Electoral results for the Division of Jagajaga

Last updated April 16, 2025

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Jagajaga in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1984 until the present.

Members

	Party	Term
Peter Staples	Labor	1984–1996
Jenny Macklin		1996–2019
Kate Thwaites		2019–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2025

2025 Australian federal election: Jagajaga ^[1]
Party		Candidate
	Independent	Abdi Mohamed
	Family First	Rae Rancie
	Liberal	Chris Parr
	Greens	Jy Sandford
	Independent	Chris Kearney
	One Nation	Leslie Ralph
	Labor	Kate Thwaites
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

2022

2022 Australian federal election: Jagajaga ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kate Thwaites	41,412	40.90	+0.00
	Liberal	Sahil Tomar	29,535	29.17	−10.04
	Greens	Liz Chase	16,855	16.65	+2.26
	Liberal Democrats	Maya Tesa	3,760	3.71	+3.71
	United Australia	Allison Zelinka	3,493	3.45	−0.04
	Independent	Zahra Mustaf	3,150	3.11	+3.11
	One Nation	John Booker	2,274	2.25	+2.25
	Federation	Brendan Palmarini	764	0.75	+0.75
Total formal votes			101,243	96.20	−0.74
Informal votes			4,003	3.80	+0.74
Turnout			105,246	93.00	−2.26
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kate Thwaites	63,122	62.35	+6.46
	Liberal	Sahil Tomar	38,121	37.65	−6.46
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.46

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 Australian federal election: Jagajaga ^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kate Thwaites	41,086	42.02	+0.90
	Liberal	Richard Welch	37,755	38.62	−1.47
	Greens	Paul Kennedy	13,929	14.25	+0.82
	United Australia	Maria Rigoni	3,652	3.74	+3.74
	Rise Up Australia	Jeff Truscott	1,345	1.38	+1.38
Total formal votes			97,767	96.86	−0.07
Informal votes			3,169	3.14	+0.07
Turnout			100,936	93.85	+0.43
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kate Thwaites	55,304	56.57	+0.97
	Liberal	Richard Welch	42,463	43.43	−0.97
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.97

2016

2016 Australian federal election: Jagajaga ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Mulholland	37,920	41.03	−0.91
	Labor	Jenny Macklin	36,238	39.21	+1.21
	Greens	Hugh McKinnon	13,696	14.82	+1.87
	Family First	Jessica Ward	2,341	2.53	+0.90
	Animal Justice	Nathan Schram	2,235	2.42	+2.42
Total formal votes			92,430	97.29	+1.02
Informal votes			2,572	2.71	−1.02
Turnout			95,002	92.12	−1.90
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jenny Macklin	50,536	54.67	+1.54
	Liberal	David Mulholland	41,894	45.33	−1.54
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.54

2013

2013 Australian federal election: Jagajaga ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Nick McGowan	38,422	41.94	+7.01
	Labor	Jenny Macklin	34,813	38.00	−9.00
	Greens	Chris Kearney	11,863	12.95	−1.92
	Sex Party	Nicholas Wallis	2,565	2.80	+2.80
	Palmer United	Kitten Snape	2,452	2.68	+2.68
	Family First	Tahlia Eadie	1,490	1.63	−0.86
Total formal votes			91,605	96.27	+0.24
Informal votes			3,549	3.73	−0.24
Turnout			95,154	94.06	−0.26
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jenny Macklin	48,669	53.13	−8.02
	Liberal	Nick McGowan	42,936	46.87	+8.02
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.02

2010

2010 Australian federal election: Jagajaga ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jenny Macklin	40,682	47.34	−0.82
	Liberal	Joh Bauch	29,745	34.61	−2.94
	Greens	Chris Kearney	12,847	14.95	+4.70
	Family First	Joe Sgarlata	2,109	2.45	+0.09
	Secular	Peter Harris	560	0.65	+0.65
Total formal votes			85,943	96.03	−1.52
Informal votes			3,556	3.97	+1.52
Turnout			89,499	94.01	−1.71
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jenny Macklin	52,868	61.52	+2.54
	Liberal	Joh Bauch	33,075	38.48	−2.54
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.54

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Jagajaga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jenny Macklin	42,154	48.16	+3.38
	Liberal	Conrad D'Souza	32,870	37.55	−4.78
	Greens	Lisa Hodgson	8,971	10.25	+1.94
	Family First	Andrew Conlon	2,065	2.36	+0.07
	Democrats	Jason Graham	979	1.12	−0.03
	Citizens Electoral Council	Stephen Lele	496	0.56	+0.38
Total formal votes			87,535	97.55	+1.53
Informal votes			2,196	2.45	−1.53
Turnout			89,731	95.70	+0.21
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jenny Macklin	51,630	58.98	+4.58
	Liberal	Conrad D'Souza	35,905	41.02	−4.58
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.58

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Jagajaga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jenny Macklin	38,303	44.78	−0.34
	Liberal	Woody Inman	36,210	42.33	+1.86
	Greens	Don Ardin	7,111	8.31	+1.74
	Family First	Jennifer Barton	1,956	2.29	+2.29
	Democrats	Cate Hayward	983	1.15	−5.53
	Veterans	Barry Minster	527	0.62	+0.62
	Pensioners	Gary Schorel-Hlavka	285	0.33	+0.33
	Citizens Electoral Council	Stephen Lele	162	0.19	−0.16
Total formal votes			85,537	96.02	−0.34
Informal votes			3,549	3.98	+0.34
Turnout			89,086	95.49	−0.29
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jenny Macklin	46,531	54.40	−0.88
	Liberal	Woody Inman	39,006	45.60	+0.88
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.88

