Electoral results for the Division of Hotham

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Hotham in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1969 until the present.

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Don Chipp Liberal 1969–1977
  Independent 1977–1977
  Democrats 1977–1977
  Roger Johnston Liberal 1977–1980
  Lewis Kent Labor 1980–1990
  Simon Crean Labor 1990–2013
  Clare O'Neil Labor 2013–present

Election results

2019

2019 Australian federal election: Hotham[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clare O'Neil 43,310 45.18 +2.10
Liberal George Hua 37,447 39.06 −1.28
Greens Jess Gonsalvez 8,722 9.10 +0.04
United Australia Jin Luan 3,483 3.63 +3.63
Sustainable Australia Dennis Bilic 1,772 1.85 +1.85
Rise Up Australia Peter Dorian 1,134 1.18 −0.41
Total formal votes 95,868 96.21 +0.12
Informal votes 3,780 3.79 −0.12
Turnout 99,648 92.41 −0.89
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clare O'Neil 53,597 55.91 +1.70
Liberal George Hua 42,271 44.09 −1.70
Labor hold Swing+1.70

2016

2016 Australian federal election: Hotham[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clare O'Neil 39,881 45.75 −1.38
Liberal George Hua 32,512 37.30 +0.16
Greens James Bennett 8,042 9.23 +0.71
Animal Justice Helen Jeges 2,593 2.97 +2.97
Family First Tatiana Rathbone 2,106 2.42 +0.31
Rise Up Australia Peter Vassiliou 2,030 2.33 +0.71
Total formal votes 87,164 96.13 +0.96
Informal votes 3,511 3.87 −0.96
Turnout 90,675 90.68 −1.85
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clare O'Neil 50,104 57.48 +0.21
Liberal George Hua 37,060 42.52 −0.21
Labor hold Swing+0.21

2013

2013 Australian federal election: Hotham[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clare O'Neil 40,512 47.13 −7.22
Liberal Fazal Cader 31,929 37.14 +4.79
Greens Lorna Wyatt 7,327 8.52 −1.64
Palmer United Samuel Porter 2,981 3.47 +3.47
Family First Stephen Nowland 1,818 2.11 −0.25
Rise Up Australia Peter Vassiliou 1,392 1.62 +1.62
Total formal votes 85,959 95.17 −0.35
Informal votes 4,365 4.83 +0.35
Turnout 90,324 92.53 −0.56
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clare O'Neil 49,232 57.27 −6.69
Liberal Fazal Cader 36,727 42.73 +6.69
Labor hold Swing−6.69

2010

2010 Australian federal election: Hotham[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Simon Crean 42,920 54.08 −1.07
Liberal Fazal Cader 26,110 32.90 −0.85
Greens Geoff Payne 8,086 10.19 +3.34
Family First Gary Ong 1,688 2.13 +0.09
Secular Trent Reardon 556 0.70 +0.70
Total formal votes 79,360 95.56 −1.14
Informal votes 3,684 4.44 +1.14
Turnout 83,044 92.70 −2.09
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Simon Crean 50,394 63.50 +0.50
Liberal Fazal Cader 28,966 36.50 −0.50
Labor hold Swing+0.50

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Simon Crean 44,853 55.15 +3.93
Liberal Vince Arborea 27,451 33.75 −5.22
Greens Matthew Billman 5,572 6.85 +1.46
Family First Peter Dorian 1,657 2.04 −0.53
Democrats Craig Cadby 800 0.98 −0.25
Democratic Labor Terry Farrell 758 0.93 +0.93
CEC Mike Woodward 240 0.30 +0.02
Total formal votes 81,331 96.70 +0.94
Informal votes 2,772 3.30 −0.94
Turnout 84,103 94.85 +0.30
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Simon Crean 51,240 63.00 +5.60
Liberal Vince Arborea 30,091 37.00 −5.60
Labor hold Swing+5.60

