Electoral results for the Division of Kalgoorlie

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Kalgoorlie in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 2010.

Contents

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  John Kirwan Free Trade 1901–1903
  Charlie Frazer Labor 1903–1913
  Hugh Mahon Labor 1913 by–1917
  Edward Heitmann Nationalist 1917–1919
  Hugh Mahon Labor 1919–1920
  George Foley Nationalist 1920 by–1922
  Albert Green Labor 1922–1940
  Herbert Johnson Labor 1940 by–1958
  Peter Browne Liberal 1958–1961
  Fred Collard Labor 1961–1975
  Mick Cotter Liberal 1975–1980
  Graeme Campbell Labor 1980–1995
  Independent 1995–1996
  Australia First 1996–1998
  Barry Haase Liberal 1998–2010

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Barry Haase 31,56548.14+2.68
Labor Sharon Thiel26,65340.65+8.73
Greens Robin Chapple 4,0456.17-0.16
One Nation Derek Major1,0751.64-0.69
Christian Democrats Ross Patterson9621.47+0.19
Family First Ian Rose8201.25+1.25
Citizens Electoral Council Ian Burt2750.42-0.07
Liberty & Democracy Charles Dalton1760.28+0.27
Total formal votes65,57195.93+1.27
Informal votes2,7854.07-1.27
Turnout 68,35684.63+1.10
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Haase 34,47452.58-3.72
Labor Sharon Thiel31,09747.42+3.72
Liberal hold Swing -3.72

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Barry Haase 29,47545.46+2.86
Labor Tom Stephens 20,69131.92-3.14
Independent Graeme Campbell 6,65410.26+10.26
Greens Kado Muir 4,1016.33+2.55
One Nation Robin Scott 1,5112.33-6.27
Christian Democrats Craig Hendry8271.28+1.28
Independent Brendon Cook5060.78+0.78
Democrats Don Hoddy4960.77-2.75
Citizens Electoral Council Lorraine Thomas3180.49+0.33
Independent Nabil Haji Rowland2520.39+0.39
Total formal votes64,83194.66+0.26
Informal votes3,6565.34-0.26
Turnout 68,48783.53-3.28
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Haase 36,50256.30+1.96
Labor Tom Stephens 28,32943.70-1.96
Liberal hold Swing +1.96

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Barry Haase 28,81042.60+14.57
Labor Paul Browning23,71235.06+7.44
One Nation Robin Scott 5,8188.60+0.21
Greens Laurie Miller2,5543.78-0.46
Democrats Don Hoddy2,3833.52+1.52
Independent Clark Butson1,9472.88+2.88
National Peter McCumstie1,3792.04-3.94
Independent Neville Smith4740.70+0.70
Curtin Labor Alliance Ian Burt4470.66+0.66
Citizens Electoral Council Callum Payne1110.16-0.11
Total formal votes67,63594.40-0.95
Informal votes4,0105.60+0.95
Turnout 71,64586.84
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Haase 36,75554.34+2.24
Labor Paul Browning30,88045.66-2.24
Liberal hold Swing +2.24

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Barry Haase 19,16928.03+1.43
Labor Clark Butson18,89027.62-6.11
Australia First Graeme Campbell 15,58522.79+22.79
One Nation Neville Smith5,7378.39+8.39
National Kathy Finlayson4,0885.98+4.78
Greens Robin Chapple 2,8994.24+0.51
Democrats Dean Richter1,3672.00-0.18
Christian Democrats Laurie Sugg4660.68+0.68
Citizens Electoral Council Ian Burt1850.27+0.27
Total formal votes68,38695.35-1.87
Informal votes3,3354.65+1.87
Turnout 71,72186.97-1.86
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Haase 35,63252.10+2.80
Labor Clark Butson32,75447.90-2.80
Liberal gain from Independent Swing +2.80

