Electoral results for the Division of Curtin

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

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Paul Hasluck Liberal 1949–1969
  Victor Garland Liberal 1969–1981
  Allan Rocher Liberal 1981–1995
  Independent 1995–1998
  Julie Bishop Liberal 1998–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2016: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Julie Bishop 56,175 65.50 +2.99
Labor Melissa Callanan 13,476 15.71 −1.95
Greens Viv Glance 12,180 14.20 −0.60
Independent Sandra Boulter 2,389 2.79 +2.79
Liberty Alliance David Archibald 1,544 1.80 +1.80
Total formal votes 85,764 97.98 +1.26
Informal votes 1,772 2.02 −1.26
Turnout 87,536 89.67 −3.88
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Julie Bishop 60,631 70.70 +2.48
Labor Melissa Callanan 25,133 29.30 −2.48
Liberal hold Swing +2.48
Australian federal election, 2013: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Julie Bishop 52,623 62.06 +0.93
Labor Daryl Tan 15,189 17.91 −1.36
Greens Judith Cullity 12,985 15.31 −2.41
Palmer United Glenn Baker 2,237 2.64 +2.64
Christians Gail Forder 1,058 1.25 +1.25
Rise Up Australia Jennifer Whately 708 0.83 +0.83
Total formal votes 84,800 96.75 −0.32
Informal votes 2,850 3.25 +0.32
Turnout 87,650 92.86 −0.36
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Julie Bishop 57,171 67.42 +1.23
Labor Daryl Tan 27,629 32.58 −1.23
Liberal hold Swing +1.23
Australian federal election, 2010: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Julie Bishop 50,024 61.13 +2.17
Labor Sophie van der Merwe 15,771 19.27 −5.71
Greens George Crisp 14,498 17.72 +4.49
Christian Democrats Pat Seymour 1,534 1.87 +0.61
Total formal votes 81,827 97.07 −0.97
Informal votes 2,471 2.93 +0.97
Turnout 84,298 93.25 −0.63
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Julie Bishop 54,158 66.19 +2.93
Labor Sophie van der Merwe 27,669 33.81 −2.93
Liberal hold Swing +2.93

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Julie Bishop 46,912 59.27 −0.32
Labor Peter Grant 19,419 24.53 +0.78
Greens Lee Hemsley 10,649 13.45 +1.97
Christian Democrats Gail Forder 1,004 1.27 −0.41
Independent Shahar Helel 445 0.56 +0.56
Family First Bev Custers 394 0.50 +0.50
One Nation Albert Caine 329 0.42 −0.56
Total formal votes 79,152 98.09 +1.61
Informal votes 1,542 1.91 −1.61
Turnout 80,694 93.72 +0.60
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Julie Bishop 50,320 63.57 −1.05
Labor Peter Grant 28,832 36.43 +1.05
Liberal hold Swing −1.05
Australian federal election, 2004: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Julie Bishop 45,081 59.59 +4.43
Labor Bill Kruse 17,968 23.75 +0.31
Greens Sonja Lundie-Jenkins 8,689 11.48 +2.23
Democrats Rob Olver 1,688 2.23 −4.18
Christian Democrats Gail Forder 1,272 1.68 +0.67
One Nation Albert Caine 744 0.98 −1.44
CEC Colin Horne 216 0.29 +0.29
Total formal votes 75,658 96.48 −0.22
Informal votes 2,760 3.52 +0.22
Turnout 78,418 93.12 −1.93
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Julie Bishop 48,887 64.62 +0.71
Labor Bill Kruse 26,771 35.38 −0.71
Liberal hold Swing +0.71
Australian federal election, 2001: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Julie Bishop 41,863 55.16 +10.59
Labor Trish Fowler 17,789 23.44 +0.69
Greens Steve Walker 7,019 9.25 +2.93
Democrats Ashley Buckley 4,863 6.41 +1.60
One Nation Neil Gilmour 1,840 2.42 −1.28
liberals for forests G. Wood 1,750 2.31 +2.31
Christian Democrats Karen McDonald 763 1.01 +1.01
Total formal votes 75,887 96.70 −0.57
Informal votes 2,590 3.30 +0.57
Turnout 78,477 95.65
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Julie Bishop 48,502 63.91 +0.43
Labor Trish Fowler 27,385 36.09 −0.43
Liberal hold Swing +0.43

