Electoral results for the Division of La Trobe

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

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Richard Casey Liberal 1949–1960
  John Jess Liberal 1960–1972
  Tony Lamb Labor 1972–1975
  Marshall Baillieu Liberal 1975–1980
  Peter Milton Labor 1980–1990
  Bob Charles Liberal 1990–2004
  Jason Wood Liberal 2004–2010
  Laura Smyth Labor 2010–2013
  Jason Wood Liberal 2013–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jason Wood 40,925 46.05 +3.01
Labor Laura Smyth 28,488 32.06 −7.35
Greens Michael Schilling 8,905 10.02 −1.98
Palmer United Jason Kennedy 4,514 5.08 +5.08
Sex Party Martin Leahy 2,475 2.79 +0.46
Family First Daniel Martin 1,680 1.89 −0.68
Democratic Labour Rachel Jenkins 1,168 1.31 +1.31
Rise Up Australia Kevin Seaman 711 0.80 +0.80
Total formal votes 88,866 95.61 −0.35
Informal votes 4,083 4.39 +0.35
Turnout 92,949 94.84 +0.41
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jason Wood 47,998 54.01 +5.67
Labor Laura Smyth 40,868 45.99 −5.67
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +5.67
Australian federal election, 2010: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jason Wood 39,053 43.88 -2.60
Labor Laura Smyth 33,970 38.17 -2.22
Greens Jim Reiher 10,931 12.28 +3.44
Sex Party Martin Leahy 2,539 2.85 +2.85
Family First David Barrow 1,917 2.15 -0.69
Liberal Democrats Shem Bennett 587 0.66 +0.56
Total formal votes 88,997 95.93 -0.79
Informal votes 3,773 4.07 +0.79
Turnout 92,770 94.70 -1.14
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laura Smyth 45,308 50.91 +1.42
Liberal Jason Wood 43,689 49.09 -1.42
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +1.42

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jason Wood 39,636 46.48 -4.74
Labor Rodney Cocks 34,448 40.39 +6.62
Greens Bree Taylor 7,539 8.84 -0.57
Family First Jim Zubic 2,423 2.43 +0.49
Democrats Craig Beale 1,012 1.19 -0.30
CEC Kurt Beilharz 140 0.16 -0.01
Liberty & Democracy Surome Singh 85 0.10 +0.10
Total formal votes 85,283 96.72 +0.74
Informal votes 2,896 3.28 -0.74
Turnout 88,179 95.82 +0.36
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jason Wood 43,077 50.51 -5.32
Labor Rodney Cocks 42,206 49.49 +5.32
Liberal hold Swing -5.32
Australian federal election, 2004: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jason Wood 39,810 51.22 +4.68
Labor Susan Davies 26,251 33.77 -0.45
Greens Craig Smith 7,313 9.41 +2.01
Democrats Tony Holland 1,160 1.49 -6.53
Family First Darryl Bridges 1,830 2.35 +2.35
Independent Frank Dean 777 1.00 +0.52
Christian Democrats Wolf Voigt 459 0.59 -0.45
CEC Kurt Beilharz 131 0.17 +0.17
Total formal votes 77,731 95.98 +0.20
Informal votes 3,254 4.02 -0.20
Turnout 80,985 95.46 +0.59
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jason Wood 43,394 55.83 +2.16
Labor Susan Davies 34,337 44.17 -2.16
Liberal hold Swing +2.16
Australian federal election, 2001: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Charles 37,641 46.59 +3.75
Labor Philip Staindl 27,912 34.55 -3.22
Democrats Tony Holland 6,424 7.95 -0.83
Greens Craig Smith 5,740 7.10 +3.29
One Nation June Scott 1,304 1.61 -2.71
Christian Democrats Wolfgang Voigt 861 1.07 +0.06
Independent Jason Allen 530 0.66 +0.66
Independent Frank Dean 386 0.48 +0.03
Total formal votes 80,798 95.80 -0.59
Informal votes 3,544 4.20 +0.59
Turnout 84,342 95.92
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Charles 46,366 53.67 +2.68
Labor Philip Staindl 37,432 46.33 -2.68
Liberal hold Swing +2.68

