Electoral results for the Division of Makin
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Makin in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1984 until the present.
Members
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
| Australian federal election, 2013: Makin |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Tony Zappia |
41,873 |
45.56 |
−4.70 |
|
Liberal |
Sue Lawrie |
34,192 |
37.20 |
+6.75 |
|
Family First |
Mark Potter |
5,891 |
6.41 |
+0.40 |
|
Greens |
Ami Harrison |
5,429 |
5.91 |
−4.39 |
|
Palmer United |
Andrew Graham |
3,818 |
4.15 |
+4.15 |
|
Katter's Australian |
Robert Jameson |
705 |
0.77 |
+0.77 |
| Total formal votes |
91,908 |
95.12 |
+1.13 |
| Informal votes |
4,717 |
4.88 |
−1.13 |
| Turnout |
96,625 |
93.97 |
−0.37 |
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Tony Zappia |
50,604 |
55.06 |
−6.94 |
|
Liberal |
Sue Lawrie |
41,304 |
44.94 |
+6.94 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
−6.94 |
|
| Australian federal election, 2010: Makin |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Tony Zappia |
43,114 |
50.58 |
-0.87 |
|
Liberal |
Liz Davies |
25,740 |
30.20 |
-8.07 |
|
Greens |
Jasemin Rose |
8,604 |
10.09 |
+5.79 |
|
Family First |
Mark Potter |
5,089 |
5.97 |
+2.42 |
|
Liberal Democrats |
Michael Gameau |
1,081 |
1.27 |
+0.78 |
|
One Nation |
Anton Horvat |
662 |
0.78 |
+0.20 |
|
Democrats |
Wayne Rich |
534 |
0.63 |
-0.74 |
|
Climate Sceptics |
Robert Stewart |
409 |
0.48 |
+0.48 |
| Total formal votes |
85,233 |
93.91 |
-2.02 |
| Informal votes |
5,532 |
6.09 |
+2.02 |
| Turnout |
90,765 |
94.29 |
-1.38 |
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Tony Zappia |
53,014 |
62.20 |
+4.50 |
|
Liberal |
Liz Davies |
32,219 |
37.80 |
-4.50 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
+4.50 |
|
Elections in the 2000s
| Australian federal election, 2007: Makin |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Tony Zappia |
44,890 |
51.45 |
+8.43 |
|
Liberal |
Bob Day |
33,390 |
38.27 |
-6.44 |
|
Greens |
Graham Smith |
3,751 |
4.30 |
+0.51 |
|
Family First |
Andrew Graham |
3,096 |
3.55 |
-1.37 |
|
Democrats |
Aleisha Brown |
1,198 |
1.37 |
-0.38 |
|
One Nation |
Robert Fechner |
502 |
0.58 |
-0.26 |
|
Liberty & Democracy |
Garry Vandersluis |
428 |
0.49 |
+0.49 |
| Total formal votes |
87,255 |
95.93 |
+1.34 |
| Informal votes |
3,705 |
4.07 |
-1.34 |
| Turnout |
90,960 |
95.81 |
+0.34 |
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Tony Zappia |
50,346 |
57.70 |
+8.63 |
|
Liberal |
Bob Day |
36,909 |
42.30 |
-8.63 |
|
Labor gain from Liberal |
Swing |
+8.63 |
|
| Australian federal election, 2004: Makin |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal |
Trish Draper |
37,912 |
44.71 |
-1.01 |
|
Labor |
Tony Zappia |
36,486 |
43.02 |
+6.33 |
|
Family First |
Rob Pillar |
4,172 |
4.92 |
+4.92 |
|
Greens |
Jon Moore |
3,213 |
3.79 |
+1.47 |
|
Democrats |
Catherine Opitz |
1,484 |
1.75 |
-8.67 |
|
Independent |
Jeanie Walker |
820 |
0.97 |
+0.97 |
|
One Nation |
Victor Horvat |
715 |
0.84 |
-3.87 |
| Total formal votes |
84,802 |
94.59 |
-0.15 |
| Informal votes |
4,851 |
5.41 |
+0.15 |
| Turnout |
89,653 |
95.47 |
-0.67 |
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Trish Draper |
43,186 |
50.93 |
-2.73 |
|
Labor |
Tony Zappia |
41,616 |
49.07 |
+2.73 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
-2.73 |
|
| Australian federal election, 2001: Makin |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal |
Trish Draper |
36,979 |
45.94 |
+5.35 |
|
Labor |
Julie Woodman |
29,539 |
36.70 |
-1.14 |
|
Democrats |
Christine Posta |
8,343 |
10.37 |
+0.14 |
|
One Nation |
Rod Kowald |
3,779 |
4.69 |
-4.95 |
|
Greens |
Allon Reeves |
1,850 |
2.30 |
+2.30 |
| Total formal votes |
80,490 |
94.79 |
-0.92 |
| Informal votes |
4,420 |
5.21 |
+0.92 |
| Turnout |
84,910 |
96.68 |
|