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Graeme Campbell 21,89535.13+35.13
Labor Ian Taylor 21,64834.73-19.63
Liberal Cedric Wyatt 15,14424.30-10.32
Greens Deborah Botica2,3243.73-0.45
Democrats David Thackrah1,3182.11-0.53
Total formal votes62,32997.23-0.19
Informal votes1,7772.77+0.19
Turnout 64,10688.83-0.89
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Ian Taylor 33,13053.36-6.59
Liberal Cedric Wyatt 28,96046.64+6.59
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Graeme Campbell 37,53660.35+60.35
Labor Ian Taylor 24,66639.65-20.24
Member changed to Independent from Labor  

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Graeme Campbell 35,18754.36+4.88
Liberal Don Green22,40634.61+2.42
Greens Robin Chapple 2,7024.17-2.14
Independent James O'Kenny2,0013.09+3.09
Democrats Shyama Peebles1,7132.65-5.37
Natural Law Byron Rigby7231.12+1.12
Total formal votes64,73297.42+1.01
Informal votes1,7132.58-1.01
Turnout 66,44589.72
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graeme Campbell 38,77059.94-0.29
Liberal Don Green25,90740.06+0.29
Labor hold Swing -0.29

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Graeme Campbell 29,88349.5-4.9
Liberal Louie Carnicelli19,44132.2-3.3
Democrats Vin Cooper4,8398.0+3.6
Greens Robin Chapple 3,8156.3+6.3
National Dascia Weckert1,8103.0-2.7
Grey Power Josh Sacino6061.0+1.0
Total formal votes60,39496.4
Informal votes2,2483.6
Turnout 62,64289.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graeme Campbell 36,32660.2+1.7
Liberal Louie Carnicelli23,98039.8-1.7
Labor hold Swing +1.7

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Graeme Campbell 30,84152.6+1.3
Liberal David Johnston 21,85037.3-3.6
National Ron Smales3,3635.7+5.7
Democrats Frank Chulung2,5934.4+1.4
Total formal votes58,64793.8
Informal votes3,8996.2
Turnout 62,54688.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graeme Campbell 33,22356.7+0.7
Liberal David Johnston 25,42043.3-0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Graeme Campbell 27,90351.3-3.8
Liberal Douglas Krepp22,24140.9+1.9
Nuclear Disarmament David Nourish2,6234.8+4.8
Democrats William Mason1,6493.0+0.0
Total formal votes54,41692.4
Informal votes4,4857.6
Turnout 58,90187.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graeme Campbell 30,47656.0-2.0
Liberal Douglas Krepp23,94044.0+2.0
Labor hold Swing -2.0

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Graeme Campbell 34,84356.6+11.4
Liberal Douglas Krepp23,06937.5-9.0
Democrats Blair Nancarrow1,8563.0-5.3
Independent Joseph Boschetti1,7782.9+2.9
Total formal votes61,54697.7
Informal votes1,4592.3
Turnout 63,00586.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graeme Campbell 59.5+8.9
Liberal Douglas Krepp40.5-8.9
Labor hold Swing +8.9

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Mick Cotter 26,56246.5-1.8
Labor Graeme Campbell 25,84545.2+6.8
Democrats Trevor Butler4,7238.3+2.0
Total formal votes57,13097.6
Informal votes1,4192.4
Turnout 58,54987.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graeme Campbell 28,88950.6+8.1
Liberal Mick Cotter 28,24149.4-8.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.1

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Mick Cotter 27,51249.3-4.4
Labor Brian Conway20,86237.4-5.8
Democrats Edwin Routley3,5346.3+6.3
National Country Squire Fletcher2,3994.3+4.3
Progress Graham Mills1,5292.7-0.4
Total formal votes55,83696.8
Informal votes1,8553.2
Turnout 57,69190.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mick Cotter 58.5+2.3
Labor Brian Conway41.5-2.3
Liberal hold Swing +2.3

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Mick Cotter 25,99451.7+9.8
Labor Fred Collard 22,73445.2-5.1
Workers Graham Mills1,5383.1+3.1
Total formal votes50,26697.9
Informal votes1,0552.1
Turnout 51,32189.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mick Cotter 54.2+6.3
Labor Fred Collard 45.8-6.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.3