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Simon Crean 40,735 51.22 −3.19
Liberal Jennifer Marriner 30,992 38.97 +3.87
Greens Kiera Perrott 4,287 5.39 +1.04
Family First Roger Coombe 2,045 2.57 +2.57
Democrats Jessica Joss 975 1.23 −4.16
Socialist Alliance Josephine Cox 274 0.34 +0.34
CEC Adam Ellery 224 0.28 −0.45
Total formal votes 79,532 95.76 −0.68
Informal votes 3,525 4.24 +0.68
Turnout 83,057 94.55 −0.27
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Simon Crean 45,655 57.40 −3.59
Liberal Jennifer Marriner 33,877 42.60 +3.59
Labor hold Swing−3.59

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Simon Crean 44,351 54.45 −2.53
Liberal Priscilla Ruffolo 28,579 35.09 +2.88
Democrats Jessica Joss 4,383 5.38 +0.78
Greens Ollie Bennett 3,544 4.35 +2.51
CEC Simon Hall 598 0.73 +0.73
Total formal votes 81,455 96.44 +0.08
Informal votes 3,005 3.56 −0.08
Turnout 84,460 95.08
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Simon Crean 49,701 61.01 −2.58
Liberal Priscilla Ruffolo 31,754 38.99 +2.58
Labor hold Swing−2.58

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Simon Crean 46,107 56.98 +1.95
Liberal John Pesutto 26,059 32.21 −3.71
Democrats Polly Morgan 3,720 4.60 −0.72
One Nation Alan Salter 2,559 3.16 +3.16
Greens Susan Walters 1,492 1.84 −0.04
Unity Stan Rosenthal 841 1.04 +1.04
Natural Law John Cordon 137 0.17 −0.21
Total formal votes 80,915 96.36 −0.66
Informal votes 3,058 3.64 +0.66
Turnout 83,973 95.29 −0.56
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Simon Crean 51,451 63.59 +3.03
Liberal John Pesutto 29,464 36.41 −3.03
Labor hold Swing+3.03

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Simon Crean 44,182 55.04 +0.65
Liberal Brad Maunsell 28,834 35.92 −3.64
Democrats Brad Starkie 4,271 5.32 +1.98
Greens Emma Rush 1,511 1.88 +1.88
AAFI John Casley 1,176 1.46 +1.46
Natural Law John Cordon 303 0.38 −0.75
Total formal votes 80,277 97.02 +0.02
Informal votes 2,468 2.98 −0.02
Turnout 82,745 95.85 −0.35
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Simon Crean 48,437 60.56 +1.43
Liberal Brad Maunsell 31,546 39.44 −1.43
Labor hold Swing+1.43

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Simon Crean 42,514 59.30 +15.20
Liberal Robert Hicks 25,308 35.30 +0.90
Democrats Giancarlo Squillacciotti 1,743 2.43 −8.59
Sue Phillips 876 1.22 +1.22
Petar Pjesivac 765 1.07 +1.07
Natural Law Gabrielle De Wan 482 0.67 +0.67
Total formal votes 71,688 96.74 +1.58
Informal votes 2,419 3.26 −1.58
Turnout 74,107 96.20
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Simon Crean 45,119 62.99 +8.78
Liberal Robert Hicks 26,511 37.01 −8.78
Labor hold Swing+8.78

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Simon Crean 29,570 44.1 −10.5
Liberal Erdem Aydin 24,278 36.2 −2.2
Democrats Phillip Anderson 7,388 11.0 +4.0
Independent Vincent Alfonso 3,025 4.5 +4.5
Call to Australia Daryl Esmore 1,874 2.8 +2.8
Socialist Peter Stamatopoulos 918 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 67,053 95.2
Informal votes 3,410 4.8
Turnout 70,463 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Simon Crean 36,309 54.2 −4.5
Liberal Erdem Aydin 30,668 45.8 +4.5
Labor hold Swing−4.5

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lewis Kent 33,035 52.5 −1.0
Liberal Peter McCall 25,432 40.5 +5.6
Democrats Len de Koning 4,402 7.0 −1.5
Total formal votes 62,869 93.3
Informal votes 4,543 6.7
Turnout 67,412 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lewis Kent 35,535 56.5 −1.6
Liberal Peter McCall 27,328 43.5 +1.6
Labor hold Swing−1.6

