Electoral results for the Division of Lalor

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

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Reg Pollard Labor 1949–1966
  Mervyn Lee Liberal 1966–1969
  Jim Cairns Labor 1969–1977
  Barry Jones Labor 1977–1998
  Julia Gillard Labor 1998–2013
  Joanne Ryan Labor 2013–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joanne Ryan 42,184 45.17 −18.78
Liberal Nihal Samara 27,321 29.26 +6.13
Greens Beck Sheffield-Brotherton 5,615 6.01 −1.14
Palmer United Joe Zappia 5,615 5.80 +5.80
Sex Party Angel Hardwood 3,004 3.22 +3.22
Family First Daryl Pollard 2,653 2.84 −0.07
Independent Nathan Mullins 1,842 1.97 +1.97
Democratic Labor Michael Freeman 1,768 1.89 +1.89
Rise Up Australia Marion Vale 1,684 1.80 +1.80
Christians Geoff Rogers 1,535 1.64 +1.64
Stable Population Jonathan Page 359 0.38 +0.38
Total formal votes 93,381 93.37 −0.88
Informal votes 6,630 6.63 +0.88
Turnout 100,011 93.27 +0.38
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joanne Ryan 58,041 62.16 −9.96
Liberal Nihal Samara 35,340 37.84 +9.96
Labor hold Swing −9.96
Australian federal election, 2010: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Julia Gillard 66,298 64.25 +4.36
Liberal Sheridan Ingram 23,791 23.06 −6.71
Greens Peter Taylor 7,045 6.83 +2.81
Family First Lori McLean 2,880 2.79 −1.61
Secular Paul Sheehan 881 0.85 +0.85
Independent Joanne Clarke 708 0.69 +0.69
Independent Brian Shaw 659 0.64 +0.64
Van Rudd 516 0.50 +0.50
Independent Marc Aussie-Stone 410 0.40 +0.40
Total formal votes 103,188 93.76 −2.75
Informal votes 6,864 6.24 +2.75
Turnout 110,052 94.04 −1.38
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julia Gillard 74,452 72.15 +6.62
Liberal Sheridan Ingram 28,736 27.85 −6.62
Labor hold Swing +6.62

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Julia Gillard 57,208 59.89 +6.64
Liberal Peter Curtis 28,435 29.77 −7.68
Family First Steve Gleeson 4,199 4.40 +1.22
Greens Jay Tilley 3,836 4.02 −0.10
Democratic Labor Libby Krepp 969 1.01 +1.01
Democrats Roger Howe 879 0.92 −0.52
Total formal votes 95,526 96.51 +1.36
Informal votes 3,457 3.49 −1.36
Turnout 98,983 95.40 −0.04
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julia Gillard 62,600 65.53 +6.74
Liberal Peter Curtis 32,936 34.47 −6.74
Labor hold Swing +6.74
Australian federal election, 2004: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Julia Gillard 43,677 53.25 −1.48
Liberal Peter Curtis 30,715 37.45 +4.40
Greens Malcolm Browning 3,381 4.12 −0.49
Family First Arthur Buller 2,607 3.18 +3.18
Democrats Roger Howe 1,182 1.44 −5.99
CEC Sally Larner 462 0.56 +0.56
Total formal votes 82,024 95.15 −0.77
Informal votes 4,184 4.85 +0.77
Turnout 86,208 95.44 +0.42
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julia Gillard 48,218 58.79 −3.27
Liberal Peter Curtis 33,806 41.21 +3.27
Labor hold Swing −3.27
Australian federal election, 2001: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Julia Gillard 47,490 58.10 −3.12
Liberal David McConnell 24,634 30.14 +4.55
Democrats Roger Howe 6,297 7.70 +2.30
Greens Tony Briffa 3,321 4.06 +2.30
Total formal votes 81,742 95.65 −0.99
Informal votes 3,718 4.35 +0.99
Turnout 85,460 96.20
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julia Gillard 53,644 65.63 −4.19
Liberal David McConnell 28,098 34.37 +4.19
Labor hold Swing −4.19

