Electoral results for the Division of Wills

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

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Bill Bryson Labor 1949–1955
  Labor (Anti-Communist) 1955–1955
  Gordon Bryant Labor 1955–1980
  Bob Hawke Labor 1980–1992
  Phil Cleary Independent 1992–1996
  Kelvin Thomson Labor 1996–2016
  Peter Khalil Labor 2016–present

Election results

2019

2019 Australian federal election: Wills[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Khalil 42,355 44.08 +6.17
Greens Adam Pulford 25,575 26.62 −4.29
Liberal Peter Killin 17,241 17.94 −3.60
Victorian Socialists Sue Bolton 4,344 4.52 +4.52
Animal Justice Chris Miles 3,596 3.74 +2.08
United Australia Manju Venkat 2,979 3.10 +3.10
Total formal votes 96,090 95.77 +2.61
Informal votes 4,243 4.23 −2.61
Turnout 100,333 90.67 +3.25
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Khalil 72,888 75.85 +4.18
Liberal Peter Killin 23,202 24.15 −4.18
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Peter Khalil 55,898 58.17 +3.24
Greens Adam Pulford 40,192 41.83 −3.24
Labor hold Swing+3.24

2016

2016 Australian federal election: Wills[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Khalil 35,431 37.65 −7.49
Greens Samantha Ratnam 29,017 30.83 +8.60
Liberal Kevin Hong 20,634 21.93 −0.91
Sex Party Tristram Chellew 2,608 2.77 +0.16
Independent Francesco Timpano 1,832 1.95 +1.95
Animal Justice Camille Sydow 1,578 1.68 +1.68
Drug Law Reform Ash Blackwell 1,287 1.37 +1.37
Renewable Energy Dougal Gillman 778 0.83 +0.83
Socialist Alliance Zane Alcorn 648 0.69 −0.44
Socialist Equality Will Fulgenzi 295 0.31 +0.31
Total formal votes 94,108 93.25 −1.22
Informal votes 6,807 6.75 +1.22
Turnout 100,915 88.64 −2.29
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Khalil 67,037 71.23 +0.47
Liberal Kevin Hong 27,071 28.77 −0.47
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Peter Khalil 51,646 54.88 −10.32
Greens Samantha Ratnam 42,462 45.12 +10.32
Labor hold Swing−10.32

2013

2013 Australian federal election: Wills[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kelvin Thomson 40,931 45.14 −6.07
Liberal Shilpa Hegde 20,710 22.84 +0.04
Greens Tim Read 20,157 22.23 +0.12
Sex Party Adrian Trajstman 2,363 2.61 +2.51
Palmer United Anne Murray-Dufoulon 2,158 2.38 +2.38
Independent Dean O'Callaghan 2,040 2.25 +2.25
Family First Concetta Giglia 1,285 1.42 −0.15
Socialist Alliance Margarita Windisch 1,024 1.13 +0.30
Total formal votes 90,668 94.47 +0.45
Informal votes 5,304 5.53 −0.45
Turnout 95,972 90.97 −0.16
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kelvin Thomson 64,161 70.76 −2.77
Liberal Shilpa Hegde 26,507 29.24 +2.77
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Kelvin Thomson 59,118 65.20 −7.44
Greens Tim Read 31,550 34.80 +34.80
Labor hold SwingN/A

2010

2010 Australian federal election: Wills[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kelvin Thomson 43,718 51.81 −5.08
Liberal Claude Tomisich 20,080 23.79 −0.76
Greens Mark Riley 17,381 20.60 +6.78
Family First Daniel Mumby 1,320 1.56 +0.13
Democrats Paul Roberton 734 0.87 −1.46
Socialist Alliance Trent Hawkins 726 0.86 +0.14
CEC Craig Isherwood 429 0.51 +0.25
Total formal votes 84,388 93.98 −1.69
Informal votes 5,403 6.02 +1.69
Turnout 89,791 91.07 −2.60
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kelvin Thomson 61,297 72.64 +0.24
Liberal Claude Tomisich 23,091 27.36 −0.24
Labor hold Swing+0.24

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kelvin Thomson 49,050 56.89 +3.07
Liberal Claude Tomisich 21,166 24.55 -4.15
Greens David Collis 11,912 13.82 +0.82
Democrats Edward Clarke 2,005 2.33 +0.91
Family First Ihab Kelada 1,233 1.43 -0.12
Socialist Alliance Zane Alcorn 624 0.72 -0.34
CEC Craig Isherwood 227 0.26 -0.19
Total formal votes 86,217 95.67 +1.17
Informal votes 3,902 4.33 -1.17
Turnout 90,119 93.69 +0.70
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kelvin Thomson 62,432 72.41 +5.51
Liberal Claude Tomisich 23,785 27.59 -5.51
Labor hold Swing-3.67

