Electoral results for the Division of Prospect

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Prospect from the electorate's creation in 1969 until its abolition in 2010.

Members
MemberPartyTerm
  Dick Klugman Labor 1969–1990
  Janice Crosio Labor 1990–2004
  Chris Bowen Labor 2004–2010

Election results

2007
2007 Australian federal election: Prospect
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Chris Bowen 46,135 58.18 +9.11
Liberal Lily Arthur 24,705 31.15 -7.16
Greens Lizza Gebilagin 3,618 4.56 -0.61
Family First Carolyn Lever 2,655 3.35 +3.27
Christian Democrats Jason Callander 2,187 2.76 -0.55
Total formal votes 79,300 92.27 +1.68
Informal votes 6,648 7.73 -1.68
Turnout 85,948 94.84 +0.90
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Chris Bowen 50,327 63.46 +7.06
Liberal Lily Arthur 28,973 36.54 -7.06
Labor hold Swing+7.06

2004
2004 Australian federal election: Prospect
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Chris Bowen 37,802 50.07 -5.29
Liberal Robert Jacobucci 28,828 38.19 +10.54
Greens Kelly Marks 4,009 5.31 +0.73
Christian Democrats Manny Poularas 2,285 3.03 +0.47
One Nation John Abromas 1,438 1.90 -2.60
Democrats Lily Arthur 1,131 1.50 -0.79
Total formal votes 75,493 90.76 -0.25
Informal votes 7,906 9.24 +0.25
Turnout 83,183 95.03 -0.26
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Chris Bowen 32,374 57.12 -5.69
Liberal Robert Jacobucci 32,374 42.88 +5.69
Labor hold Swing-5.69

2001
2001 Australian federal election: Prospect
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Janice Crosio 41,596 55.36 -1.23
Liberal Gareth Perkins 20,776 27.65 +1.98
Greens Rebecca Filipczyk 3,439 4.58 +3.07
One Nation John Hutchinson 3,380 4.50 -3.19
Christian Democrats Lewis Haroon 1,927 2.56 +2.31
Democrats Thomas Peacock 1,723 2.29 -2.60
AAFI Garry Oates 1,274 1.70 +1.70
Unity Kek Tai 1,027 1.37 -1.43
Total formal votes 75,142 91.05 -2.64
Informal votes 7,388 8.95 +2.64
Turnout 82,530 95.60
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Janice Crosio 47,197 62.81 -3.96
Liberal Gareth Perkins 27,945 37.19 +3.96
Labor hold Swing-3.96

1998
1998 Australian federal election: Prospect
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Janice Crosio 41,310 59.54 +2.86
Liberal Nahid Aziz 15,965 23.01 -8.97
One Nation John Hutchinson 5,199 7.49 +7.49
Democrats Manny Poularas 3,405 4.91 -5.11
Unity Somchai Tongsumrith 2,199 3.17 +3.17
Greens Chris Harris 1,074 1.55 +1.55
Natural Law Linda Cogger 235 0.34 -0.99
Total formal votes 69,387 93.52 -0.71
Informal votes 4,806 6.48 +0.71
Turnout 74,193 95.08 -1.19
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Janice Crosio 48,371 69.71 +5.81
Liberal Nahid Aziz 21,016 30.29 -5.81
Labor hold Swing+5.81

1996
1996 Australian federal election: Prospect
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Janice Crosio 39,318 56.68 -8.69
Liberal Ron Cameron 22,182 31.97 +5.86
Democrats Manny Poularas 6,951 10.02 +5.50
Natural Law Linda Cogger 922 1.33 +0.74
Total formal votes 69,373 94.23 -0.15
Informal votes 4,248 5.77 +0.15
Turnout 73,621 96.28 +0.14
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Janice Crosio 44,236 63.91 -5.13
Liberal Ron Cameron 24,984 36.09 +5.13
Labor hold Swing-5.13

1993
1993 Australian federal election: Prospect
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Janice Crosio 44,039 65.37 +9.78
Liberal Paul Newton 17,593 26.11 -4.09
Democrats Dick Pike 3,044 4.52 -5.02
Independent Norman Byleveld 777 1.15 +1.15
Sue Bull 763 1.13 +1.13
Independent Alan Byers 757 1.12 +1.12
Natural Law Reg Paling 397 0.59 +0.59
Total formal votes 67,370 94.38 +0.32
Informal votes 4,015 5.62 -0.32
Turnout 71,385 96.14
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Janice Crosio 46,451 69.04 +5.59
Liberal Paul Newton 20,834 30.96 -5.59
Labor hold Swing+5.59

