Electoral results for the Division of Chisholm

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Chisholm in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until the present.

Contents

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  (Sir) Wilfrid Kent Hughes Liberal 1949–1970
Tony Staley 1970–1980
Graham Harris 1980–1983
  Helen Mayer Labor 1983–1987
  Michael Wooldridge Liberal 1987–1998
  Anna Burke Labor 1998–2016
  Julia Banks Liberal 2016–2018
  Independent 2018–2019
  Gladys Liu Liberal 2019–2022
  Carina Garland Labor 2022–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

2022 Australian federal election: Chisholm [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Carina Garland 38,69240.09+3.77
Liberal Gladys Liu 35,03836.30−7.70
Greens Sarah Newman12,13012.57+1.94
United Australia Melanie Kempson2,2952.38+0.22
Liberal Democrats Ethelyn King1,6201.68+1.68
Independent Dominique Murphy1,5901.65+1.65
One Nation Aaron Tyrrell1,3771.43+1.43
Animal Justice Rod Whitfield1,1221.16−0.09
Justice Thomas Stanfield9460.98−0.45
Independent Wayne Tseng7570.78+0.78
Australian Federation Anthea Antonie5670.59+0.59
Australian Citizens Ryan Dare3840.40+0.40
Total formal votes96,51895.30−0.44
Informal votes4,7634.70+0.44
Turnout 101,28192.20−2.61
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Carina Garland 54,44856.41+6.86
Liberal Gladys Liu 42,07043.59−6.86
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.86

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 Australian federal election: Chisholm [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Gladys Liu 41,17243.38−3.71
Labor Jennifer Yang32,56134.30−0.39
Greens Luke Arthur11,23511.84+0.30
Independent Ian Dobby2,3192.44+2.44
Justice Anne Wicks2,0632.17+2.17
Animal Justice Rosemary Lavin1,7801.88−0.24
Democratic Labour Philip Jenkins1,7021.79+1.79
United Australia George Zoraya1,5171.60+1.60
Rise Up Australia Angela Dorian5710.60−0.63
Total formal votes94,92095.51−1.77
Informal votes4,4634.49+1.77
Turnout 99,38393.47−0.96
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gladys Liu 48,00550.57−2.34
Labor Jennifer Yang46,91549.43+2.34
Liberal hold Swing −2.34
Julia Banks was elected as the Liberal member for Chisholm in 2016, but resigned from the party in November 2018 and sat as an independent. She unsuccessfully contested Flinders as an independent.

2016

2016 Australian federal election: Chisholm [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Julia Banks 39,26545.28+1.16
Labor Stefanie Perri31,16035.93−3.57
Greens Josh Fergeus10,64712.28+2.83
Family First Craig McCracken2,1372.46+1.36
Animal Justice Nyree Walshe1,7992.07+2.07
Rise Up Australia Melanie Vassiliou1,7121.97+1.22
Total formal votes86,72097.26+1.49
Informal votes2,4392.74−1.49
Turnout 89,15991.52−1.83
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Julia Banks 44,43751.24+2.84
Labor Stefanie Perri42,28348.76−2.84
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +2.84

2013

2013 Australian federal election: Chisholm [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Nguyen37,99044.12+3.90
Labor Anna Burke 34,01539.50−4.75
Greens Josh Fergeus8,1339.45−2.44
Sex Party Luzio Grossi1,7622.05+2.05
Palmer United Brian Woods1,4051.63+1.63
Family First Martin Myszka9491.10−1.56
Democratic Labour Pat Shea8601.00+1.00
Rise Up Australia Melanie Vassiliou6500.75+0.75
Secular Vidura Jayaratne3450.40−0.20
Total formal votes86,10995.77−0.55
Informal votes3,8024.23+0.55
Turnout 89,91193.41−0.28
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anna Burke 44,43151.60−4.18
Liberal John Nguyen41,67848.40+4.18
Labor hold Swing −4.18