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Julie Bishop 35,174 44.63 +2.69
Labor Andrew Waddell 18,026 22.87 +2.32
Independent Allan Rocher 13,925 17.67 −8.06
Greens Phillip Farren 4,971 6.31 +0.07
Democrats Stephen Lipple 3,780 4.80 +0.38
One Nation Ian Trinder 2,934 3.72 +3.72
Total formal votes 78,810 97.22 −0.73
Informal votes 2,255 2.78 +0.73
Turnout 81,065 94.42 −0.83
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Julie Bishop 49,870 63.28 +20.56
Labor Andrew Waddell 28,940 36.72 +36.72
Liberal gain from Independent Swing +20.56
Australian federal election, 1996: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ken Court 27,012 39.15 −20.65
Independent Allan Rocher 20,251 29.35 +29.35
Labor Steven Roebuck 13,658 19.79 −5.24
Greens Giz Watson 4,319 6.26 −3.24
Democrats Michael Barrett 2,947 4.27 +0.85
Natural Law George Kailis 816 1.18 −0.47
Total formal votes 69,003 97.97 −0.04
Informal votes 1,427 2.03 +0.04
Turnout 70,430 95.25 −0.63
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Allan Rocher 39,310 57.28 +57.28
Liberal Ken Court 29,316 42.72 −22.48
Independent gain from Liberal Swing +22.48
Australian federal election, 1993: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Allan Rocher 41,417 59.80 +4.87
Labor David Gilchrist 17,340 25.04 +2.16
Greens Elisabeth Jones 6,582 9.50 −0.71
Democrats Willem Bouwer 2,368 3.42 −6.50
Natural Law Diana Davies 1,142 1.65 +1.65
Jon Doust 410 0.59 +0.59
Total formal votes 69,259 98.01 +0.87
Informal votes 1,407 1.99 −0.87
Turnout 70,666 95.88
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Allan Rocher 45,149 65.22 +2.41
Labor David Gilchrist 24,072 34.78 −2.41
Liberal hold Swing +2.41
Australian federal election, 1990: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Allan Rocher 37,183 54.9 +1.3
Labor Stephen Booth 15,485 22.9 −10.6
Greens Mary Salter 6,911 10.2 +10.2
Democrats Helen Hodgson 6,711 9.9 +1.8
Grey Power Brett Woodhill 882 1.3 +1.3
Democratic Socialist Michelle Hovane 518 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 67,690 97.1
Informal votes 1,995 2.9
Turnout 69,685 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Allan Rocher 42,406 62.8 +1.4
Labor Stephen Booth 25,107 37.2 −1.4
Liberal hold Swing +1.4

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Allan Rocher 32,912 53.8 −2.4
Labor Philip Laskaris 20,371 33.3 −2.9
Democrats Joe Blake 4,967 8.1 +0.5
National John Gilmour 2,942 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 61,192 94.7
Informal votes 3,397 5.3
Turnout 64,589 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Allan Rocher 37,703 61.6 +2.2
Labor Philip Laskaris 23,486 38.4 −2.2
Liberal hold Swing +2.2
Australian federal election, 1984: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Allan Rocher 34,519 56.2 +3.6
Labor Beth Schultz 22,205 36.2 −4.3
Democrats Marjorie McKercher 4,690 7.6 +0.7
Total formal votes 61,414 94.2
Informal votes 3,774 5.8
Turnout 65,188 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Allan Rocher 36,463 59.4 +4.0
Labor Beth Schultz 24,942 40.6 −4.0
Liberal hold Swing +4.0
Australian federal election, 1983: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Allan Rocher 30,404 51.7 −7.2
Labor Clive Kittson 24,337 41.4 +8.6
Democrats Marjorie McKercher 4,046 6.9 −1.4
Total formal votes 58,787 98.4
Informal votes 949 1.6
Turnout 59,736 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Allan Rocher 54.5 −7.8
Labor Clive Kittson 45.5 +7.8
Liberal hold Swing −7.8
Curtin by-election, 1981
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Allan Rocher 22,951 47.0 −11.9
Labor John Crouch 15,644 32.1 −0.7
Democrats Shirley de la Hunty 8,356 17.1 +8.8
Independent Alfred Bussell 1,843 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 48,794 96.7
Informal votes 1,664 3.3
Turnout 50,458 78.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Allan Rocher 27,062 55.5 −6.8
Labor John Crouch 21,732 44.5 +6.8
Liberal hold Swing −6.8
Australian federal election, 1980: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Victor Garland 35,373 58.9 +0.1
Labor Richard Grounds 19,680 32.8 +8.4
Democrats Gary Payne 4,985 8.3 −6.1
Total formal votes 60,038 97.8
Informal votes 1,321 2.2
Turnout 61,359 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Victor Garland 62.3 −6.5
Labor Richard Grounds 37.7 +6.5
Liberal hold Swing −6.5

