Electoral results for the Division of Canberra
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Canberra in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1974 until the present.
Members
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
| Australian federal election, 2013: Canberra |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Gai Brodtmann |
47,613 |
41.06 |
−3.17 |
|
Liberal |
Tom Sefton |
43,919 |
37.87 |
+0.66 |
|
Greens |
Julie Melrose |
14,691 |
12.67 |
−5.89 |
|
Bullet Train |
Damien Maher |
4,756 |
4.10 |
+4.10 |
|
Palmer United |
Tony Hanley |
3,725 |
3.21 |
+3.21 |
|
Secular |
Nicolle Burt |
1,264 |
1.09 |
+1.09 |
| Total formal votes |
115,968 |
96.06 |
+0.94 |
| Informal votes |
4,758 |
3.94 |
−0.94 |
| Turnout |
120,726 |
94.75 |
−0.11 |
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Gai Brodtmann |
66,074 |
56.98 |
−2.17 |
|
Liberal |
Tom Sefton |
49,894 |
43.02 |
+2.17 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
−2.17 |
|
Elections in the 2000s
| Australian federal election, 2004: Canberra |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Annette Ellis |
50,214 |
49.88 |
+3.40 |
|
Liberal |
Belinda Barnier |
37,238 |
36.99 |
+2.95 |
|
Greens |
Sue Ellerman |
10,243 |
10.17 |
+3.92 |
|
Democrats |
Aaron Matthews |
2,218 |
2.20 |
-5.87 |
|
CEC |
Jim Arnold |
765 |
0.76 |
+0.76 |
| Total formal votes |
100,678 |
96.60 |
+0.01 |
| Informal votes |
3,544 |
3.40 |
-0.01 |
| Turnout |
104,222 |
95.20 |
-0.13 |
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Annette Ellis |
60,029 |
59.62 |
+0.18 |
|
Liberal |
Belinda Barnier |
40,649 |
40.38 |
-0.18 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
+0.18 |
|
| Australian federal election, 2001: Canberra |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Annette Ellis |
46,632 |
46.48 |
-2.42 |
|
Liberal |
Belinda Barnier |
34,148 |
34.04 |
+1.10 |
|
Democrats |
Aaron Matthews |
8,098 |
8.07 |
+0.70 |
|
Greens |
Stephanie Koorey |
6,268 |
6.25 |
+2.40 |
|
One Nation |
Barry Cox |
3,179 |
3.17 |
-2.05 |
|
Christian Democrats |
John Miller |
2,003 |
2.00 |
+2.00 |
| Total formal votes |
100,328 |
96.59 |
-0.58 |
| Informal votes |
3,542 |
3.41 |
+0.58 |
| Turnout |
103,870 |
95.88 |
|
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Annette Ellis |
59,632 |
59.44 |
-0.62 |
|
Liberal |
Belinda Barnier |
40,696 |
40.56 |
+0.62 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
-0.62 |
|
Elections in the 1990s
| Australian federal election, 1998: Canberra |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Annette Ellis |
48,015 |
48.90 |
+3.39 |
|
Liberal |
Ian Morison |
32,336 |
32.93 |
-10.89 |
|
Democrats |
Yulia Onsman |
7,237 |
7.37 |
+7.37 |
|
One Nation |
Burl Doble |
5,122 |
5.22 |
+5.22 |
|
Greens |
Sue Ellerman |
3,774 |
3.84 |
-3.67 |
|
Democratic Socialist |
Nikki Ulasowski |
1,427 |
1.45 |
+1.45 |
|
Natural Law |
Maryan England |
281 |
0.29 |
-0.10 |
| Total formal votes |
98,192 |
97.17 |
-0.38 |
| Informal votes |
2,860 |
2.38 |
+0.38 |
| Turnout |
101,052 |
95.91 |
+0.04 |
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Annette Ellis |
58,972 |
60.06 |
+7.74 |
|
Liberal |
Ian Morison |
39,220 |
39.94 |
-7.74 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
+7.74 |
|
| Australian federal election, 1996: Canberra |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Bob McMullan |
32,405 |
48.28 |
-3.70 |
|
Liberal |
Gwen Wilcox |
25,594 |
38.13 |
+3.32 |
|
Greens |
Gordon McAllister |
6,047 |
9.01 |
+9.01 |
|
Independent |
Sue Bull |
1,508 |
2.25 |
+2.25 |
|
Independent |
Jerzy Gray-Grzeszkiewicz |
789 |
1.18 |
+1.18 |
|
Natural Law |
Maryan Chaplin |
778 |
1.16 |
+0.27 |
| Total formal votes |
67,121 |
97.33 |
+0.70 |
| Informal votes |
1,839 |
2.67 |
-0.70 |
| Turnout |
68,960 |
95.87 |
-1.09 |