2010

2010 Australian federal election: Chisholm [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Anna Burke 34,49244.53−3.59
Liberal John Nguyen31,09340.15+0.70
Greens Josh Fergeus9,19611.87+3.40
Family First Phil Goodman2,1072.72+0.27
Secular Nimrod Evans5620.73+0.73
Total formal votes77,45096.41−0.98
Informal votes2,8803.59+0.98
Turnout 80,33093.11−2.16
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anna Burke 43,45956.11−1.27
Liberal John Nguyen33,99143.89+1.27
Labor hold Swing −1.27

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Chisholm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Anna Burke 38,43948.12+4.13
Liberal Myles King31,51439.45−4.16
Greens Alistair McCaskill6,7658.47+1.13
Family First Gary Ong1,9532.45+0.56
Democrats Daniel Berk1,0531.32−0.69
Citizens Electoral Council Lars Thystrup1500.19+0.01
Total formal votes79,87497.39+0.74
Informal votes2,1392.61−0.74
Turnout 82,01395.22+0.38
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anna Burke 45,83357.38+4.73
Liberal Myles King34,04142.62−4.73
Labor hold Swing +4.73

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Chisholm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Anna Burke 34,24143.99+1.61
Liberal Stephen Hartney33,94543.61−0.01
Greens Penny Harris5,7157.34+1.17
Democrats James Bennett1,5612.01−4.73
Family First Gary Ong1,4681.89+1.89
Independent Owen Lysaght7630.98+0.98
Citizens Electoral Council Wayne Barwick1370.18+0.18
Total formal votes77,83096.65−0.34
Informal votes2,7003.35+0.34
Turnout 80,53094.84−0.60
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anna Burke 40,98052.65−0.03
Liberal Stephen Hartney36,85047.35+0.03
Labor hold Swing −0.03

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Chisholm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ros Clowes34,83643.58+1.84
Labor Anna Burke 33,92942.44+0.06
Democrats James Bennett5,3796.73−0.14
Greens Howard Tankey4,8986.13+3.03
No GST John Murray8951.12+1.12
Total formal votes79,93796.99+0.56
Informal votes2,4813.01−0.56
Turnout 82,41895.26
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anna Burke 42,17952.77+0.70
Liberal Ros Clowes37,75847.23−0.70
Labor hold Swing +0.70

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Chisholm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Anna Burke 33,27542.38+1.99
Liberal Peter Vlahos32,77141.74−5.39
Democrats Bernie Millane5,3926.87−0.40
Greens Julian Guess2,4313.10+0.44
Unity Ka-Sing Chua2,2142.82+2.82
One Nation Douglas Hesse2,0642.63+2.63
Natural Law Mark Toomey1930.25−0.22
Republican Nicholas Fell1760.22+0.22
Total formal votes78,51696.43−1.01
Informal votes2,9103.57+1.01
Turnout 81,42695.68−0.51
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anna Burke 40,88752.07+4.67
Liberal Peter Vlahos37,62947.93−4.67
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.67

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Chisholm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Michael Wooldridge 37,11047.13−0.64
Labor Tony Robinson 31,80740.39−4.21
Democrats Matthew Townsend5,7257.27+1.34
Greens Adrian Whitehead2,0972.66+2.66
Against Further Immigration Peter Judge1,2911.64+1.64
Natural Law Graeme Browne3580.47−0.95
Mark Ilott3500.44+0.44
Total formal votes78,74897.44−0.01
Informal votes2,0692.56+0.01
Turnout 80,81796.18−0.13
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Wooldridge 41,19052.59+2.20
Labor Tony Robinson 37,13247.41−2.20
Liberal hold Swing +2.20

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Chisholm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Michael Wooldridge 36,19850.23+1.76
Labor Gordon McCaskie29,99841.63+7.45
Democrats Doug Johnston4,6206.41−6.98
Natural Law Richard Aldous1,2471.73+1.73
Total formal votes72,06397.68+0.21
Informal votes1,7142.32−0.21
Turnout 73,77796.32
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Wooldridge 38,08352.88−3.41
Labor Gordon McCaskie33,93747.12+3.41
Liberal hold Swing −3.41

