.3+10.4
Labor Kep Enderby 46.7−10.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +10.4

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Canberra [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kep Enderby 24,76153.8+1.7
Liberal Peter Hughes 16,65836.2+13.4
Australia Mary Thomas2,5205.5−8.2
Country Dorothy Mattress1,8714.1+4.1
Republican Doreen Story2110.5+0.5
Total formal votes46,02198.9
Informal votes5081.1
Turnout 46,52993.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kep Enderby 57.1−9.5
Liberal Peter Hughes 42.9+9.5
Labor notional  hold Swing −9.5

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