Electoral results for the Division of Charlton

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Charlton in Australian federal elections since the division's creation in 1984 until its abolition in 2016.

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Bob Brown Labor 1984–1998
  Kelly Hoare Labor 1998–2007
  Greg Combet Labor 2007–2013
  Pat Conroy Labor 2013–2016

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: Charlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Pat Conroy 40,125 46.44 −6.71
Liberal Kevin Baker 24,646 28.53 −2.18
Palmer United Bronwyn Reid 9,412 10.89 +10.89
Greens Dessie Kocher 5,820 6.74 −2.09
Christian Democrats Steve Camilleri 2,671 3.09 +0.27
One Nation Brian Burston 2,266 2.62 +2.62
Bullet Train Trevor Anthoney 1,460 1.69 +1.69
Total formal votes 86,400 92.89 −0.19
Informal votes 6,618 7.11 +0.19
Turnout 93,018 94.40 −0.08
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pat Conroy 51,173 59.23 −3.44
Liberal Kevin Baker 35,227 40.77 +3.44
Labor hold Swing −3.44
Australian federal election, 2010: Charlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Greg Combet 44,159 53.15 +0.09
Liberal John McDonald 25,514 30.71 −0.89
Greens Ian McKenzie 7,339 8.83 +0.75
Independent Patrick Barry 2,846 3.43 +1.94
Christian Democrats Mitchell Pickstone 2,341 2.82 +0.42
CEC Ann Lawler 881 1.06 +0.71
Total formal votes 83,080 93.08 −2.25
Informal votes 6,176 6.92 +2.25
Turnout 89,256 94.47 −1.53
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Greg Combet 52,064 62.67 −0.24
Liberal John McDonald 31,016 37.33 +0.24
Labor hold Swing −0.24

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Charlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Greg Combet 44,156 53.08 +6.47
Liberal Lindsay Paterson 26,353 31.68 −3.49
Greens Suzanne Pritchard 6,708 8.06 −0.71
Independent Stuart Ulrich 2,008 2.41 +2.41
Christian Democrats Jim Kendall 2,007 2.41 +2.41
Independent Patrick Barry 1,253 1.51 +1.51
Socialist Equality Terry Cook 404 0.49 +0.49
CEC David Stow 294 0.35 −0.23
Total formal votes 83,183 95.34 +0.46
Informal votes 4,066 4.66 −0.46
Turnout 87,249 95.74 +0.14
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Greg Combet 52,298 62.87 +4.47
Liberal Lindsay Paterson 30,885 37.13 −4.47
Labor hold Swing +4.47
Australian federal election, 2004: Charlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Kelly Hoare 35,765 45.95 −0.11
Liberal Kurt Darcey 27,480 35.31 +2.00
Greens Suzanne Pritchard 6,964 8.95 +4.01
Family First Paul Scarfe 3,317 4.26 +4.26
One Nation Bob Johnson 2,416 3.10 −4.63
Democrats Ben Roffey 1,513 1.94 −3.13
CEC David Stow 380 0.49 +0.49
Total formal votes 77,835 95.04 −0.38
Informal votes 4,059 4.96 +0.38
Turnout 81,894 95.73 +0.10
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kelly Hoare 45,084 57.92 +1.26
Liberal Kurt Darcey 32,751 42.08 −1.26
Labor hold Swing +1.26
Australian federal election, 2001: Charlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Kelly Hoare 35,079 46.06 −2.53
Liberal Lindsay Paterson 25,371 33.31 +5.07
One Nation Bob Johnson 5,884 7.73 −4.28
Democrats Joshua Bell 3,865 5.07 +0.44
Greens David Blyth 3,765 4.94 +1.63
Christian Democrats Jim Kendall 1,859 2.44 −0.62
Unity John Thorpe 339 0.45 +0.45
Total formal votes 76,162 95.43 −1.58
Informal votes 3,651 4.57 +1.58
Turnout 79,813 96.04
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kelly Hoare 43,151 56.66 −5.54
Liberal Lindsay Paterson 33,011 43.34 +5.54
Labor hold Swing −5.54

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Charlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Kelly Hoare 39,604 49.32 −0.68
Liberal Bruce Gatgens 22,175 27.61 −5.86
One Nation Pamela Young 9,664 12.03 +12.03
Democrats Stephen Bisgrove 3,689 4.59 −3.80
Greens Nathan Ross 2,679 3.34 −1.66
Christian Democrats Ralph Gourlay 2,494 3.11 +3.11
Total formal votes 80,305 96.97 +0.42
Informal votes 2,513 3.03 −0.42
Turnout 82,818 96.20 −1.14
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kelly Hoare 50,570 62.97 +3.65
Liberal Bruce Gatgens 29,735 37.03 −3.65
Labor hold Swing +3.65
Australian federal election, 1996: Charlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bob Brown 38,665 50.00 −10.91
Liberal Peter Craig 25,884 33.47 +6.64
Democrats Lyn Godfrey 6,494 8.40 +2.98
Greens Bernadette Brugman 3,863 5.00 +5.00
AAFI Ron Franks 2,428 3.14 +3.14
Total formal votes 77,334 96.55 −0.22
Informal votes 2,767 3.45 +0.22
Turnout 80,101 97.34 +0.11
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Brown 45,646 59.32 −7.78
Liberal Peter Craig 31,298 40.68 +7.78
Labor hold Swing −7.78
Australian federal election, 1993: Charlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bob Brown 44,680 60.90 +8.33
Liberal Laurence Brewster 19,681 26.83 +6.18
Democrats Lyn Godfrey 3,976 5.42 −7.97
Independent John Baldwin 2,216 3.02 +3.02
Call to Australia Mick Sandford 1,273 1.74 +1.74
Independent Ryan Wilson 780 1.06 +1.06
Independent Charles Sievers 516 0.70 +0.70
Natural Law Zdenek Kviz 239 0.33 +0.33
Total formal votes 73,361 96.77 −0.76
Informal votes 2,449 3.23 +0.76
Turnout 75,810 97.23
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Brown 49,215 67.10 +2.09
Liberal Laurence Brewster 24,127 32.90 −2.09
Labor hold Swing +2.09
Australian federal election, 1990: Charlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bob Brown 36,750 54.4 −3.3
Liberal Mollie Blake 13,950 20.7 −6.6
Democrats Lyn Godfrey 9,299 13.8 +2.2
Independent Geoff Pendlebury 7,510 11.1 +11.1
Total formal votes 67,509 97.6
Informal votes 1,650 2.4
Turnout 69,159 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Brown 44,224 65.7 −1.2
Liberal Mollie Blake 23,115 34.3 +1.2
Labor hold Swing −1.2

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Charlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bob Brown 36,113 57.7 −4.6
Liberal Mollie Blake 17,084 27.3 −0.1
Democrats Lyn Godfrey 7,252 11.6 +1.3
Independent Vishnu Chaudhary 2,110 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 62,559 95.8
Informal votes 2,760 4.2
Turnout 65,319 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Brown 41,830 66.9 −0.4
Liberal Mollie Blake 20,729 33.1 +0.4
Labor hold Swing −0.4
Australian federal election, 1984: Charlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bob Brown 36,860 62.3 −4.2
Liberal Don Harris 16,216 27.4 +3.4
Democrats Lyn Godfrey 6,105 10.3 +2.2
Total formal votes 59,181 94.0
Informal votes 3,750 6.0
Turnout 62,931 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Brown 39,827 67.3 −3.2
Liberal Don Harris 19,354 32.7 +3.2
Labor hold Swing −3.2

References

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