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
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 |
|
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 |
|
Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1940s
References
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