Electoral results for the Division of Leichhardt

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

Contents

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Tom Gilmore Country 1949–1951
  Harry Bruce Labor 1951–1958
  Bill Fulton Labor 1958–1975
  David Thomson National 1975–1983
  John Gayler Labor 1983–1993
  Peter Dodd Labor 1993–1996
  Warren Entsch Liberal 1996–2007
  Jim Turnour Labor 2007–2010
  Warren Entsch Liberal National 2010–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

2022 Australian federal election: Leichhardt [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Warren Entsch 33,65236.70−0.89
Labor Elida Faith25,31227.60−1.19
Greens Phillip Musumeci9,1439.97−0.43
One Nation Geena Court6,8227.44+1.39
Katter's Australian Rod Jensen 5,1665.63−2.52
Socialist Alliance Pat O'Shane 3,7294.07+4.07
United Australia Daniel Hannagan3,5933.92−0.05
Informed Medical Options Silvia Mogorovich1,6411.79+1.79
Animal Justice Susanne Bayly1,2531.37+1.37
Fusion Adam Cropp9301.01+1.01
Australian Federation Paul Roe4660.51+0.51
Total formal votes91,70793.18−0.40
Informal votes6,7156.82+0.40
Turnout 98,42283.97−3.68
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Warren Entsch 49,01053.44−0.73
Labor Elida Faith42,69746.56+0.73
Liberal National hold Swing −0.73

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 Australian federal election: Leichhardt [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Warren Entsch 33,75337.59−1.94
Labor Elida Faith25,84628.79+0.71
Greens Gary Oliver9,34010.40+1.62
Katter's Australian Daniel McCarthy7,3188.15+3.87
One Nation Ross Macdonald5,4286.05−1.48
United Australia Jen Sackley3,5623.97+3.97
Independent Chad Anderson2,5622.85+2.85
Conservative National Jo Ashby1,9762.20+2.20
Total formal votes89,78593.58+0.88
Informal votes6,1606.42−0.88
Turnout 95,94587.65−0.14
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Warren Entsch 48,63854.17+0.22
Labor Elida Faith41,14745.83−0.22
Liberal National hold Swing +0.22

2016

2016 Australian federal election: Leichhardt [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Warren Entsch 35,06639.49−5.77
Labor Sharryn Howes24,93928.08−4.49
Greens Kurt Pudniks7,7028.67+2.08
One Nation Peter Rogers6,7757.63+7.63
Independent Daniel McCarthy6,0966.86+6.86
Katter's Australian Brad Tassell3,8404.32+0.03
Family First Ned Kelly Gebadi2,2572.54+0.35
Rise Up Australia John Kelly1,4391.62+1.06
Independent Michael Newie6940.78+0.78
Total formal votes88,80892.68−1.87
Informal votes7,0127.32+1.87
Turnout 95,82087.85−3.43
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Warren Entsch 47,91553.95−1.73
Labor Sharryn Howes40,89346.05+1.73
Liberal National hold Swing −1.73

2013

2013 Australian federal election: Leichhardt [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Warren Entsch 38,79545.26−2.14
Labor Billy Gordon 27,92032.57−2.09
Palmer United Bruce Gibson7,3268.55+8.55
Greens Johanna Kloot5,6466.59−2.47
Katter's Australian George Ryan3,6774.29+4.29
Family First Frank Miles1,8762.19+0.36
Rise Up Australia Dale Edwards4760.56+0.56
Total formal votes85,71694.55+0.46
Informal votes4,9395.45−0.46
Turnout 90,65591.20+0.10
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Warren Entsch 47,72555.68+1.13
Labor Billy Gordon 37,99144.32−1.13
Liberal National hold Swing +1.13