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Charles 31,456 42.84 -1.62
Labor Carolyn Hirsh 27,733 37.77 -1.06
Democrats Amanda Leeper 6,447 8.78 -0.67
One Nation Jeff Thomas 3,173 4.32 +4.32
Greens Robyn Holtham 2,801 3.81 -0.90
Christian Democrats Wolf Voigt 740 1.01 -0.25
Unity Assyl Haidar 411 0.56 +0.56
Independent Frank Dean 331 0.45 -0.33
Abolish Child Support Graham Woolley 186 0.25 +0.25
Natural Law Andrew Stenberg 152 0.21 -0.31
Total formal votes 73,430 96.39 -1.08
Informal votes 2,751 3.61 +1.08
Turnout 76,181 96.10 -0.36
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Charles 37,442 50.99 -0.38
Labor Carolyn Hirsh 35,988 49.01 +0.38
Liberal hold Swing -0.38
Australian federal election, 1996: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Charles 30,806 44.46 -2.90
Labor Carolyn Hirsh 26,905 38.83 -3.28
Democrats John Hastie 6,549 9.45 +5.02
Greens John Benton 3,264 4.71 +1.04
Call to Australia Wolf Voigt 874 1.26 +0.12
Independent Frank Dean 542 0.78 +0.78
Natural Law Andrew Stenberg 350 0.51 -0.11
Total formal votes 69,290 97.47 -0.16
Informal votes 1,799 2.53 +0.16
Turnout 71,089 96.45 +0.03
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Charles 35,396 51.37 +0.10
Labor Carolyn Hirsh 33,508 48.63 -0.10
Liberal hold Swing +0.10
Australian federal election, 1993: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Charles 35,306 48.17 +4.49
Labor Geoff Pain 29,715 40.54 +5.78
Greens Rebecca Wigney 3,317 4.53 +4.53
Democrats Raymond Jungwirth 3,106 4.24 -13.71
Call to Australia Wolfgang Voigt 866 1.18 -2.44
Independent EFF Peter Herbert 552 0.75 +0.75
Natural Law Juliana Kendi 436 0.59 +0.59
Total formal votes 73,298 97.64 +0.06
Informal votes 1,772 2.36 -0.06
Turnout 75,070 96.42
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Charles 38,348 52.36 +1.01
Labor Geoff Pain 34,893 47.64 -1.01
Liberal hold Swing +1.01
Australian federal election, 1990: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Charles 29,805 43.7 +1.9
Labor Peter Milton 23,720 34.8 -12.9
Democrats Greta Jungwirth 12,246 17.9 +7.5
Call to Australia Teresa Kemp 2,468 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 68,239 97.6
Informal votes 1,690 2.4
Turnout 69,929 96.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Charles 34,980 51.4 +5.6
Labor Peter Milton 33,138 48.6 -5.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +5.6

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Milton 31,510 50.8 -3.2
Liberal Bob Charles 24,013 38.7 +2.3
Democrats John Benton 6,461 10.4 +2.6
Total formal votes 61,984 95.2
Informal votes 3,121 4.8
Turnout 65,105 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Milton 35,539 57.3 -1.4
Liberal Bob Charles 26,439 42.7 +1.4
Labor hold Swing -1.4
Australian federal election, 1984: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Milton 28,853 54.0 +1.6
Liberal Ted French 19,438 36.4 +2.0
Democrats Andrew McCann 4,185 7.8 -2.7
Democratic Labor Julie Garratt 976 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 53,452 92.1
Informal votes 4,574 7.9
Turnout 58,026 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Milton 31,370 58.7 -1.8
Liberal Ted French 22,077 41.3 +1.8
Labor hold Swing -1.8
Australian federal election, 1983: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Milton 40,493 52.8 +7.6
Liberal Peter Nugent 26,045 34.0 -6.7
Democrats Milton Blake 8,010 10.5 +0.1
Christian Cornelis Hellema 2,085 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 76,633 98.2
Informal votes 1,439 1.8
Turnout 78,072 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Milton 60.9 +8.6
Liberal Peter Nugent 39.1 -8.6
Labor hold Swing +8.6
Australian federal election, 1980: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Milton 31,439 45.2 +4.9
Liberal Marshall Baillieu 28,282 40.7 -0.9
Democrats James Leicester 7,201 10.4 -3.7
United Christian Cornelis Hellema 1,487 2.1 +2.1
Democratic Labor Desmond Burke 867 1.2 -1.1
Independent Wilhelm Kapphan 262 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 69,538 97.2
Informal votes 2,015 2.8
Turnout 71,553 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Milton 36,360 52.3 +3.1
Liberal Marshall Baillieu 33,178 47.7 -3.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.1

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Marshall Baillieu 26,060 41.6 -8.9
Labor Tony Lamb 25,250 40.3 -3.2
Democrats Andrew McCann 8,827 14.1 +14.1
Democratic Labor James Penna 1,410 2.3 +0.0
Independent Cornelus Hellema 1,099 1.8 -0.4
Total formal votes 62,646 97.3
Informal votes 1,725 2.7
Turnout 64,371 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Marshall Baillieu 31,845 50.8 -3.5
Labor Tony Lamb 30,801 49.2 +3.5
Liberal hold Swing -3.5
Australian federal election, 1975: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Marshall Baillieu 41,276 50.5 +8.5
Labor Tony Lamb 35,504 43.5 -9.4
Democratic Labor James Penna 1,889 2.3 -0.4
Independent Cornelus Hellema 1,837 2.2 +2.2
Australia Party Donald Walters 1,029 1.3 -0.7
Independent Ronald Neilsen 169 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 18,704 98.0
Informal votes 1,647 2.0
Turnout 83,351 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Marshall Baillieu 54.3 +8.9
Labor Tony Lamb 45.7 -8.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing -3.5
Australian federal election, 1974: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony Lamb 40,444 52.9 +2.4
Liberal Marshall Baillieu 32,126 42.0 +4.1
Democratic Labor Daniel Mason 2,051 2.7 -2.5
Australia Party Donald Walters 1,501 2.0 -1.3
Independent William Bryant 323 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 76,445 98.1
Informal votes 1,467 1.9
Turnout 77,912 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Lamb 54.6 -0.4
Liberal Marshall Baillieu 45.4 +0.4
Labor hold Swing -0.4
Australian federal election, 1972: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony Lamb 31,885 50.5 +8.8
Liberal John Jess 23,961 37.9 -6.7
Democratic Labor George Noone 3,292 5.2 -3.6
Australia Party Donald Walters 2,083 3.3 -1.7
Def. of Govt Schools Eileen Fowler 1,238 2.0 +2.0
Independent Jeffrey Gill 700 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 63,159 97.7
Informal votes 1,505 2.3
Turnout 64,664 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Lamb 55.0 +10.2
Liberal John Jess 45.0 -10.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing -3.5