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Chisholm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Michael Wooldridge 34,66048.5+2.4
Labor Helen Mayer 24,43734.2−10.0
Democrats Trudi Brunton9,57613.4+6.8
Call to Australia Adrian Stagg2,8324.0+4.0
Total formal votes71,50597.5
Informal votes1,8612.5
Turnout 73,36696.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Wooldridge 40,23056.3+5.9
Labor Helen Mayer 31,23943.7−5.9
Liberal hold Swing +5.9

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Chisholm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Michael Wooldridge 29,70546.4+2.1
Labor Helen Mayer 28,09443.9−1.7
Democrats Fran Robbins4,2226.6+0.4
National Edward Wajsbrem1,1011.7+0.6
Unite Australia Ernest Rodeck6371.0+1.0
Independent Barry Gration2260.4+0.4
Total formal votes63,98595.8
Informal votes2,7724.2
Turnout 66,75795.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Wooldridge 32,40050.7+0.9
Labor Helen Mayer 31,52849.3−0.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +0.9

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Chisholm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Helen Mayer 28,69645.6−2.3
Liberal Graham Harris 27,86044.3+1.9
Democrats Colin Rochford3,9286.2−0.3
Democratic Labor Kevin Carroll1,7792.8−0.4
National Ray Murphy6931.1+1.1
Total formal votes62,95692.1
Informal votes5,4057.9
Turnout 68,36195.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Helen Mayer 31,56650.2−1.7
Liberal Graham Harris 31,37549.8+1.7
Labor hold Swing −1.7

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Chisholm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Helen Mayer 33,25348.2+7.1
Liberal Graham Harris 29,05242.1−5.0
Democrats Alan Swindon4,4446.5−4.3
Democratic Labor Kevin Cooper2,1963.2+3.2
Total formal votes68,94598.4
Informal votes1,1281.6
Turnout 70,07396.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Helen Mayer 36,01952.2+4.4
Liberal Graham Harris 32,92647.8−4.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.4

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Chisholm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Graham Harris 32,21147.1+0.6
Labor Helen Mayer 28,05841.1+9.6
Democrats Alan Swindon7,37710.8−6.4
Australia Terence Pooley7011.0+1.0
Total formal votes68,34798.0
Informal votes1,3942.0
Turnout 69,74195.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graham Harris 35,65252.2−6.7
Labor Helen Mayer 32,69547.8+6.7
Liberal hold Swing −6.7

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Chisholm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tony Staley 31,80846.5−8.9
Labor Helen Mayer 21,54831.5−5.8
Democrats Robert Caulfield11,73917.2+17.2
Democratic Labor Joe Stanley3,2994.8−0.2
Total formal votes68,39497.9
Informal votes1,5012.1
Turnout 69,89595.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tony Staley 58.9−1.9
Labor Helen Mayer 41.1+1.9
Liberal hold Swing −1.9

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Chisholm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tony Staley 31,47757.0+6.5
Labor Richard Campbell19,71235.7−5.0
Democratic Labor Joe Stanley2,7875.0−0.3
Australia Richard Franklin1,2362.2−1.3
Total formal votes55,21298.5
Informal votes8261.5
Turnout 56,03895.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tony Staley 62.4+5.7
Labor Richard Campbell37.6−5.7
Liberal hold Swing +5.7

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Chisholm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tony Staley 28,07250.5+3.7
Labor Alastair Nicholson 22,65140.7+1.5
Democratic Labor Joe Stanley2,9335.3−2.3
Australia Frank Penhalluriack 1,9403.5−2.9
Total formal votes55,59698.4
Informal votes9201.6
Turnout 56,51695.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tony Staley 56.7+1.3
Labor Alastair Nicholson 43.3−1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.3