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Trish Draper |
43,271 |
53.76 |
+2.98 |
|
Labor |
Julie Woodman |
37,219 |
46.24 |
-2.98 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
+2.98 |
|
Elections in the 1990s
| Australian federal election, 1998: Makin |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal |
Trish Draper |
33,702 |
40.70 |
-3.85 |
|
Labor |
Gail Gago |
31,194 |
37.67 |
-3.07 |
|
Democrats |
Christine Posta |
8,502 |
10.27 |
+1.04 |
|
One Nation |
Rod Kowald |
8,009 |
9.67 |
+9.67 |
|
Independent |
Mike Wohltmann |
1,002 |
1.21 |
+1.21 |
|
Natural Law |
Geoffrey Wells |
391 |
0.47 |
-0.44 |
| Total formal votes |
82,800 |
95.70 |
+0.70 |
| Informal votes |
3,719 |
4.30 |
-0.70 |
| Turnout |
86,519 |
96.31 |
-0.18 |
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Trish Draper |
42,180 |
50.94 |
-0.14 |
|
Labor |
Gail Gago |
40,620 |
49.06 |
+0.14 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
-0.14 |
|
| Australian federal election, 1996: Makin |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal |
Trish Draper |
35,762 |
44.55 |
+3.36 |
|
Labor |
Peter Duncan |
32,709 |
40.75 |
-6.04 |
|
Democrats |
Tony Hill |
7,404 |
9.22 |
+2.11 |
|
Greens |
Henri Mueller |
1,914 |
2.38 |
+2.38 |
|
Independent |
Mary Newcombe |
757 |
0.94 |
+0.94 |
|
Natural Law |
Andrew Scott |
731 |
0.91 |
-0.16 |
|
Independent |
Tony Baker |
726 |
0.90 |
+0.90 |
|
|
Barry Illert |
267 |
0.33 |
+0.33 |
| Total formal votes |
80,270 |
95.00 |
-1.36 |
| Informal votes |
4,223 |
5.00 |
+1.36 |
| Turnout |
84,493 |
96.49 |
+0.58 |
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Trish Draper |
40,840 |
51.08 |
+4.79 |
|
Labor |
Peter Duncan |
39,106 |
48.92 |
-4.79 |
|
Liberal gain from Labor |
Swing |
+4.79 |
|
| Australian federal election, 1990: Makin |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Peter Duncan |
28,529 |
40.8 |
-6.5 |
|
Liberal |
Daryl Hicks |
37,462 |
39.3 |
-0.1 |
|
Democrats |
Steve Bartholomew |
10,619 |
15.2 |
+6.2 |
|
Call to Australia |
Jeff Penny |
2,320 |
3.3 |
+3.3 |
|
Independent |
Geoff Roberts |
639 |
0.9 |
+0.9 |
|
Independent |
David Howard |
309 |
0.4 |
+0.4 |
| Total formal votes |
69,878 |
96.2 |
|
| Informal votes |
2,775 |
3.8 |
|
| Turnout |
72,653 |
96.8 |
|
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Peter Duncan |
36,573 |
52.4 |
-1.0 |
|
Liberal |
Daryl Hicks |
33,197 |
47.6 |
+1.0 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
-1.0 |
|
Elections in the 1980s
| Australian federal election, 1987: Makin |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Peter Duncan |
29,361 |
47.3 |
-0.9 |
|
Liberal |
Neville Joyce |
24,465 |
39.4 |
+0.4 |
|
Democrats |
Sandra Kanck |
5,606 |
9.0 |
-0.5 |
|
National |
Natalie Richardson |
1,505 |
2.4 |
+1.7 |
|
Unite Australia |
Kenneth Taplin |
671 |
1.1 |
+1.1 |
|
Independent |
A. Wunderlich |
441 |
0.7 |
+0.7 |
| Total formal votes |
62,049 |
93.4 |
|
| Informal votes |
4,398 |
6.6 |
|
| Turnout |
66,447 |
94.8 |
|
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Peter Duncan |
33,130 |
53.4 |
-1.0 |
|
Liberal |
Neville Joyce |
28,904 |
46.6 |
+1.0 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
-1.0 |
|
| Australian federal election, 1984: Makin |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Peter Duncan |
27,282 |
48.2 |
-5.8 |
|
Liberal |
Neville Joyce |
22,073 |
39.0 |
+2.7 |
|
Democrats |
Andrew Coventry |
5,401 |
9.5 |
+0.4 |
|
Independent |
Bernhard Buechner |
1,442 |
2.5 |
+2.5 |
|
National |
John Henderson |
412 |
0.7 |
+0.7 |
| Total formal votes |
56,610 |
90.3 |
|
| Informal votes |
6,088 |
9.7 |
|
| Turnout |
62,698 |
94.9 |
|
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Peter Duncan |
30,792 |
54.4 |
-4.8 |
|
Liberal |
Neville Joyce |
25,806 |
45.6 |
+4.8 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
-4.8 |
|
References
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