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Victor Garland 38,988 58.8 −7.5
Labor Patricia Giles 16,207 24.4 −9.3
Democrats Richard Bunting 9,522 14.4 +14.4
Progress James MacDonald 1,628 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 66,345 97.6
Informal votes 1,654 2.4
Turnout 67,999 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Victor Garland 68.8 +2.5
Labor Patricia Giles 31.2 −2.5
Liberal hold Swing +2.5
Australian federal election, 1975: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Victor Garland 41,901 66.3 +12.4
Labor John Crouch 21,253 33.7 −5.2
Total formal votes 63,154 97.9
Informal votes 1,371 2.1
Turnout 64,525 94.7
Liberal hold Swing +7.0
Australian federal election, 1974: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Victor Garland 33,267 53.9 −1.9
Labor John Crouch 24,016 38.9 +5.3
National Alliance Terry McDonnell 3,051 4.9 −0.4
Australia Party Dennis Fyfe 728 1.2 −4.1
Independent Jeannette Forsyth 700 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 61,762 97.7
Informal votes 1,460 2.3
Turnout 63,222 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Victor Garland 59.3 −2.9
Labor John Crouch 40.7 +2.9
Liberal hold Swing −2.9
Australian federal election, 1972: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Victor Garland 29,131 58.5 +8.7
Labor Susan Neacy 15,373 30.9 −3.7
Australia Party Maurene Locke 2,652 5.3 +3.0
Democratic Labor Peter McGowan 2,634 5.3 −1.8
Total formal votes 49,790 98.0
Informal votes 1,037 2.0
Turnout 50,827 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Victor Garland 64.9 +4.8
Labor Susan Neacy 35.1 −4.8
Liberal hold Swing +4.8

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Victor Garland 24,855 49.8 −8.4
Labor John Williamson 17,275 34.7 +2.7
Democratic Labor Francis Dwyer 3,533 7.1 −2.7
Independent Robert Scoggins 3,047 6.1 +6.1
Australia Party Len McEntee 1,151 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 49,861 97.7
Informal votes 1,177 2.3
Turnout 51,038 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Victor Garland 60.1 −5.9
Labor John Williamson 39.9 +5.9
Liberal hold Swing −5.9
Curtin by-election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Victor Garland 17,983 50.5 −9.4
Labor Hayden Jones 11,047 31.0 +0.7
Independent Robert Scoggins 6,586 18.5 +18.5
Total formal votes 35,616 98.3
Informal votes 608 1.7
Turnout 36,224 80.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Victor Garland 59.8 −7.9
Labor Hayden Jones 40.2 +7.9
Liberal hold Swing −7.9
Australian federal election, 1966: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Paul Hasluck 24,135 59.9 −15.7
Labor John Brind 12,206 30.3 +30.3
Democratic Labor Francis Dwyer 3,945 9.8 −8.3
Total formal votes 40,286 97.2
Informal votes 1,580 3.8
Turnout 41,866 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Paul Hasluck 67.7 −11.1
Labor John Brind 32.3 +32.3
Liberal hold Swing −11.1
Australian federal election, 1963: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Paul Hasluck 29,200 75.6 +12.4
Democratic Labor Francis Dwyer 6,992 18.1 +6.0
Communist John Gandini 2,426 6.3 +6.3
Total formal votes 38,618 93.5
Informal votes 2,669 6.5
Turnout 41,287 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Paul Hasluck 78.8 +5.7
Democratic Labor Francis Dwyer 21.2 +21.2
Liberal hold Swing +5.7
Australian federal election, 1961: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Paul Hasluck 24,811 63.2 −0.5
Labor George Piesley 9,698 24.7 +2.5
Democratic Labor Wilfred Bodeker 4,768 12.1 −2.0
Total formal votes 39,277 97.6
Informal votes 969 2.4
Turnout 40,246 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Paul Hasluck 73.1 −2.1
Labor George Piesley 26.9 +2.1
Liberal hold Swing −2.1

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Paul Hasluck 63.7 −36.3
Labor Frederick Traine 22.2 +22.2
Democratic Labor John Antill 14.1 +14.1
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Paul Hasluck 75.2 −24.8
Labor Frederick Traine 24.8 +24.8
Liberal hold Swing −24.8
Australian federal election, 1955: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Paul Hasluck unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Australian federal election, 1954: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Paul Hasluck 23,950 61.3 −3.4
Labor Harry Bishop 15,089 38.7 +3.4
Total formal votes 39,039 98.7
Informal votes 530 1.3
Turnout 39,569 96.1
Liberal hold Swing −3.4
Australian federal election, 1951: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Paul Hasluck 25,998 64.7 +3.5
Labor John Henshaw 14,193 35.3 −3.5
Total formal votes 40,191 97.9
Informal votes 863 2.1
Turnout 41,054 96.0
Liberal hold Swing +3.5

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Curtin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Paul Hasluck 24,857 61.2 +15.7
Labor William Lonnie 15,781 38.8 −12.6
Total formal votes 40,638 98.1
Informal votes 803 1.9
Turnout 41,441 95.1
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +13.8

References

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