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Jagajaga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jenny Macklin	37,027	45.61	−2.54
	Liberal	Brett Jones	32,619	40.18	+0.81
	Democrats	Peter Wigg	5,421	6.68	+0.81
	Greens	Samantha Roberts	5,178	6.38	+3.11
	Independent	Gary Schorel-Hlavka	673	0.83	+0.83
	Citizens Electoral Council	Paul Gallagher	266	0.33	+0.33
Total formal votes			81,184	96.36	−1.06
Informal votes			3,070	3.64	+1.06
Turnout			84,254	95.93
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jenny Macklin	45,170	55.64	−0.27
	Liberal	Brett Jones	36,014	44.36	+0.27
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.27

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Jagajaga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jenny Macklin	38,842	48.15	+3.99
	Liberal	Tony Raunic	31,760	39.37	−3.34
	Democrats	John McPherson	4,732	5.87	−1.07
	Greens	Robyn Roberts	2,633	3.26	−0.03
	One Nation	Ray Mason	1,971	2.44	+2.44
	Unity	Grant Walters	468	0.58	+0.58
	Natural Law	Steve Griffith	265	0.33	+0.01
Total formal votes			80,671	97.42	−0.01
Informal votes			2,137	2.58	+0.01
Turnout			82,808	96.11	−0.78
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jenny Macklin	45,100	55.91	+3.20
	Liberal	Tony Raunic	35,571	44.09	−3.20
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.20

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Jagajaga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jenny Macklin	34,977	44.16	−3.40
	Liberal	Michelle Penson	33,823	42.71	−0.66
	Democrats	Timothy Newhouse	5,496	6.94	+3.59
	Greens	Susan Coleman	2,609	3.29	+3.29
	Against Further Immigration	Paul Tobias	994	1.26	+0.24
	Independent	Andrew Mackenzie	839	1.06	+1.06
	Natural Law	Byron Rigby	249	0.31	−0.83
	Independent	Chris Vassis	214	0.27	−0.75
Total formal votes			79,201	97.43	+0.36
Informal votes			2,089	2.57	−0.36
Turnout			81,290	96.89	+0.11
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jenny Macklin	41,550	52.71	−0.59
	Liberal	Michelle Penson	37,280	47.29	+0.59
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.59

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Jagajaga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Staples	33,881	50.14	+9.75
	Liberal	Alistair Urquhart	27,441	40.61	+0.21
	Democrats	Bob West	2,137	3.16	−12.39
	Independent	Chris Vassis	843	1.25	+1.25
	Against Further Immigration	Angela Walker	842	1.25	+1.25
	Natural Law	Sue Griffith	795	1.18	+1.18
	Independent	Gary Foley	592	0.88	+0.88
	Call to Australia	Doreen O'Kane	436	0.65	−1.86
		Eric Kirkwood	344	0.51	+0.51
	Independent	Richard Fitzherbert	260	0.38	+0.38
Total formal votes			67,571	96.81	−0.22
Informal votes			2,225	3.19	+0.22
Turnout			69,796	96.78
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Staples	37,430	55.46	+2.82
	Liberal	Alistair Urquhart	30,064	44.54	−2.82
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.82

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Jagajaga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Fred Garrett	26,513	40.4	+3.3
	Labor	Peter Staples	26,510	40.4	−10.9
	Democrats	Howard McCallum	10,208	15.6	+6.9
	Call to Australia	Colin Arnold	1,647	2.5	+2.5
	Natural Law	Robert Morris	748	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			65,626	97.0
Informal votes			2,009	3.0
Turnout			67,635	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Staples	34,484	52.6	−5.6
	Liberal	Fred Garrett	31,029	47.4	+5.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.6

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Jagajaga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Staples	29,698	51.3	−1.7
	Liberal	John Pasquarelli	21,479	37.1	−0.1
	Democrats	Howard McCallum	5,023	8.7	+3.3
	National	Laurie Kirwan	977	1.7	+1.7
	Independent	Lynette Manning	757	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			57,934	94.7
Informal votes			3,242	5.3
Turnout			61,176	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Staples	33,698	58.2	+2.1
	Liberal	John Pasquarelli	24,191	41.8	−2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.1

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Jagajaga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Staples	29,781	53.0	−2.6
	Liberal	Frederick Garratt	20,905	37.2	+1.6
	Democrats	Peter Lovell	3,038	5.4	+0.0
	Democratic Labor	Len Moore	2,106	3.7	+1.9
	Independent	Nino de Tress	357	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			56,187	91.9
Informal votes			4,982	8.1
Turnout			61,169	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Staples	31,518	56.1	−2.3
	Liberal	Frederick Garratt	24,644	43.9	+2.3
	Labor notional hold		Swing	−2.3

References

↑ Jagajaga, Jagajaga, Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
↑ Jagajaga, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
↑ Jagajaga, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
↑ Jagajaga, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
↑ 2013 results for Jagajaga, AEC.
↑ "2010 results for Jagajaga". AEC.

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[1] Jagajaga, Jagajaga, Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

[2] Jagajaga, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

[3] Jagajaga, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.

[4] Jagajaga, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.

[5] 2013 results for Jagajaga, AEC.

[6] "2010 results for Jagajaga". AEC.

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