2010

2010 Australian federal election: Leichhardt [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National Warren Entsch 37,82847.40+4.66
Labor Jim Turnour 27,66234.66−8.37
Greens Neville St John-Wood7,2329.06+1.44
Independent Jen Sackley2,5563.20+3.20
Independent Yodie Batzke1,7002.13+2.13
Family First Shannon McSweeney1,4611.83+0.53
Independent Steve Lane1,3731.72+1.72
Total formal votes79,81294.09−0.89
Informal votes5,0175.91+0.89
Turnout 84,82991.08−1.38
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Warren Entsch 43,53954.55+8.61
Labor Jim Turnour 36,27345.45−8.61
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +8.61

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Turnour 35,76243.12+12.08
Liberal Charlie McKillop32,18738.81−14.80
Greens Sue Cory6,2197.50+0.99
National Ian Crossland3,3033.98+3.98
Independent Selwyn Johnston1,4481.75+1.75
Independent Norman Miller1,0901.31+1.31
Family First Ben Jacobsen1,0871.31−1.38
Independent Damian Bynes9171.11+1.11
Democrats Bridgette Lennox4720.57−0.69
Independent Tony Hudson3200.39+0.39
Independent Rata Hami Pugh1390.17+0.17
Total formal votes82,94494.95+0.95
Informal votes4,4165.05−0.95
Turnout 87,36092.67+0.25
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Turnour 44,80054.01+14.27
Liberal Charlie McKillop38,14445.99−14.27
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +14.27

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Warren Entsch 41,37753.35+4.59
Labor Jim Turnour 24,30531.34−1.83
Greens Neville St John-Wood5,0206.47+1.23
Independent Jen Sackley3,7894.89+4.89
Family First Ric Lippmann2,1002.71+2.71
Democrats Allen Reid9721.25−2.31
Total formal votes77,56393.97−0.11
Informal votes4,9766.03+0.11
Turnout 82,53991.16−2.89
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Warren Entsch 46,54160.00+3.61
Labor Jim Turnour 31,02240.00−3.61
Liberal hold Swing +3.61

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Warren Entsch 36,21548.76+7.31
Labor Matt Trezise24,63633.17−3.80
One Nation Thomas East6,3248.51−5.38
Greens Jonathan Metcalfe3,8905.24+2.35
Democrats Harold Salier2,6433.56+0.41
Independent Rata Hami Pugh5610.76+0.51
Total formal votes74,26994.08−1.96
Informal votes4,6725.92+1.96
Turnout 78,94193.45
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Warren Entsch 41,88456.39+2.34
Labor Matt Trezise32,38543.61−2.34
Liberal hold Swing +2.34

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Warren Entsch 29,55041.45+9.36
Labor Chris Lewis26,36136.98−1.48
One Nation Beth Hudson9,90413.89+13.89
Democrats Harold Salier2,2433.15−1.64
Greens Steven Nowakowski2,0562.88+0.00
Independent Steve Dimitriou5220.73−0.44
Independent Rob Kenyon2670.37+0.37
Independent Trudy Alberts2180.31+0.31
Independent Rata Hami Pugh1730.24+0.24
Total formal votes71,29496.04−1.13
Informal votes2,9383.96+1.13
Turnout 74,23291.97−0.35
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Warren Entsch 38,53554.05−0.52
Labor Chris Lewis32,75945.95+0.52
Liberal hold Swing -0.52

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Dodd 28,39238.05−3.91
Liberal Warren Entsch 23,72131.79+0.20
National Bob Burgess15,23620.42+6.41
Democrats Leonie Watson3,5784.80−0.41
Greens Pat Daly2,0812.79−0.73
Independent Steve Dimitriou8711.17+1.17
Indigenous Peoples Jeanette Simpson3870.52+0.52
Natural Law Margaret Leviston3520.47−0.71
Total formal votes74,61897.12+0.41
Informal votes2,2132.88−0.41
Turnout 76,83192.32−1.07
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Warren Entsch 40,33254.18+5.51
Labor Peter Dodd 34,10245.82−5.51
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +5.51

