Electoral results for the Division of Gellibrand

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

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  John Mullens Labor 1949–1955
  Labor (Anti-Communist) 1955–1955
  Hector McIvor Labor 1955–1972
  Ralph Willis Labor 1972–1998
  Nicola Roxon Labor 1998–2013
  Tim Watts Labor 2013–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2016: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Tim Watts 43,340 46.90 +0.86
Liberal Ben Willis 24,607 26.63 −0.08
Greens Jonathon Marsden 19,855 21.48 +4.75
Independent David Tran 4,615 4.99 +4.99
Total formal votes 92,417 95.98 +1.60
Informal votes 3,868 4.02 −1.60
Turnout 96,285 88.82 −1.79
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tim Watts 63,060 68.23 +1.70
Liberal Ben Willis 29,357 31.77 −1.70
Labor hold Swing +1.70
Australian federal election, 2013: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Tim Watts 40,236 46.04 −12.90
Liberal David McConnell 23,343 26.71 +4.29
Greens Rod Swift 14,623 16.73 +1.50
Palmer United Dwayne Singleton 3,413 3.91 +3.91
Sex Party Allan Cashion 2,540 2.91 +2.91
Family First Kerry Arch 2,266 2.59 +0.21
Christians Anthony O'Neill 967 1.11 +1.11
Total formal votes 87,388 94.38 −0.29
Informal votes 5,202 5.62 +0.29
Turnout 92,590 90.65 −0.91
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tim Watts 58,139 66.53 −7.60
Liberal David McConnell 29,249 33.47 +7.60
Labor hold Swing −7.60
Australian federal election, 2010: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Nicola Roxon 48,971 58.81 −1.41
Liberal David McConnell 19,070 22.90 +0.06
Greens Rodney Solin 12,779 15.35 +5.97
Family First Liz Mumby 1,440 1.73 −0.29
Socialist Alliance Ben Courtice 528 0.63 −0.96
Socialist Equality Tania Baptist 475 0.57 +0.57
Total formal votes 83,263 95.00 −0.78
Informal votes 4,378 5.00 +0.78
Turnout 87,641 91.66 −2.50
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Nicola Roxon 61,531 73.90 +2.44
Liberal David McConnell 21,732 26.10 −2.44
Labor hold Swing +2.44

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Nicola Roxon 50,681 60.22 +5.60
Liberal Wayne Tseng 19,220 22.84 −8.73
Greens Robert Gibson 7,898 9.38 +0.30
Independent Dave O'Neil 1,950 2.32 +2.32
Family First Mukesh Garg 1,700 2.02 +0.18
Socialist Alliance Ben Courtice 1,334 1.59 +0.95
Democrats Rachel Richards 1,088 1.29 −0.01
CEC Rodney Doel 285 0.34 +0.15
Total formal votes 84,156 95.78 +2.35
Informal votes 3,712 4.22 −2.35
Turnout 87,868 94.20 +0.80
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Nicola Roxon 60,134 71.46 +6.51
Liberal Wayne Tseng 24,022 28.54 −6.51
Labor hold Swing +6.51
Australian federal election, 2004: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Nicola Roxon 43,383 54.62 −4.78
Liberal David McConnell 25,069 31.57 +5.38
Greens Nam Bui 7,210 9.08 +2.78
Family First Michael Lee 1,463 1.84 +1.84
Democrats Max Grarock 1,032 1.30 −5.91
Independent Wajde Assaf 606 0.76 +0.76
Socialist Alliance Linda Waldron 508 0.64 +0.64
CEC Kel Isherwood 149 0.19 +0.19
Total formal votes 79,420 93.43 −1.90
Informal votes 5,587 6.57 +1.90
Turnout 85,007 93.40 −0.47
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Nicola Roxon 51,587 64.95 −5.46
Liberal David McConnell 27,833 35.05 +5.46
Labor hold Swing −5.46
Australian federal election, 2001: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Nicola Roxon 46,124 60.40 −7.07
Liberal Christopher Tann 19,191 25.13 +5.15
Democrats Rachel Richards 5,256 6.88 +2.40
Greens Michele Finey 4,831 6.33 +3.47
Jorge Jorquera 963 1.26 +1.26
Total formal votes 76,365 95.10 −0.68
Informal votes 3,938 4.90 +0.68
Turnout 80,303 93.31
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Nicola Roxon 54,814 71.78 −4.13
Liberal Christopher Tann 21,551 28.22 +4.13
Labor hold Swing −4.13