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Collard 22,92550.3-8.5
Liberal Mick Cotter 19,07241.9+6.9
National Alliance George Kyros2,5205.5-0.7
Australia Ian Kelly5551.2+1.2
Independent James Jackson4871.1+1.1
Total formal votes45,55997.4
Informal votes1,2162.6
Turnout 46,77588.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Collard 52.1-7.3
Liberal Mick Cotter 47.9+7.3
Labor hold Swing -7.3

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Collard 26,64858.8-0.2
Liberal Gerald Gloster15,83735.0-0.9
Democratic Labor Geoffrey Sands2,8016.2+1.1
Total formal votes45,28697.5
Informal votes1,1822.5
Turnout 46,46889.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Collard 60.0+0.0
Liberal Gerald Gloster40.0+0.0
Labor hold Swing +0.0

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Collard 23,13859.0+1.6
Liberal Jim Samson14,06435.9-1.0
Democratic Labor Geoffrey Sands1,9835.1-0.6
Total formal votes39,18598.1
Informal votes7441.9
Turnout 39,92989.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Collard 60.0+1.5
Liberal James Samson40.0-1.5
Labor hold Swing +1.5

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Collard 18,39359.5+7.2
Liberal Grahame Jonas10,76234.8-6.2
Democratic Labor Geoffrey Sands1,7655.7-1.0
Total formal votes30,92096.8
Informal votes1,0203.2
Turnout 31,94089.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Collard 60.6+7.2
Liberal Grahame Jonas39.4-7.2
Labor hold Swing +7.2

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Collard 16,18052.3+4.4
Liberal Peter Browne 12,66841.0-2.3
Democratic Labor James Ardagh1,3284.3+1.4
Democratic Labor Antonius Berkhout7512.4+2.4
Total formal votes30,92798.5
Informal votes4671.5
Turnout 31,39489.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Collard 53.4+2.8
Liberal Peter Browne 46.6-2.8
Labor hold Swing +2.8

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Collard 14,23147.9+3.6
Liberal Peter Browne 12,85043.3+6.7
Democratic Labor George Jensen1,5785.3-6.6
Independent Harold Illingworth1,0503.5-3.8
Total formal votes29,70997.2
Informal votes8592.8
Turnout 30,56891.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Collard 15,03450.6+0.9
Liberal Peter Browne 14,67549.4-0.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +0.9

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Collard 12,51944.3-16.8
Liberal Peter Browne 10,33736.6+36.6
Democratic Labor Antonius Berkhout3,36311.9+11.9
Independent Harold Illingworth2,0567.3-31.6
Total formal votes28,27596.6
Informal votes1,0083.4
Turnout 29,28393.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Browne 14,22750.3+50.3
Labor Fred Collard 14,04849.7-11.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +11.4

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herbert Johnson 17,03361.1-4.5
Independent Harold Illingworth10,84438.9+4.5
Total formal votes27,87796.3
Informal votes1,0673.7
Turnout 28,94493.2
Labor hold Swing -1.8

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herbert Johnson 17,13065.6-34.4
Independent Harold Illingworth8,99134.4+34.4
Total formal votes26,12198.1
Informal votes4941.9
Turnout 26,61593.1
Labor hold Swing -34.4

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herbert Johnson unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herbert Johnson 18,12762.4-9.3
Liberal John Porteus10,90237.6+9.3
Total formal votes29,02997.8
Informal votes6532.2
Turnout 29,68293.9
Labor hold Swing -9.3

1946

1946 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herbert Johnson 22,65568.0+0.4
Liberal Seddon Vincent 10,64632.0-9.6
Total formal votes33,30197.8
Informal votes7492.2
Turnout 34,05090.0
Labor hold Swing -7.4

1943

1943 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herbert Johnson 23,42467.6-32.4
United Australia Lance Horley6,22718.0+18.0
Communist Kevin Healy 3,0028.7+8.7
United Australia Ralph Shaw1,5384.4+4.4
Independent William McGhie4631.3+1.3
Total formal votes34,65496.9
Informal votes1,0923.1
Turnout 35,74695.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Herbert Johnson 75.4-24.6
United Australia Lance Horley24.6+24.6
Labor hold Swing -24.6