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Dodd 29,12941.96−2.44
Liberal Bill Cummings21,93031.59+8.81
National Ben Wilson9,72214.00−6.00
Democrats Giselle Thomas3,6135.20−6.05
Greens Henrietta Fourmile 2,4463.52+3.52
Confederate Action Gavin Roberts9981.44+1.44
Natural Law Dorothy McKenzie8171.18+1.18
Independent Jim Cavill3860.56+0.56
Independent Stephen Piper3800.55+0.55
Total formal votes69,42196.71−0.75
Informal votes2,3633.29+0.75
Turnout 71,78493.39
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Dodd 35,57551.32−2.42
Liberal Bill Cummings33,74248.68+2.42
Labor hold Swing -2.42

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Gayler 31,31844.5−6.3
Liberal Bill Cummings15,98522.7+13.1
National Kevin Byrne14,55320.7−15.6
Democrats Jim Downey7,38210.5+7.1
Independent Jim Waldock1,1481.6+1.6
Total formal votes70,38697.5
Informal votes1,8162.5
Turnout 72,20292.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Gayler 37,60653.5−0.8
Liberal Bill Cummings32,72746.5+46.5
Labor hold Swing -0.8

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Gayler 31,60150.8−0.2
National Kevin Byrne22,55136.3+0.0
Liberal Ronald Barry5,9429.6+2.6
Democrats Wilfred Tapau2,0853.4−1.4
Total formal votes62,17995.6
Informal votes2,8464.4
Turnout 65,02590.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Gayler 33,74754.3−1.2
National Kevin Byrne28,43045.7+1.2
Labor hold Swing -1.2

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Gayler 28,25651.0−1.6
National Eda Celledoni20,11536.3−11.1
Liberal Hugh Anthony3,8797.0+7.0
Democrats Cliff Truelove2,6754.8+4.8
Independent Daas Saba4630.8+0.8
Total formal votes55,38894.3
Informal votes3,3345.7
Turnout 58,72291.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Gayler 30,72655.5+2.9
National Eva Celledoni24,66244.5−2.9
Labor hold Swing +2.9

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Gayler 35,07152.1+5.8
National David Thomson 32,28547.9−1.0
Total formal votes67,35698.2
Informal votes1,2511.8
Turnout 68,60791.5
Labor gain from National Swing +3.2

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Country David Thomson 30,10548.9+1.6
Labor Anthony Mijo28,50046.3+0.0
Democrats Ian Paul2,9854.8−1.7
Total formal votes61,59097.9
Informal votes1,3082.1
Turnout 62,89892.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Country David Thomson 31,45951.1+0.2
Labor Anthony Mijo30,13148.9−0.2
National Country hold Swing +0.2

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Country David Thomson 27,68447.3+9.1
Labor Bill Wood 27,07846.3−0.2
Democrats James Foster3,7856.5+6.5
Total formal votes58,54798.6
Informal votes8461.4
Turnout 59,39393.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Country David Thomson 29,80350.9−1.5
Labor Bill Wood 28,74449.1+1.5
National Country hold Swing -1.5

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Wood 25,92046.5−3.1
National Country David Thomson 21,31838.2−6.3
Liberal Laurence Hoins6,91812.4+12.4
Independent Clarence Grogan9821.8+1.8
Democratic Labor Bernard Marsh6451.2+1.2
Total formal votes55,78398.0
Informal votes1,1342.0
Turnout 56,91792.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Country David Thomson 29,20452.4+5.7
Labor Bill Wood 26,57947.6−5.7
National Country gain from Labor Swing +5.7

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Fulton 25,70249.6−8.3
Country Herbert Marsh23,07244.5+11.7
Australia Robert Ellwood3,0495.9+1.8
Total formal votes51,82397.8
Informal votes1,1842.2
Turnout 53,00794.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Fulton 27,60953.3−8.1
Country Herbert Marsh24,21446.7+8.1
Labor hold Swing -8.1