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Nicola Roxon 51,443 67.47 +4.02
Liberal Anthony Cursio 15,233 19.98 −1.81
Democrats David Wark 3,420 4.49 −0.82
One Nation Nikolas Kavalenka 2,638 3.46 +3.46
Greens Liz Ingham 2,180 2.86 −0.44
Unity Adrian Shorland 1,078 1.41 +1.41
Natural Law Michael Pollock 249 0.33 −0.09
Total formal votes 76,241 95.78 +1.21
Informal votes 3,360 4.22 −1.21
Turnout 79,601 93.75 −0.61
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Nicola Roxon 57,875 75.91 +4.68
Liberal Anthony Cursio 18,366 24.09 −4.68
Labor hold Swing +4.68
Australian federal election, 1996: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ralph Willis 36,533 63.45 −5.85
Liberal John Best 15,978 21.79 −0.88
Democrats Khiet Nguyen 3,889 5.30 +2.03
Greens Janet Rice 2,440 3.33 +3.33
Call to Australia Peter Sanko 1,630 2.22 +1.30
Independent John Kelly 1,392 1.90 +1.90
AAFI Luke Spencer 1,166 1.59 +1.59
Natural Law Marco Andreacchio 306 0.42 −0.44
Total formal votes 73,334 94.57 −1.37
Informal votes 4,214 5.43 +1.37
Turnout 77,548 94.35 −0.70
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ralph Willis 51,902 71.23 −4.33
Liberal John Best 20,965 28.77 +4.33
Labor hold Swing −4.33
Australian federal election, 1993: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ralph Willis 47,968 69.11 +14.55
Liberal Chris Macgregor 15,779 22.73 −3.79
Democrats Alan Parker 2,275 3.28 −7.29
Nada Benson 2,236 3.22 +3.22
Natural Law Leon Staropoli 585 0.84 +0.84
Call to Australia Peter Sanko 570 0.82 +0.82
Total formal votes 69,413 95.93 +2.47
Informal votes 2,944 4.07 −2.47
Turnout 72,357 95.05
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ralph Willis 52,259 75.38 +6.87
Liberal Chris Macgregor 17,072 24.62 −6.87
Labor hold Swing +6.87
Australian federal election, 1990: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ralph Willis 36,267 54.6 −10.3
Liberal Tim Warner 17,631 26.5 +2.0
Democrats Frank Fichera 7,023 10.6 +4.4
Independent Richard Phillips 2,487 3.7 +3.7
Independent Don Veitch 1,593 2.4 +2.4
Democratic Socialist Garry Walters 1,478 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 66,479 93.5
Informal votes 4,649 6.5
Turnout 71,128 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ralph Willis 45,444 68.5 −2.1
Liberal Tim Warner 20,888 31.5 +2.1
Labor hold Swing −2.1

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ralph Willis 38,451 64.9 −4.6
Liberal Tim Warner 14,506 24.5 +0.5
Democrats Susan Holmes 3,665 6.2 +2.5
Independent Rosalba Vicari 1,569 2.6 +2.6
Socialist Workers James Doughney 1,097 1.9 +0.8
Total formal votes 59,288 91.9
Informal votes 5,245 8.1
Turnout 64,533 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ralph Willis 41,804 70.6 −2.8
Liberal Tim Warner 17,390 29.4 +2.8
Labor hold Swing −2.8
Australian federal election, 1984: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ralph Willis 40,777 69.5 −0.6
Liberal Christopher Gowing 14,073 24.0 +2.7
Democrats Shirley Bold 2,148 3.7 −0.3
Democratic Labor Margaret Reed 982 1.7 +1.7
Socialist Workers James Doughney 672 1.1 −3.1
Total formal votes 58,652 88.1
Informal votes 7,913 11.9
Turnout 66,565 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ralph Willis 43,000 73.3 −2.2
Liberal Christopher Gowing 15,624 26.7 +2.2
Labor hold Swing −2.2
Australian federal election, 1983: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ralph Willis 47,412 70.4 +4.9
Liberal Peter Goudge 14,120 21.0 −1.2
Socialist Workers James Doughney 2,842 4.2 +0.8
Democrats Barry McLeod 2,695 4.0 −5.0
Australian National Party Augustus Titter 304 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 67,373 96.2
Informal votes 2,678 3.8
Turnout 70,051 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ralph Willis 75.9 +2.5
Liberal Peter Goudge 24.1 −2.5
Labor hold Swing +2.5
Australian federal election, 1980: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ralph Willis 43,474 65.5 +7.2
Liberal John Kelly 14,711 22.2 −0.9
Democrats Shirley Bold 5,955 9.0 +0.4
Socialist Workers Lynne Bryer 2,268 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 66,408 94.4
Informal votes 3,184 4.6
Turnout 69,592 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ralph Willis 73.4 +8.9
Liberal John Kelly 26.6 −8.9
Labor hold Swing +8.9