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lewis Kent 31,821 53.5 −4.4
Liberal Michael Heffernan 20,736 34.9 −1.1
Democrats Greg Chipp 5,028 8.5 +2.4
Democratic Labor Edward Woods 1,845 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 59,430 90.1
Informal votes 6,505 9.9
Turnout 65,935 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lewis Kent 34,551 58.2 −3.5
Liberal Michael Heffernan 24,865 41.8 +3.5
Labor hold Swing−3.5

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lewis Kent 43,083 56.4 +7.9
Liberal Peter Bolitho 28,656 37.5 −1.2
Democrats Erwin Frenkel 4,683 6.1 −5.1
Total formal votes 76,422 97.6
Informal votes 1,850 2.4
Turnout 78,272 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lewis Kent 60.1 +6.1
Liberal Peter Bolitho 39.9 −6.1
Labor hold Swing+6.1

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lewis Kent 35,201 48.5 +10.4
Liberal Roger Johnston 28,054 38.7 −1.7
Democrats Robyn Groves 8,138 11.2 −7.2
Democratic Labor Edward Woods 1,128 1.6 −1.5
Total formal votes 72,521 97.0
Informal votes 2,250 3.0
Turnout 74,771 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lewis Kent 39,177 54.0 +5.7
Liberal Roger Johnston 33,344 46.0 −5.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing+5.7

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roger Johnston 27,663 40.4 −11.7
Labor Tony Ross 26,144 38.1 −5.6
Democrats Kenneth Weaver 12,587 18.4 +18.4
Democratic Labor Edward Woods 2,153 3.1 −0.2
Total formal votes 68,547 97.0
Informal votes 2,099 3.0
Turnout 70,646 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roger Johnston 35,450 51.7 −3.8
Labor Tony Ross 33,097 48.3 +3.8
Liberal hold Swing−3.8

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don Chipp 32,278 54.3 +6.1
Labor Tony Ross 24,623 41.5 −4.9
Democratic Labor Frank Gaffy 1,948 3.3 −0.4
Independent John Murray 555 0.9 +0.6
Total formal votes 59,404 98.4
Informal votes 2979 1.6
Turnout 60,383 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Chipp 57.7 +5.4
Labor Tony Ross 42.3 −5.4
Liberal hold Swing+5.4

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don Chipp 27,826 48.2 +0.1
Labor Tony Ross 26,822 46.4 +4.9
Democratic Labor Frank Gaffy 2,163 3.7 −4.3
Australia Richard Franklin 801 1.4 +1.4
Republican John Murray 177 0.3 −0.5
Total formal votes 57,789 98.1
Informal votes 1,118 1.9
Turnout 58,907 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Chipp 30,235 52.3 −4.8
Labor Tony Ross 27,554 47.7 +4.8
Liberal hold Swing−4.8

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don Chipp 25,242 48.1 −0.1
Labor Barry Johnston 21,796 41.5 +1.5
Democratic Labor Henry Beven 4,211 8.0 −1.3
Independent Ian Kenner 846 1.6 +1.6
Independent John Murray 418 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 52,513 97.3
Informal votes 1,453 2.7
Turnout 53,966 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Chipp 30,003 57.1 −1.1
Labor Barry Johnston 22,510 42.9 +1.1
Liberal hold Swing−1.1

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don Chipp 23,776 48.2 −0.2
Labor Kevin Vaughan 19,717 40.0 +5.5
Democratic Labor Ian Radnell 4,563 9.3 −0.5
Australia Kenneth Nolan 1,238 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 49,294 97.3
Informal votes 1,379 2.7
Turnout 50,673 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Chipp 28,667 58.2 −2.6
Labor Keith Vaughan 20,627 41.8 +2.6
Liberal hold Swing−2.6

References

  1. Hotham, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. Hotham, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. 2013 results for Hotham, AEC.
  4. "2010 results for Hotham". AEC.
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