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Bob McMullan |
38,338 |
57.52 |
-3.29 |
|
Liberal |
Gwen Wilcox |
28,317 |
42.48 |
+3.29 |
|
Labor gain from Liberal |
Swing |
-3.29 |
|
| Canberra by-election, 1995 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal |
Brendan Smyth |
39,021 |
46.29 |
+10.07 |
|
Labor |
Sue Robinson |
25,689 |
30.48 |
-21.78 |
|
Greens |
James Warden |
10,835 |
12.85 |
+12.85 |
|
AAFI |
Robyn Spencer |
3,515 |
4.17 |
+4.17 |
|
Independent |
Joanne Clarke |
2,274 |
2.70 |
+2.70 |
|
Independent |
Jerzy Gray-Grzeszkiewicz |
1,956 |
2.32 |
+2.32 |
|
Republican |
Joseph Cotta |
1,003 |
1.19 |
+1.19 |
| Total formal votes |
84,293 |
96.46 |
-0.68 |
| Informal votes |
3,095 |
3.54 |
+0.68 |
| Turnout |
87,388 |
88.57 |
-8.39 |
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Brendan Smyth |
47,672 |
56.58 |
+16.12 |
|
Labor |
Sue Robinson |
36,577 |
43.42 |
-16.12 |
|
Liberal gain from Labor |
Swing |
+16.12 |
|
| Australian federal election, 1993: Canberra |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Ros Kelly |
46,895 |
52.26 |
+8.53 |
|
Liberal |
Bill Stefaniak |
32,504 |
36.22 |
-2.34 |
|
Democrats |
Peter Myers |
4,796 |
5.34 |
-7.40 |
|
Green Democratic |
Greg Adamson |
3,109 |
3.46 |
+3.46 |
|
Abolish Self-Govt |
Mike Trevethan |
1,663 |
1.85 |
+1.85 |
|
Natural Law |
Sally Kelly |
775 |
0.86 |
+0.86 |
| Total formal votes |
89,742 |
97.14 |
-0.28 |
| Informal votes |
2,640 |
2.86 |
+0.28 |
| Turnout |
92,382 |
96.96 |
|
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Ros Kelly |
53,432 |
59.56 |
+3.82 |
|
Liberal |
Bill Stefaniak |
36,275 |
40.44 |
-3.82 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
+3.82 |
|
| Australian federal election, 1990: Canberra |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Ros Kelly |
35,286 |
43.8 |
-01.1 |
|
Liberal |
Bill Mackey |
31,009 |
38.5 |
+6.8 |
|
Democrats |
Julie McCarron-Benson |
10,215 |
12.7 |
+6.2 |
|
Greens |
Gina Jeffrey |
2,856 |
3.5 |
+3.5 |
|
Nuclear Disarmament |
Barbara Meyer |
1,183 |
1.5 |
-2.7 |
| Total formal votes |
80,549 |
97.4 |
|
| Informal votes |
2,191 |
2.6 |
|
| Turnout |
82,740 |
95.9 |
|
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Ros Kelly |
44,872 |
55.8 |
-6.2 |
|
Liberal |
Bill Mackey |
35,529 |
44.2 |
+6.2 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
-6.2 |
|
Elections in the 1980s
| Australian federal election, 1987: Canberra |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Ros Kelly |
39,175 |
53.9 |
+2.3 |
|
Liberal |
John Louttit |
23,039 |
31.7 |
-1.7 |
|
Democrats |
Frances English |
4,712 |
6.5 |
+0.2 |
|
Nuclear Disarmament |
Chris Warren |
3,060 |
4.2 |
+4.2 |
|
Family Movement |
Bev Cains |
2,015 |
2.8 |
+2.8 |
|
Independent |
John Farrell |
742 |
1.0 |
+1.0 |
| Total formal votes |
72,743 |
96.9 |
|
| Informal votes |
2,340 |
3.1 |
|
| Turnout |
75,083 |
95.5 |
|
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Ros Kelly |
45,070 |
62.0 |
+0.4 |
|
Liberal |
John Louttit |
27,661 |
38.0 |
-0.4 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
+0.4 |
|
| Australian federal election, 1984: Canberra |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Ros Kelly |
33,454 |
51.6 |
-10.4 |
|
Liberal |
Gary Humphries |
21,667 |
33.4 |
-1.2 |
|
Nuclear Disarmament |
Robyn Hancock |
4,945 |
7.6 |
+7.6 |
|
Democrats |
Fiona Richardson |
4,087 |
6.3 |
+6.3 |
|
Deadly Serious |
Joanne Hansen |
724 |
1.1 |
-2.3 |
| Total formal votes |
64,877 |
95.8 |
|
| Informal votes |
2,829 |
4.2 |
|
| Turnout |
67,706 |
94.2 |
|
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Ros Kelly |
39,946 |
61.6 |
-2.1 |
|
Liberal |
Gary Humphries |
24,931 |
38.4 |
+2.1 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
-2.1 |
|
Elections in the 1970s
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