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ralph Willis 38,433 58.3 −3.1
Liberal Anton Zajc 15,241 23.1 −6.6
Democratic Labor Bert Bailey 6,606 10.0 +1.0
Democrats June Smith 5,663 8.6 +8.6
Total formal votes 65,943 95.2
Informal votes 3,295 4.8
Turnout 69,238 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ralph Willis 64.5 +2.3
Liberal Anton Zajc 35.5 −2.3
Labor hold Swing +2.3
Australian federal election, 1975: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ralph Willis 32,669 61.4 −4.5
Liberal Iris Williams 15,779 29.7 +7.2
Democratic Labor Bert Bailey 4,769 9.0 −0.3
Total formal votes 53,217 97.1
Informal votes 1,591 2.9
Turnout 54,808 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ralph Willis 62.2 −5.9
Liberal Iris Williams 37.8 +5.9
Labor hold Swing −5.9
Australian federal election, 1974: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ralph Willis 35,578 65.9 +1.5
Liberal Cecile Storey 12,158 22.5 −3.1
Democratic Labor Bert Bailey 5,009 9.3 −0.7
Australia Party Veronica Schwarz 1,252 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 53,997 96.3
Informal votes 2,054 3.7
Turnout 56,051 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ralph Willis 68.1 +2.7
Liberal Cecile Storey 31.9 −2.7
Labor hold Swing +2.7
Australian federal election, 1972: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ralph Willis 32,029 64.4 +2.1
Liberal David Munro 12,722 25.6 +1.4
Democratic Labor Robin Thomas 4,951 10.0 −3.5
Total formal votes 49,702 96.0
Informal votes 2,056 4.0
Turnout 51,758 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ralph Willis 65.4 +1.7
Liberal David Munro 34.6 −1.7
Labor hold Swing +1.7

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Hector McIvor 31,458 62.3 +8.0
Liberal Ian Crouch 12,245 24.2 −1.2
Democratic Labor Robin Thomas 6,798 13.5 +1.2
Total formal votes 50,501 94.7
Informal votes 2,849 5.3
Turnout 53,350 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Hector McIvor 63.7 +1.9
Liberal Ian Crouch 36.3 −1.9
Labor hold Swing +1.9
Australian federal election, 1966: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Hector McIvor 19,913 55.3 −8.9
Liberal John McArthur 8,777 24.4 +3.4
Democratic Labor Robin Thomas 4,426 12.3 +1.1
Communist Ian Daykin 2,890 8.0 +4.4
Total formal votes 36,006 94.1
Informal votes 2,274 5.9
Turnout 38,280 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Hector McIvor 62.8 −5.9
Liberal John McArthur 37.2 +5.9
Labor hold Swing −5.9
Australian federal election, 1963: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Hector McIvor 25,035 64.2 −0.9
Liberal Harley Price 8,183 21.0 +0.6
Democratic Labor Jan Roszkowski 4,375 11.2 −0.7
Communist David Davies 1,395 3.6 +1.1
Total formal votes 38,988 97.0
Informal votes 1,193 3.0
Turnout 40,181 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Hector McIvor 68.7 +0.2
Liberal Harley Price 31.3 −0.2
Labor hold Swing +0.2
Australian federal election, 1961: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Hector McIvor 25,634 65.1 +2.1
Liberal Reginald Cannon 8,031 20.4 +2.3
Democratic Labor Jan Roszkowski 4,691 11.9 −5.1
Communist Frank Johnson 1,000 2.5 +0.6
Total formal votes 39,356 96.5
Informal votes 1,439 3.5
Turnout 40,795 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Hector McIvor 68.5 +2.0
Liberal Reginald Cannon 31.5 −2.0
Labor hold Swing +2.0

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Hector McIvor 25,054 63.0 +1.6
Liberal Barry Maddern 7,211 18.1 −4.0
Democratic Labor James Eudey 6,760 17.0 +2.5
Communist Frank Johnson 758 1.9 −0.1
Total formal votes 39,783 96.4
Informal votes 1,465 3.6
Turnout 41,248 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Hector McIvor 66.5 +0.4
Liberal Barry Maddern 33.5 −0.4
Labor hold Swing +0.4
Australian federal election, 1955: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Hector McIvor 24,324 61.4 −10.0
Liberal John Bown 8,741 22.1 −2.0
Labor (A-C) James Eudey 5,733 14.5 +14.5
Communist Frank Johnson 788 2.0 −2.3
Total formal votes 39,586 96.0
Informal votes 1,654 4.0
Turnout 41,240 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Hector McIvor 66.1 −9.1
Liberal John Bown 33.9 +9.1
Labor hold Swing −9.1
Australian federal election, 1954: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Mullens 25,637 66.7 +1.8
Liberal George Carrington 10,235 26.6 +1.6
Communist Alex Dobbin 2,584 6.7 −3.3
Total formal votes 38,456 98.5
Informal votes 605 1.5
Turnout 39,061 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Mullens 72.8 −1.6
Liberal George Carrington 27.2 +1.6
Labor hold Swing −1.6
Australian federal election, 1951: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Mullens 25,863 64.9 +13.6
Liberal Gordon Trewin 9,973 25.0 −2.8
Communist Alex Dobbin 4,003 10.0 +6.5
Total formal votes 39,839 97.8
Informal votes 896 2.2
Turnout 40,735 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Mullens 74.4 +4.7
Liberal Gordon Trewin 25.6 −4.7
Labor hold Swing +4.7

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Mullens 20,519 51.3 −22.5
Liberal William Massey 8,904 22.2 −4.0
Independent Labor Angus Macdonald 6,323 15.8 +15.8
Independent William Anderson 2,865 7.2 +7.2
Communist John Arrowsmith 1,418 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 40,029 97.5
Informal votes 1,011 2.5
Turnout 41,040 97.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Mullens 69.7 −4.1
Liberal William Massey 30.3 +4.1
Labor hold Swing −4.1

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