Electoral results for the Division of Longman

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Longman in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1996 until the present.

Members

	Party	Term
Mal Brough	Liberal	1996–2007
Jon Sullivan	Labor	2007–2010
Wyatt Roy	Liberal National	2010–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: Longman
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Wyatt Roy	37,570	44.84	+1.09
	Labor	Michael Caisley	25,683	30.65	−6.99
	Palmer United	Clem van der Weegen	10,714	12.79	+12.79
	Greens	Helen Fairweather	3,304	3.94	−5.18
	Katter's Australian	Brad Kennedy	2,364	2.82	+2.82
	Family First	Will Smith	1,977	2.36	−1.89
	Sex Party	Ayla Goeytes	1,283	1.53	+1.53
	Independent	Caleb Wells	895	1.07	+1.07
Total formal votes			83,790	94.93	+2.22
Informal votes			4,473	5.07	−2.22
Turnout			88,263	93.85	+0.36
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Wyatt Roy	47,691	56.92	+5.00
	Labor	Michael Caisley	36,099	43.08	−5.00
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+5.00

Australian federal election, 2010: Longman
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Wyatt Roy	33,011	43.75	-1.17
	Labor	Jon Sullivan	28,396	37.64	-8.04
	Greens	Rod Blair	6,878	9.12	+4.64
	Family First	Claire McErlane	3,206	4.25	+2.46
	Independent	John Reece	1,042	1.38	+1.38
	Independent	Bob Fox	872	1.16	+1.16
	Independent	Michael van Boeckel	856	1.13	+1.13
	Liberal Democrats	Joshua van Veen	671	0.89	+0.51
	Democratic Labor	Andrew Jackson	518	0.69	+0.69
Total formal votes			75,450	92.71	-3.77
Informal votes			5,929	7.29	+3.77
Turnout			81,379	93.47	+0.19
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Wyatt Roy	39,173	51.92	+3.79
	Labor	Jon Sullivan	36,277	48.08	-3.79
	Liberal National gain from Labor		Swing	+3.79

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Longman
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jon Sullivan	39,434	47.98	+10.92
	Liberal	Mal Brough	36,009	43.82	-7.32
	Greens	Paul Costin	3,486	4.24	+0.36
	Family First	Peter Urquhart	1,525	1.86	-1.35
	Democrats	Liz Oss-Emer	1,153	1.40	-0.29
	Liberty & Democracy	Trent MacDonald	410	0.50	+0.50
	CEC	Dan Winniak	166	0.20	+0.20
Total formal votes			82,183	96.53	+2.18
Informal votes			2,950	3.47	-2.18
Turnout			85,133	94.79	-0.47
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jon Sullivan	44,026	53.57	+10.32
	Liberal	Mal Brough	38,157	46.43	-10.32
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+10.32

Australian federal election, 2004: Longman
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mal Brough	40,345	51.87	+6.64
	Labor	Stephen Beckett	27,790	35.73	-1.42
	Greens	Philip Kimmet	3,096	3.98	+1.00
	One Nation	Susan Meredith	3,017	3.88	-4.49
	Family First	Tom Lew	2,187	2.81	+2.81
	Democrats	Jacqueline Kennedy	1,339	1.72	-2.18
Total formal votes			77,774	94.36	-0.29
Informal votes			4,646	5.64	+0.29
Turnout			82,420	94.50	+1.24
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mal Brough	44,848	57.66	+5.14
	Labor	Stephen Beckett	32,926	42.34	-5.14
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.14

Australian federal election, 2001: Longman
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mal Brough	34,229	45.37	+6.44
	Labor	Stephen Beckett	27,629	36.62	+1.86
	One Nation	Bert Bowden	6,223	8.25	-9.90
	Democrats	Bronwyn Patrick	2,992	3.97	-1.02
	Greens	Eve Scopes	2,556	3.39	+0.23
	Independent	Brian Hallam	1,665	2.21	+2.21
	CEC	Leslie Hardwick	148	0.20	+0.20
Total formal votes			75,442	94.73	-2.38
Informal votes			4,195	5.27	+2.38
Turnout			79,637	96.12
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mal Brough	39,774	52.72	+1.80
	Labor	Stephen Beckett	35,668	47.28	-1.80
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.80

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Longman
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mal Brough	27,161	38.93	-1.27
	Labor	Ian Burgett	24,254	34.77	+2.62
	One Nation	Gavin Badke	12,663	18.15	+18.15
	Democrats	Paul Barnes	3,477	4.98	-2.53
	Greens	John Langford	2,206	3.16	-0.11
Total formal votes			69,761	97.11	-0.12
Informal votes			2,076	2.89	+0.12
Turnout			71,837	94.66	-0.92
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mal Brough	35,525	50.92	-8.98
	Labor	Ian Burgett	34,236	49.08	+8.98
	Liberal hold		Swing	-8.98

Australian federal election, 1996: Longman
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mal Brough	27,704	38.74	+6.68
	Labor	Pat Bonnice	21,943	30.69	-8.57
	National	Tom Bradley	12,611	17.64	+4.80
	Democrats	Greg Hollis	5,276	7.38	+4.41
	Greens	Jim Dimo	2,145	3.00	-0.54
	Independent	Terence Madden	966	1.35	+1.35
	One Australia	Geoffrey Abnett	673	0.94	+0.94
	Indigenous Peoples	Norman Hegarty	187	0.26	+0.06
Total formal votes			71,505	97.33	-0.33
Informal votes			1,962	2.67	+0.33
Turnout			73,467	95.58
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mal Brough	43,894	61.59	+8.13
	Labor	Pat Bonnice	27,374	38.41	-8.13
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.13

References

Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
Carr, Adam. Psephos

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