1940 by-election

Kalgoorlie by-election, 1940 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herbert Johnson 18,22851.4-48.6
United Australia Frederick Lee14,38240.5+40.5
Independent Benjamin Finlay1,7214.9+4.9
United Australia Carlyle Ferguson1,1403.2+3.2
Total formal votes35,47198.4
Informal votes5671.6
Turnout 36,03882.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Herbert Johnson 54.6-45.4
United Australia Frederick Lee45.4+45.4
Labor hold Swing -45.4

1940

1940 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Green unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Green 25,77173.6-26.4
United Australia Stephen Kellow9,23526.4+26.4
Total formal votes35,00696.0
Informal votes1,4574.0
Turnout 36,46388.4
Labor hold Swing -26.4

1934

1934 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Green unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1931

1931 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Green 15,41957.5-6.4
Country William Pickering 7,15626.7+3.6
United Australia George Rainsford 4,24815.8+2.8
Total formal votes26,82397.1
Informal votes8072.9
Turnout 27,63086.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Albert Green 59.1-6.1
Country William Pickering 40.9+6.1
Labor hold Swing -6.1

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Green 15,76163.9-36.1
Country William Pickering 5,68423.1+23.1
Nationalist William Greenard3,20313.0+13.0
Total formal votes24,64898.0
Informal votes5052.0
Turnout 25,15384.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Albert Green 65.2-34.8
Country William Pickering 34.8+34.8
Labor hold Swing -34.8

1928

1928 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Green unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1925

1925 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Green 14,24557.6+0.2
Nationalist John Mullany 10,47642.4-0.2
Total formal votes24,72197.2
Informal votes7172.8
Turnout 25,43886.0
Labor hold Swing +0.2

1922

1922 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Green 9,88957.4+8.9
Nationalist George Foley 7,33142.6+9.9
Total formal votes17,22094.9
Informal votes9175.1
Turnout 18,13758.4
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +7.1

1920

Kalgoorlie by-election, 1920 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist George Foley 8,38251.4+3.5
Labor Hugh Mahon 7,93948.6-3.5
Total formal votes16,32199.3+0.6
Informal votes1130.7-0.6
Turnout 16,43479.1-0.2
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing +3.5

Elections in the 1910s

1919

1919 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Hugh Mahon 9,22052.1+3.4
Nationalist Edward Heitmann 8,48047.9-3.4
Total formal votes17,70098.7
Informal votes2371.3
Turnout 17,93779.3
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +3.4

1917

1917 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Edward Heitmann 11,65951.3+51.3
Labor Hugh Mahon 11,08748.7-51.3
Total formal votes22,74697.3
Informal votes6352.7
Turnout 23,38184.4
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing +51.3

1914

1914 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Hugh Mahon unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1913 by-election

Kalgoorlie by-election, 1913 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Hugh Mahon unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1913

1913 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Charlie Frazer unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1910

1910 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charlie Frazer 11,16281.4+2.4
Liberal John Thornett2,55018.6-2.4
Total formal votes13,71298.5
Informal votes2141.5
Turnout 13,92664.3
Labour hold Swing +2.4

Elections in the 1900s

1906

1906 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charlie Frazer 7,71579.0+12.4
Western Australian William Burton2,05121.0-12.4
Total formal votes9,76696.7
Informal votes3383.3
Turnout 10,10436.2
Labour hold Swing +12.4

1903

1903 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charlie Frazer 5,82066.6+66.6
Free Trade John Kirwan 2,91333.4-30.7
Total formal votes8,73396.8
Informal votes2863.2
Turnout 9,01938.9
Labour gain from Free Trade Swing +30.7

1901

1901 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade John Kirwan 5,37464.1+64.1
Ind. Free Trade John Hopkins 3,01535.9+35.9
Total formal votes8,38944.6
Free Trade win(new seat)

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