Electoral results for the Division of Gorton

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Gorton in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 2004 until the present.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Brendan O'Connor	Labor	2004–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Victoria § Gorton.[ edit ]

2022 Australian federal election: Gorton ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brendan O'Connor	38,178	41.30	−10.13
	Liberal	John Fletcher	25,350	27.42	−0.56
	Greens	Praise Morris	8,325	9.01	+1.58
	United Australia	Michael Virag	7,082	7.66	+0.36
	One Nation	Daniel Connor	6,719	7.27	+7.27
	Independent	Steven Loncar	2,341	2.53	+2.53
	Victorian Socialists	Belle Gibson	2,064	2.23	+2.23
	Great Australian	Tony Dobran	1,312	1.42	+0.64
	Australian Federation	Paul Lassig	1,063	1.15	+1.15
Total formal votes			92,434	92.88	−1.04
Informal votes			7,089	7.12	+1.04
Turnout			99,523	89.77	−1.24
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brendan O'Connor	55,434	59.97	−4.27
	Liberal	John Fletcher	37,000	40.03	+4.27
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.27

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Victoria § Gorton.[ edit ]

2019 Australian federal election: Gorton ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brendan O'Connor	47,398	50.08	−11.16
	Liberal	Nathan Di Noia	24,677	26.07	−2.69
	Independent	Jarrod Bingham	8,363	8.84	+8.84
	United Australia	Richard Turton	7,473	7.90	+7.90
	Greens	Harkirat Singh	6,730	7.11	−2.89
Total formal votes			94,641	94.08	−0.87
Informal votes			5,957	5.92	+0.87
Turnout			100,598	91.11	+4.10
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brendan O'Connor	61,861	65.36	−3.13
	Liberal	Nathan Di Noia	32,780	34.64	+3.13
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.13

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Victoria § Gorton.[ edit ]

2016 Australian federal election: Gorton ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brendan O'Connor	61,110	62.29	+11.56
	Liberal	Daryl Lang	27,305	27.83	+2.35
	Greens	Rod Swift	9,690	9.88	+3.49
Total formal votes			98,105	94.92	+2.03
Informal votes			5,253	5.08	−2.03
Turnout			103,358	89.12	−3.09
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brendan O'Connor	68,135	69.45	+3.33
	Liberal	Daryl Lang	29,970	30.55	−3.33
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.33

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in Victoria § Gorton.[ edit ]

2013 Australian federal election: Gorton ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brendan O'Connor	44,449	50.73	−12.12
	Liberal	Phil Humphreys	22,328	25.48	+3.40
	Greens	Dinesh Jayasuriya	5,597	6.39	−2.58
	Palmer United	Anthony Barnes	5,238	5.98	+5.98
	Sex Party	Rhiannon Hunter	2,850	3.25	+3.25
	Family First	Scott Amberley	2,538	2.90	−2.11
	Democratic Labour	Michael Deverala	2,392	2.73	+2.73
	Christians	Mabor Chadhuol	1,132	1.29	+1.29
	Katter's Australian	Graham Macardy	1,090	1.24	+1.24
Total formal votes			87,614	92.89	−0.18
Informal votes			6,706	7.11	+0.18
Turnout			94,320	92.23	+0.30
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brendan O'Connor	57,933	66.12	−7.51
	Liberal	Phil Humphreys	29,681	33.88	+7.51
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.51

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in Victoria § Gorton.[ edit ]

2010 Australian federal election: Gorton ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brendan O'Connor	58,767	59.98	−1.95
	Liberal	Damon Ryder	23,116	23.59	−0.73
	Greens	Steve Wilson	9,949	10.15	+4.06
	Family First	Sean Major	6,153	6.28	+2.33
Total formal votes			97,985	93.29	−2.27
Informal votes			7,048	6.71	+2.27
Turnout			105,033	92.41	−2.51
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brendan O'Connor	70,705	72.16	+0.94
	Liberal	Damon Ryder	27,280	27.84	−0.94
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.94

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Gorton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brendan O'Connor	58,732	61.93	+2.56
	Liberal	Susan Jennison	23,063	24.32	−8.10
	Greens	Huong Truong	5,775	6.09	+0.99
	Family First	Scott Amberley	3,746	3.95	+1.46
	Democratic Labor	Vern Hughes	3,516	3.71	+3.71
Total formal votes			94,832	95.56	+0.62
Informal votes			4,405	4.44	−0.62
Turnout			99,237	95.00	+0.96
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brendan O'Connor	67,535	71.22	+6.32
	Liberal	Susan Jennison	27,297	28.78	−6.32
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.32

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Gorton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brendan O'Connor	48,930	59.37	+0.07
	Liberal	Susan Jennison	26,717	32.42	+8.39
	Greens	Steven Wilson	4,204	5.10	+2.04
	Family First	Ian Mallon	2,052	2.49	+2.49
	Citizens Electoral Council	Colin Ross Morgan Campbell	510	0.62	−0.26
Total formal votes			82,413	94.94	+0.90
Informal votes			4,396	5.06	−0.90
Turnout			86,809	94.04	−0.11
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brendan O'Connor	53,486	64.90	−5.07
	Liberal	Susan Jennison	28,927	35.10	+5.07
	Labor notional  hold		Swing	−5.07

References

1. Gorton, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
2. Gorton, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
3. Gorton, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
4. 2013 results for Gorton, AEC.
5. "2010 results for Gorton". AEC.

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
• Carr, Adam. Psephos