1990
1990 Australian federal election: Prospect
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Janice Crosio 37,866 56.0 +3.8
Liberal Paul Newton 20,058 29.7 +1.5
Democrats Kate Wright 6,639 9.8 +4.8
Greens Jenny Zanella 1,455 2.2 +2.2
Democratic Socialist Dick Nichols 920 1.4 +1.4
Independent Nick Beams 648 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 67,586 94.0
Informal votes 4,352 6.0
Turnout 71,938 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Janice Crosio 43,157 64.0 +0.0
Liberal Paul Newton 24,282 36.0 +0.0
Labor hold Swing+0.0

1987
1987 Australian federal election: Prospect
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dick Klugman 33,367 52.2 -13.8
Liberal Robert Ingram 18,018 28.2 +0.6
Independent Sam Barone 9,354 14.6 +14.6
Democrats William Utterson 3,194 5.0 -0.1
Total formal votes 63,933 92.9
Informal votes 5,645 8.1
Turnout 69,578 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dick Klugman 40,861 63.9 -5.4
Liberal Robert Ingram 23,038 36.1 +5.4
Labor hold Swing-5.4

1984
1984 Australian federal election: Prospect
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dick Klugman 38,475 66.0 +0.9
Liberal Adrian Burke 16,085 27.6 -4.5
Democrats Robert Neesam 2,987 5.1 +5.1
Socialist Workers Dick Nichols 791 1.4 -0.4
Total formal votes 58,338 89.4
Informal votes 6,932 10.6
Turnout 65,270 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dick Klugman 40,474 69.4 +2.2
Liberal Adrian Burke 17,841 30.6 -2.2
Labor hold Swing+2.2

1983
Australian federal election: Prospect
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dick Klugman 46,793 63.1 +5.2
Liberal Alan Byers 25,315 34.1 -2.5
Socialist Workers Richard Nichols 1,320 1.8 +1.8
Independent Eric Viitala 714 1.0 -0.4
Total formal votes 74,142 96.1
Informal votes 3,047 3.9
Turnout 77,189 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dick Klugman 65.2 +4.0
Liberal Alan Byers 34.8 -4.0
Labor hold Swing+4.0

1980
1980 Australian federal election: Prospect
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dick Klugman 39,419 57.9 +3.3
Liberal Alan Byers 24,967 36.6 +3.3
Democrats Robert Goodere 3,751 5.5 -6.1
Total formal votes 68,137 95.5
Informal votes 3,227 4.5
Turnout 71,364 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dick Klugman 61.2 +1.3
Liberal Alan Byers 38.8 -1.3
Labor hold Swing+1.3

1977
1977 Australian federal election: Prospect
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dick Klugman 34,933 54.6 -5.4
Liberal Alan Byers 21,591 33.8 -4.3
Democrats Laurence Bourke 7,421 11.6 +11.6
Total formal votes 63,945 95.9
Informal votes 2,731 4.1
Turnout 66,676 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dick Klugman 59.9 -1.2
Liberal Alan Byers 40.1 +1.2
Labor hold Swing-1.2

1975
1975 Australian federal election: Prospect
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dick Klugman 38,487 57.0 -10.4
Liberal Donald MacDonald 27,695 41.1 +11.1
Australia Geoffrey Thomas 1,284 1.9 -0.7
Total formal votes 67,466 97.1
Informal votes 1,983 2.9
Turnout 69,449 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dick Klugman 58.1 -10.9
Liberal Donald MacDonald 41.9 +10.9
Labor hold Swing-10.9

1974
1974 Australian federal election: Prospect
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dick Klugman 44,082 67.4 +2.5
Liberal Donald MacDonald 19,591 30.0 +1.1
Australia Geoffrey Thomas 1,693 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 65,366 97.7
Informal votes 1,513 2.3
Turnout 66,879 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dick Klugman 69.0 +3.1
Liberal Donald MacDonald 31.0 -3.1
Labor hold Swing+3.1

1972
1972 Australian federal election: Prospect
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dick Klugman 37,242 64.9 +7.9
Liberal Stanislaus Kelly 16,577 28.9 -4.9
Democratic Labor William Dunbar 3,523 6.1 -3.1
Total formal votes 57,342 97.0
Informal votes 1,766 3.0
Turnout 59,108 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dick Klugman 65.9 +7.3
Liberal Stanislaus Kelly 34.1 -7.3
Labor hold Swing+7.3

1969
1969 Australian federal election: Prospect
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dick Klugman 28,155 57.0 +6.2
Liberal Stanislaus Kelly 16,687 33.8 -6.2
Democratic Labor John Ferguson 4,517 9.2 +3.9
Total formal votes 49,359 96.6
Informal votes 1,758 3.4
Turnout 51,117 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dick Klugman 58.6 +5.3
Liberal Stanislaus Kelly 41.4 -5.3
Labor hold Swing+5.3

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