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Fulton 26,69757.9−4.4
Country Walter Schulz15,13532.8+0.9
Democratic Labor Bernard Marsh2,2045.2−0.6
Australia Patrick Kelly1,9024.1+4.1
Total formal votes46,13897.4
Informal votes1,2082.6
Turnout 47,34692.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Fulton 61.4−2.1
Country Walter Schulz38.6+2.1
Labor hold Swing -2.1

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Fulton 27,03762.3+5.2
Country David Young13,84431.9−5.6
Democratic Labor Thomas White2,5265.8+0.4
Total formal votes43,40798.2
Informal votes7951.8
Turnout 44,20293.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Fulton 63.5+6.7
Country David Young36.5−6.7
Labor hold Swing +6.7

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Fulton 24,63956.0−2.0
Country Michael Turner16,98838.6−0.8
Democratic Labor Geoffrey Higham2,3955.4+2.7
Total formal votes44,02297.2
Informal votes1,2452.8
Turnout 45,26792.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Fulton 57.1−1.4
Country Michael Turner42.9+1.4
Labor hold Swing -1.4

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Fulton 24,88158.0−8.3
Country Robert Norman 16,89539.4+12.0
Democratic Labor Arthur Trembath1,1582.7−3.6
Total formal votes42,93497.3
Informal votes1,1962.7
Turnout 44,13092.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Fulton 58.5−9.1
Country Robert Norman 41.5+9.1
Labor hold Swing -9.1

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Fulton 26,24366.3+19.1
Country Reginald Wiles10,83927.4−8.9
Queensland Labor Arthur Trembath2,4856.3−10.3
Total formal votes39,56797.2
Informal votes1,1582.8
Turnout 40,72591.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Fulton 67.6+11.4
Country Reginald Wiles32.4−11.4
Labor hold Swing +11.4

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Fulton 18,23447.2−2.7
Country Michael Turner14,02136.3−11.8
Queensland Labor James Bidner6,40716.6+16.6
Total formal votes38,66297.2
Informal votes1,0992.8
Turnout 39,76191.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Fulton 21,71956.2+4.5
Country George Turner16,94343.8−4.5
Labor hold Swing +4.5

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harry Bruce 18,51249.9−1.5
Country Tom Gilmore 17,84448.1+1.4
Communist Frank Falls7592.0+0.0
Total formal votes37,11597.7
Informal votes8602.3
Turnout 37,97592.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Bruce 19,18851.7−0.6
Country Tom Gilmore 17,92748.3+0.6
Labor hold Swing -0.6

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harry Bruce 19,04451.4+2.4
Country Tom Gilmore 17,27646.6−0.5
Communist Joe Howe7272.0−1.9
Total formal votes37,04798.5
Informal votes5761.5
Turnout 37,62394.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Bruce 53.2+0.5
Country Tom Gilmore 46.8−0.5
Labor hold Swing +0.5

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harry Bruce 16,82749.0+6.7
Country Tom Gilmore 16,16347.1−2.5
Communist Richard Anear1,3293.9+0.4
Total formal votes34,31997.5
Informal votes8672.5
Turnout 35,18692.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Bruce 18,08352.7+4.4
Country Tom Gilmore 16,23647.3−4.4
Labor gain from Country Swing +4.4

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Leichhardt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Tom Gilmore 16,29149.6+8.0
Labor Cecil Holdcroft13,89442.3−11.2
Communist Ralph Leinster1,1413.5−0.7
Independent Thomas Mackey1,1063.4+3.4
Independent Leslie Keough4241.3+1.3
Total formal votes32,85695.8
Informal votes1,4274.2
Turnout 34,28391.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tom Gilmore 51.7+9.2
Labor Cecil Holdcroft48.3−9.2
Country notional  gain from Labor Swing +9.2

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  2. Leichhardt, QLD, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. Leichhardt, QLD, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  4. 2013 results for Leichhardt, AEC.
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