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Chisholm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tony Staley 24,62246.8−6.1
Labor Alastair Nicholson 20,60839.2+5.1
Democratic Labor William Hoyne4,0067.6−1.4
Australia Robert Cowley3,3546.4+2.5
Total formal votes52,59098.5
Informal votes8111.5
Turnout 53,40195.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tony Staley 29,11055.4−7.2
Labor Alastair Nicholson 23,48044.6+7.2
Liberal hold Swing −7.2

1970 by-election

Chisholm by-election, 1970 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tony Staley 24,76754.1+1.2
Labor Frank Costigan 15,33533.5-0.6
Def. of Govt Schools Ray Nilsen4,1389.0+9.0
Australia Andrew Morrow1,5013.3-0.6
Total formal votes45,74198.4
Informal votes7561.6
Turnout 46,49782.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tony Staley 59.0-3.6
Labor Frank Costigan 41.0+3.6
Liberal hold Swing -3.6

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Chisholm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes 27,78352.9−5.9
Labor Anthony Dwyer17,91234.1+7.5
Democratic Labor John Rogers4,7479.0+0.0
Australia Andrew Morrow2,0533.9+3.9
Total formal votes52,49597.9
Informal votes1,1152.1
Turnout 53,61094.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes 62.6−7.9
Labor Anthony Dwyer37.4+7.9
Liberal hold Swing −7.9

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Chisholm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes 22,55658.5−1.5
Labor Kenneth Grigg10,35926.9−2.6
Democratic Labor Mary Stanley4,19910.9+0.4
Independent Clive Malseed1,4463.8+3.8
Total formal votes68,56097.5
Informal votes9882.5
Turnout 39,54895.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes 70.2+0.7
Labor Kenneth Grigg29.8−0.7
Liberal hold Swing +0.7

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Chisholm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes 24,13960.0+4.4
Labor John Button 11,87829.5−1.8
Democratic Labor John Duffy4,23010.5−2.7
Total formal votes40,24799.1
Informal votes3520.9
Turnout 40,59996.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes 69.5+2.0
Labor John Button 30.5−2.0
Liberal hold Swing +2.0

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Chisholm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes 22,27655.6−4.4
Labor Malcolm Coughlin12,52431.3+2.6
Democratic Labor John Duffy5,27313.2+1.9
Total formal votes40,07398.4
Informal votes6581.6
Turnout 40,73195.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes 67.5−2.7
Labor Malcolm Coughlin32.5+2.7
Liberal hold Swing −2.7

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Chisholm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes 24,02660.0−5.1
Labor Leo Bartley11,49428.7+3.7
Democratic Labor John Hoare4,54711.3+1.4
Total formal votes40,06798.1
Informal votes7661.9
Turnout 40,83395.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes 70.2−4.0
Labor Leo Bartley29.8+4.0
Liberal hold Swing −4.0

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Chisholm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Wilfrid Kent Hughes 26,39465.1+0.1
Labor John Stewart10,11425.0−10.0
Labor (A-C) Leonora Lloyd4,0069.9+9.9
Total formal votes40,51498.1
Informal votes7861.9
Turnout 41,30094.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Wilfrid Kent Hughes 73.0+8.0
Labor John Stewart27.0−8.0
Liberal hold Swing +8.0

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Chisholm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Wilfrid Kent Hughes 26,77565.0+0.0
Labor Les Cahill14,39035.0−0.0
Total formal votes41,16599.1
Informal votes3870.9
Turnout 41,55295.7
Liberal hold Swing +0.0

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Chisholm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Wilfrid Kent Hughes 27,01665.0+0.3
Labor Ronald Whiting14,56335.0+1.9
Total formal votes41,57998.8
Informal votes5011.2
Turnout 42,08095.7
Liberal hold Swing +0.1

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Chisholm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Wilfrid Kent Hughes 26,62864.7+4.1
Labor Leo Fennessy 13,61533.1+0.1
Communist Bill Tregear9372.3+2.3
Total formal votes41,18098.5
Informal votes6481.5
Turnout 41,82896.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Wilfrid Kent Hughes 64.9+3.8
Labor Leo Fennessy 35.1−3.8
Liberal notional  hold Swing +3.8


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