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Julia Gillard 46,374 61.21 −0.63
Liberal Cameron O'Sullivan 19,381 25.58 −2.54
Democrats Anthony Shaw 4,090 5.40 −2.36
One Nation John Brodel 3,127 4.13 +4.13
Unity George Papaellinas 1,446 1.91 +1.91
Greens Cynthia Mason 1,339 1.77 +1.77
Total formal votes 75,757 96.63 +0.03
Informal votes 2,638 3.37 −0.03
Turnout 78,395 96.43 +0.10
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julia Gillard 52,893 69.82 +1.31
Liberal Cameron O'Sullivan 22,864 30.18 −1.31
Labor hold Swing +1.31
Australian federal election, 1996: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Jones 43,217 61.85 −3.64
Liberal Chris Macgregor 19,653 28.12 −0.97
Democrats Leigh Hebbard 5,423 7.76 +4.83
Natural Law Juliana Kendi 1,585 2.27 +1.34
Total formal votes 69,878 96.60 −0.10
Informal votes 2,458 3.40 +0.10
Turnout 72,336 96.32 −0.43
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Jones 47,729 68.51 −0.51
Liberal Chris Macgregor 21,941 31.49 +0.51
Labor hold Swing −0.51
Australian federal election, 1993: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Jones 47,390 64.29 +16.26
Liberal Anne Canterbury 22,400 30.39 −1.29
Democrats Carla Stacey 2,113 2.87 −7.17
Call to Australia Anthony Golding 1,126 1.53 −1.44
Natural Law Floyd Evans 682 0.93 +0.93
Total formal votes 73,711 96.75 +0.79
Informal votes 2,473 3.25 −0.79
Turnout 76,184 96.76
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Jones 49,628 67.35 +8.38
Liberal Anne Canterbury 24,055 32.65 −8.38
Labor hold Swing +8.38
Australian federal election, 1990: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Jones 30,879 48.0 −15.8
Liberal Rae Medlock 20,367 31.7 +4.5
Democrats George Demetriou 6,455 10.0 +1.1
Independent Peter Ryan 4,685 7.3 +7.3
Call to Australia Ron Moffett 1,908 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 64,294 96.0
Informal votes 2,701 4.0
Turnout 66,995 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Jones 37,832 59.0 −10.5
Liberal Rae Medlock 26,321 41.0 +10.5
Labor hold Swing −10.5

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Jones 42,087 63.8 −3.4
Liberal Darren Farquhar 17,966 27.2 +0.1
Democrats Heather Jeffcoat 5,899 8.9 +4.7
Total formal votes 65,962 93.4
Informal votes 4,676 6.6
Turnout 70,628 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Jones 45,824 69.5 −0.5
Liberal Darren Farquhar 20,118 30.5 +0.5
Labor hold Swing −0.5
Australian federal election, 1984: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Jones 38,024 67.2 +3.1
Liberal Mark Pallett 15,306 27.1 −3.0
Democrats Barry McLeod 2,383 4.2 −0.7
Democratic Labor Gail de Rozario 839 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 56,552 90.5
Informal votes 5,902 9.5
Turnout 62,454 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Jones 39,569 70.0 +2.1
Liberal Mark Pallett 16,982 30.0 −2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.1
Australian federal election, 1983: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Jones 55,640 68.0 −0.3
Liberal John Fahey 21,442 26.2 +0.6
Democrats Ivan Pollock 4,040 4.9 −1.1
Socialist Workers Helen Said 719 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 81,841 97.6
Informal votes 2,914 3.4
Turnout 84,755 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Jones 71.8 −0.1
Liberal John Fahey 28.2 +0.1
Labor hold Swing −0.1
Australian federal election, 1980: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Jones 50,509 68.3 +17.8
Liberal Thomas Meskos 18,944 25.6 −2.5
Democrats Ivan Pollock 4,446 6.0 −3.9
Total formal votes 73,899 96.0
Informal votes 3,103 4.0
Turnout 77,002 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Jones 71.9 +14.3
Liberal Thomas Meskos 28.1 −14.3
Labor hold Swing +14.3