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kelvin Thomson 44,158 53.82 -2.22
Liberal Blair Hamilton 23,549 28.70 +3.23
Greens Toby Archer 10,663 13.00 +4.72
Family First Deborah Suraci 1,275 1.55 +1.55
Democrats Robert Stone 1,163 1.42 -4.81
Socialist Alliance David Glanz 867 1.06 +1.06
CEC Noelene Isherwood 373 0.45 -1.04
Total formal votes 82,048 94.50 -0.15
Informal votes 4,772 5.50 +0.15
Turnout 86,820 92.99 -0.80
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kelvin Thomson 54,893 66.90 -3.67
Liberal Blair Hamilton 27,155 33.10 +3.67
Labor hold Swing-3.67

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kelvin Thomson 44,019 56.03 -7.93
Liberal Vytautas Valasinavicius 21,030 26.77 +1.08
Greens Richard Di Natale 6,081 7.74 +7.74
Democrats Robert Stone 5,036 6.41 +0.70
CEC Craig Isherwood 1,367 1.74 +1.19
David Glanz 1,036 1.32 +1.32
Total formal votes 78,569 94.81 -0.92
Informal votes 4,302 5.19 +0.92
Turnout 82,871 93.93
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kelvin Thomson 54,542 69.42 -1.54
Liberal Vytautas Valasinavicius 24,027 30.56 +1.54
Labor hold Swing-1.54

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kelvin Thomson 50,507 63.96 +13.98
Liberal David Curry 20,280 25.68 +4.45
Democrats Robert Stone 4,507 5.71 +2.11
Progressive Labour Bill Deller 1,875 2.37 +2.37
Unity Randa Abdel-Fattah 1,363 1.73 +1.73
CEC Andrew Fox 435 0.55 +0.55
Total formal votes 78,967 95.73 -0.62
Informal votes 3,520 4.27 +0.62
Turnout 82,487 94.55 -0.44
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kelvin Thomson 56,033 70.96 +15.19
Liberal David Curry 22,934 29.04 +29.04
Labor hold Swing+15.19

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kelvin Thomson 39,014 49.98 +4.37
Independent Phil Cleary 17,747 22.74 -2.73
Liberal Jack Minas 16,576 21.24 -3.30
Democrats Robert Stone 2,811 3.60 +1.49
Independent Sharon Keppel 1,399 1.79 +1.79
Natural Law Martin Richardson 316 0.40 -0.01
Craig Isherwood 196 0.25 +0.25
Total formal votes 78,059 96.35 -0.11
Informal votes 2,957 3.65 +0.11
Turnout 81,016 94.99 -0.27
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kelvin Thomson 43,394 55.77 +4.10
Independent Phil Cleary 34,417 44.23 -4.10
Labor hold Swing+4.10

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Kardamitsis 29,499 41.88 -6.80
Independent Phil Cleary 20,721 29.42 +29.42
Liberal Jack Minas 17,386 24.68 -9.80
Democrats Robert Stone 1,474 2.09 -7.48
Independent Katheryne Savage 652 0.93 +0.93
Ken Mantell 271 0.38 +0.38
Cecil G. Murgatroyd 219 0.31 -0.17
Natural Law John Price 212 0.30 +0.30
Total formal votes 70,434 96.64 +2.99
Informal votes 2,451 3.36 -2.99
Turnout 72,885 95.26
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Phil Cleary 36,816 52.42 +52.42
Labor Bill Kardamitsis 33,412 47.58 -10.30
Independent hold Swing+52.4
1992 Wills by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Phil Cleary 21,391 33.5 +33.5
Labor Bill Kardamitsis 18,784 29.4 -19.3
Liberal John Delacretaz 17,582 27.6 -6.9
Independent Katheryne Savage 1,660 2.6 +2.6
Democrats David Mackay 1,383 2.2 -7.4
AAFI Angela Walker 577 0.9 +0.9
Independent Geraldine Rawson 453 0.7 +0.7
Independent Ian Sykes 364 0.6 +0.6
Federal Stan Germaine 280 0.4 +0.4
Independent Cecil G. Murgatroyd 258 0.4 +0.4
Independent Salvatore Ferraro 221 0.4 +0.4
Independent Bob Lewis 216 0.3 +0.3
Independent Richard Phillips 136 0.2 +0.2
Independent Bill French 90 0.1 +0.1
Independent Kon Kyrou 81 0.1 +0.1
Independent Julien Droulers 68 0.1 +0.1
Independent Patricia Poulos 61 0.1 +0.1
Independent John Murray 54 0.1 +0.1
Independent Chris Vassis 43 0.1 +0.1
Independent Otto Kuhne 35 0.1 +0.1
Independent Will Kapphan 34 0.1 +0.1
Independent F C Potter 30 0.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 63,801 93.6
Informal votes 4,348 6.4
Turnout 68,149 89.4 -4.9
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Phil Cleary 41,708 65.7 +65.7
Labor Bill Kardamitsis 21,772 34.3 -23.6
Independent gain from Labor SwingN/A