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Jess 22,343 44.6 -3.2
Labor Pauline McCarthy 20,898 41.7 +9.6
Democratic Labor Peter Tunstall 4,393 8.8 -4.0
Australia Party Brenda Elliott 2,484 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 50,118 96.8
Informal votes 1,658 3.2
Turnout 51,776 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Jess 27,641 55.2 -5.7
Labor Pauline McCarthy 22,477 44.8 +5.7
Liberal hold Swing -5.7
Australian federal election, 1966: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Jess 38,427 47.6 -1.1
Labor Don Pritchard 26,847 33.3 -7.6
Democratic Labor Kevin Adamson 10,311 12.8 +2.4
Liberal Reform Group Leonard Weber 5,075 6.3 +6.3
Total formal votes 80,660 97.0
Informal votes 2,471 3.0
Turnout 83,131 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Jess 48,873 60.6 +3.8
Labor Don Pritchard 31,787 39.4 -3.8
Liberal hold Swing +3.8
Australian federal election, 1963: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Jess 35,050 48.7 +5.0
Labor Moss Cass 29,466 40.9 -1.1
Democratic Labor Kevin Adamson 7,490 10.4 -3.1
Total formal votes 72,006 98.9
Informal votes 797 1.1
Turnout 72,803 96.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Jess 40,866 56.8 +0.2
Labor Moss Cass 31,140 43.2 -0.2
Liberal hold Swing +0.2
Australian federal election, 1961: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Jess 27,952 43.7 -10.0
Labor Don Pritchard 26,875 42.0 +5.1
Democratic Labor John Hoare 8,651 13.5 +4.2
Centre Bernard Rees 554 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 64,032 97.9
Informal votes 1,344 2.1
Turnout 65,376 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Jess 36,236 56.6 -5.5
Labor Don Pritchard 27,797 43.4 +5.5
Liberal hold Swing -5.5
La Trobe by-election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Pritchard 23,387 43.7 +6.8
Liberal John Jess 22,880 42.8 -10.9
Democratic Labor John Martyr 6,834 12.8 +3.5
Republican John Murray 406 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 53,507 98.4
Informal votes 872 1.6
Turnout 54,379 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Jess 28,999 54.2 -6.9
Labor Don Pritchard 24,508 45.8 +6.9
Liberal hold Swing -6.9

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Casey 28,570 53.7 -3.9
Labor Sam Goldbloom 19,623 36.9 +3.5
Democratic Labor Terence Kirley 4,963 9.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 53,156 98.1
Informal votes 1,031 1.9
Turnout 54,187 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Richard Casey 62.1 -2.7
Labor Sam Goldbloom 37.9 +2.7
Liberal hold Swing -2.7
Australian federal election, 1955: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Casey 24,442 57.6 +5.8
Labor Bill Webber 14,177 33.4 -14.8
Labor (A-C) George Noone 3,830 9.0 +9.0
Total formal votes 42,449 97.5
Informal votes 1,101 2.5
Turnout 43,550 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Richard Casey 64.8 +13.0
Labor Bill Webber 35.2 -13.0
Liberal hold Swing +13.0
Australian federal election, 1954: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Casey 34,585 55.1 -2.9
Labor Edward Smith 26,943 42.9 +0.9
Communist Gerry O'Day 1,227 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 62,755 98.9
Informal votes 699 1.1
Turnout 63,454 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Richard Casey 55.3 -2.7
Labor Edward Smith 44.7 +2.7
Liberal hold Swing -2.7
Australian federal election, 1951: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Casey 26,920 58.0 -0.6
Labor Bernard Rees 19,464 42.0 +0.6
Total formal votes 46,384 98.1
Informal votes 877 1.9
Turnout 47,261 96.0
Liberal hold Swing -0.6

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Casey 23,645 58.6 +4.1
Labor Robert Balcombe 16,714 41.4 -4.1
Total formal votes 40,359 98.3
Informal votes 698 1.7
Turnout 41,057 94.6
Liberal hold Swing +4.1

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