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Jones 31,693 50.5 −7.1
Liberal Harley Dickinson 17,633 28.1 −7.0
Democrats Charles Skidmore 6,196 9.9 +9.9
Democratic Labor Denis Bilston 5,502 8.8 +1.6
Independent Rosalba Vicari 1,002 1.6 +1.6
Independent Jeffrey Day 729 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 62,755 94.6
Informal votes 3,561 5.4
Turnout 66,316 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Jones 57.6 −1.6
Liberal Harley Dickinson 42.4 +1.6
Labor hold Swing −1.6
Australian federal election, 1975: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Cairns 43,426 59.3 −5.3
Liberal Francis Purcell 24,467 33.4 +7.6
Democratic Labor Denis Bilston 5,289 7.2 −0.7
Total formal votes 73,182 96.6
Informal votes 2,543 3.4
Turnout 75,725 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Cairns 60.9 −6.4
Liberal Francis Purcell 39.1 +6.4
Labor hold Swing −6.4
Australian federal election, 1974: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Cairns 44,005 64.6 +2.1
Liberal Francis Purcell 17,613 25.8 +0.9
Democratic Labor John Bacon 5,398 7.9 −3.8
Australia Party William Inglis 1,128 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 68,144 96.7
Informal votes 2,338 3.3
Turnout 70,482 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Cairns 67.3 +2.3
Liberal Francis Purcell 32.7 −2.3
Labor hold Swing +2.3
Australian federal election, 1972: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Cairns 35,677 62.5 +5.6
Liberal Joseph Sheen 14,189 24.9 +0.2
Democratic Labor John Bacon 6,698 11.7 −3.6
National Socialist Francis Young 489 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 57,053 95.6
Informal votes 2,432 4.1
Turnout 59,485 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Cairns 65.0 +4.1
Liberal Joseph Sheen 35.0 −4.1
Labor hold Swing +4.1

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Cairns 26,807 56.9 +3.9
Liberal Vaclav Ubl 11,631 24.7 +1.7
Democratic Labor John Bacon 7,227 15.3 +1.3
Independent Thomas Gilhooley 1,447 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 47,112 94.1
Informal votes 2,959 5.9
Turnout 50,071 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Cairns 60.9 +4.8
Liberal Vaclav Ubl 39.1 −4.8
Labor hold Swing +4.8
Australian federal election, 1966: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Pollard 45,243 46.2 −8.2
Liberal Mervyn Lee 29,211 29.8 +1.3
Democratic Labor James Marmion 13,706 14.0 −3.1
Independent Paul de Tert 6,914 7.1 +7.1
Liberal Reform Group Victor Parsons 1,568 1.6 +1.6
Independent Michael Wood 681 0.7 +0.7
Independent Peter Spencer 592 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 97,915 91.2
Informal votes 9,480 8.8
Turnout 107,395 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mervyn Lee 49,650 50.7 +7.7
Labor Reg Pollard 48,265 49.3 −7.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.7
Australian federal election, 1963: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Pollard 49,383 54.4 +0.5
Liberal Bernard Treseder 25,831 28.5 +4.2
Democratic Labor James Marmion 15,507 17.1 +0.9
Total formal votes 90,721 98.0
Informal votes 1,892 2.0
Turnout 92,613 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Reg Pollard 57.0 −0.8
Liberal Bernard Treseder 43.0 +0.8
Labor hold Swing −0.8
Australian federal election, 1961: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Pollard 42,906 53.9 +2.7
Liberal Peter Kemp 19,324 24.3 −5.4
Democratic Labor John Donnellon 12,870 16.2 −2.8
Centre Kenneth Agius 4,431 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 79,531 96.9
Informal votes 2,539 3.1
Turnout 82,070 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Reg Pollard 57.8 +4.8
Liberal Peter Kemp 42.2 −4.8
Labor hold Swing +4.8

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Pollard 30,872 51.2 +2.1
Liberal Peter Kemp 17,904 29.7 −7.5
Democratic Labor John Donnellon 11,475 19.0 +5.4
Total formal votes 60,251 97.4
Informal votes 1,628 2.6
Turnout 61,879 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Reg Pollard 53.0 +2.1
Liberal Peter Kemp 47.0 −2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.1
Australian federal election, 1955: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Pollard 21,036 49.1 −11.1
Liberal Peter Kemp 15,953 37.2 −2.6
Labor (A-C) William Lloyd 5,845 13.6 +13.6
Total formal votes 42,834 97.2
Informal votes 1,222 2.8
Turnout 44,056 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Reg Pollard 21,821 50.9 −9.3
Liberal Peter Kemp 21,013 49.1 +9.3
Labor hold Swing −9.3
Australian federal election, 1954: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Pollard 30,232 58.3 +3.4
Liberal George Morison 21,598 41.7 −3.4
Total formal votes 51,830 98.8
Informal votes 629 1.2
Turnout 52,459 95.6
Labor hold Swing +3.4
Australian federal election, 1951: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Pollard 23,278 54.9 +3.3
Liberal Allen Bateman 19,103 45.1 −3.3
Total formal votes 42,381 98.5
Informal votes 635 1.5
Turnout 43,016 95.2
Labor hold Swing +3.3

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Pollard 20,264 51.6 −5.4
Liberal John Bellair 18,970 48.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 39,234 98.4
Informal votes 619 1.6
Turnout 39,853 94.5
Labor hold Swing −5.4

References

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