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Hawke 32,596 48.7 -9.3
Liberal John Delacretaz 23,088 34.5 +4.3
Democrats Philip Mendes 6,413 9.6 +3.2
Democratic Labor Mark Beshara 2,564 3.8 +3.8
Independent Ian Sykes 986 1.5 +0.4
Democratic Socialist Lali Chelliah 678 1.0 +1.0
Independent Cecil G. Murgatroyd 319 0.5 +0.5
Independent Marc Aussie-Stone 316 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 66,960 93.6
Informal votes 4,541 6.4
Turnout 71,501 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Hawke 38,708 57.9 -8.2
Liberal John Delacretaz 28,116 42.1 +8.2
Labor hold Swing-8.2

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Hawke 35,849 61.8 -4.7
Liberal Olga Venables 15,318 26.4 +3.0
Democrats Ken Eley 3,729 6.4 +2.4
Independent Fast Bucks 1,400 2.4 +2.4
Independent Lyn Teather 1,092 1.9 +1.9
Independent Ian Sykes 650 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 58,038 91.4
Informal votes 5,480 8.6
Turnout 63,518 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Hawke 40,519 69.9 -0.4
Liberal Olga Venables 17,432 30.1 +0.4
Labor hold Swing-0.4

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Hawke 38,846 66.5 +1.5
Liberal Victor Perton 13,649 23.4 -1.1
Democrats Peter Allan 2,350 4.0 -2.3
Independent Mark Ferguson 1,360 2.3 +2.3
Independent Lance Hutchinson 1,056 1.8 +1.8
Democratic Labor Gloria Brook 856 1.5 -0.2
Independent Martin Mantell 242 0.4 +0.4
Independent Glen Mann 81 0.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 58,440 89.2
Informal votes 7,097 10.8
Turnout 65,537 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Hawke 40,986 70.3 -1.2
Liberal Victor Perton 17,352 29.7 +1.2
Labor hold Swing-1.2

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Hawke 45,571 67.6 +2.5
Liberal Mark Hoysted 14,773 21.9 -4.5
Democrats John Hallam 4,225 6.3 +2.6
Socialist Labour Martin Mantell 1,287 1.9 +1.2
Democratic Labor Michael Verberne 1,145 1.7 -0.2
Socialist Workers Solomon Salby 206 0.3 -0.7
Imperial British Cecil G. Murgatroyd 174 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 67,381 96.2
Informal votes 2,660 3.8
Turnout 70,041 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Hawke 74.1 +4.2
Liberal Mark Hoysted 25.9 -4.2
Labor hold Swing+4.2

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Hawke 42,815 65.1 +7.5
Liberal Vincenzo d'Aquino 17,337 26.4 +0.0
Democrats Kenneth Goss 2,407 3.7 -4.8
Democratic Labor Thomas Stewart 1,256 1.9 -5.5
Socialist Workers Solomon Salby 677 1.0 +1.0
Socialist Labour Michael Head 490 0.7 +0.7
Independent Martin Newell 410 0.6 +0.6
Communist Philip Herington 368 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 65,760 94.5
Informal votes 3,846 5.5
Turnout 69,606 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Hawke 69.9 +7.3
Liberal Vincenzo d'Aquino 30.1 -7.3
Labor hold Swing+7.3

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Bryant 38,456 57.6 -0.5
Liberal Thomas Burrowes 17,597 26.4 -8.4
Democrats Vernon Weaver 5,703 8.5 +8.5
Democratic Labor John Flint 4,964 7.4 +0.3
Total formal votes 66,703 96.1
Informal votes 2,702 3.9
Turnout 69,442 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Bryant 62.6 +3.8
Liberal Thomas Burrowes 37.4 -3.8
Labor hold Swing+3.8

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Bryant 32,382 60.2 -1.1
Liberal Howard Kiel 17,562 32.7 +2.9
Democratic Labor John Flint 3,819 7.1 +0.7
Total formal votes 53,763 97.6
Informal votes 1,336 2.4
Turnout 55,099 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Bryant 60.9 -2.5
Liberal Howard Kiel 39.1 +2.5
Labor hold Swing-2.5

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Bryant 32,721 61.3 +0.6
Liberal John Bales 15,923 29.8 +1.8
Democratic Labor John Flint 3,430 6.4 -4.9
Australia Stanley Bell 944 1.8 +1.8
Republican Bruce Drinkwater 385 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 53,403 96.8
Informal votes 1,793 3.2
Turnout 55,196 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Bryant 63.4 +1.6
Liberal John Bales 36.6 -1.6
Labor hold Swing+1.6

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Bryant 30,410 60.7 +9.8
Liberal John Gray 14,015 28.0 -1.6
Democratic Labor John Flint 5,650 11.3 -0.6
Total formal votes 50,075 96.5
Informal votes 51,897 95.8
Turnout 50,075 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Bryant 61.8 +5.4
Liberal John Gray 38.2 -5.4
Labor hold Swing+5.4

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Bryant 25,839 50.9 -0.7
Liberal Peter Frankel 15,046 29.6 -3.5
Democratic Labor John Flint 6,021 11.9 -3.3
Independent John Bennett 3,367 6.6 +6.6
Independent Milan Breier 280 0.6 +0.6
Independent Geraldine Phelan 251 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 50,804 93.9
Informal votes 3,325 6.1
Turnout 54,129 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Bryant 56.4 +3.3
Liberal Peter Frankel 43.6 -3.3
Labor hold Swing+3.3

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Bryant 18,455 53.6 -0.5
Liberal David Hutchinson 10,714 31.1 +2.2
Democratic Labor John Flint 5,239 15.2 -1.7
Total formal votes 34,408 95.1
Informal votes 1,776 4.9
Turnout 36,184 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Bryant 55.1 -0.7
Liberal David Hutchinson 44.9 +0.7
Labor hold Swing-0.7

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Bryant 20,197 54.1 -3.9
Liberal James Muntz 10,795 28.9 +6.7
Democratic Labor John Hardy 6,315 16.9 -2.9
Total formal votes 37,307 97.5
Informal votes 945 2.5
Turnout 38,252 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Bryant 55.8 -4.2
Liberal James Muntz 44.2 +4.2
Labor hold Swing-4.2

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Bryant 22,115 58.0 +4.3
Liberal William Pyatt 8,454 22.2 -4.3
Democratic Labor Bill Bryson 7,553 19.8 -0.1
Total formal votes 38,122 96.7
Informal votes 1,300 3.3
Turnout 39,422 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Bryant 60.0 +4.3
Liberal William Pyatt 40.0 -4.3
Labor hold Swing+4.3

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Bryant 21,308 53.7 +6.4
Liberal Alfred Wall 10,498 26.5 -1.5
Democratic Labor Bill Bryson 7,881 19.9 -4.8
Total formal votes 39,687 97.1
Informal votes 1,170 2.9
Turnout 40,857 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Bryant 55.7 +1.3
Liberal Alfred Wall 44.3 -1.3
Labor hold Swing+1.3

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Bryant 19,363 47.3 -18.5
Liberal Alfred Wall 11,478 28.0 -4.9
Labor (A-C) Bill Bryson 10,115 24.7 +24.7
Total formal votes 40,956 96.9
Informal votes 1,316 3.1
Turnout 42,272 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Bryant 22,269 54.4 -12.5
Liberal Alfred Wall 18,687 45.6 +12.5
Labor hold Swing-12.5

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Bryson 27,538 62.4 +13.5
Liberal Ian Ingram 16,595 37.6 +4.1
Total formal votes 44,133 98.7
Informal votes 590 1.3
Turnout 44,723 96.4
Labor hold Swing+0.6

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Bryson 21,136 48.9 +4.7
Liberal Baden Grafen 14,461 33.5 -1.8
Independent Labor Doris Blackburn 7,595 17.6 -3.0
Total formal votes 43,192 98.2
Informal votes 782 1.8
Turnout 43,974 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Bryson 26,682 61.8 +3.0
Liberal Baden Grafen 16,510 38.2 -3.0
Labor hold Swing+3.0

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Bryson 18,918 44.2 +0.7
Liberal Allan Tyrer 15,101 35.3 +3.3
Independent Doris Blackburn 8,801 20.6 -2.7
Total formal votes 42,820 98.6
Informal votes 613 1.4
Turnout 43,433 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Bryson 25,162 58.8 -2.7
Liberal Allan Tyrer 17,658 41.2 +2.7
Labor hold Swing-2.7

References

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