This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Ballarat in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until the present. The seat was known as Ballaarat from 1901 until 1977.
Member | Party | Term | |
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Alfred Deakin | Protectionist | 1901–1909 | |
Commonwealth Liberal | 1909–1913 | ||
Charles McGrath | Labor | 1913–1919 | |
Edwin Kerby | Nationalist | 1919–1920 | |
Charles McGrath | Labor | 1920–1931 | |
United Australia | 1931–1934 | ||
Archibald Fisken | United Australia | 1934–1937 | |
Reg Pollard | Labor | 1937–1949 | |
Alan Pittard | Liberal | 1949–1951 | |
Robert Joshua | Labor | 1951–1955 | |
Labor (Anti-Communist) | 1955–1955 | ||
Dudley Erwin | Liberal | 1955–1975 | |
Jim Short | Liberal | 1975–1980 | |
John Mildren | Labor | 1980–1990 | |
Michael Ronaldson | Liberal | 1990–2001 | |
Catherine King | Labor | 2001–present |
Australian federal election, 2010: Ballarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Catherine King | 46,289 | 51.75 | +1.42 | |
Liberal | Mark Banwell | 30,364 | 33.95 | -4.09 | |
Greens | Belinda Coates | 10,140 | 11.34 | +3.36 | |
Family First | Jim Rainey | 2,646 | 2.96 | -0.69 | |
Total formal votes | 89,439 | 96.28 | -1.31 | ||
Informal votes | 3,456 | 3.72 | +1.31 | ||
Turnout | 92,895 | 94.98 | -1.11 | ||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
Labor | Catherine King | 55,188 | 61.70 | +3.55 | |
Liberal | Mark Banwell | 34,251 | 38.30 | -3.55 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +3.55 |
Australian federal election, 2007: Ballarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Catherine King | 44,191 | 50.33 | +5.33 | |
Liberal | Samantha McIntosh | 33,402 | 38.04 | -6.53 | |
Greens | Belinda Coates | 7,008 | 7.98 | +1.25 | |
Family First | Dale Butterfield | 3,207 | 3.65 | +1.50 | |
Total formal votes | 87,808 | 97.59 | +0.93 | ||
Informal votes | 2,170 | 2.41 | -0.93 | ||
Turnout | 89,978 | 96.11 | +0.15 | ||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
Labor | Catherine King | 51,056 | 58.15 | +5.92 | |
Liberal | Samantha McIntosh | 36,752 | 41.85 | -5.92 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +5.92 |
Australian federal election, 2004: Ballarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Catherine King | 37,734 | 45.00 | +0.50 | |
Liberal | Elizabeth Matuschka | 37,377 | 44.57 | +2.45 | |
Greens | Tony Kelly | 5,641 | 6.73 | +0.07 | |
Family First | Vlad Adamek | 1,799 | 2.14 | +2.14 | |
Democratic Labor | Claire Lindorff | 1,109 | 1.32 | +1.32 | |
CEC | Valiant von Thule Halborg | 192 | 0.23 | +0.23 | |
Total formal votes | 83,852 | 96.66 | -0.33 | ||
Informal votes | 2,901 | 3.34 | +0.33 | ||
Turnout | 86,753 | 95.96 | -0.35 | ||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
Labor | Catherine King | 43,795 | 52.23 | -1.02 | |
Liberal | Elizabeth Matuschka | 40,057 | 47.77 | +1.02 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -1.02 |
Australian federal election, 2001: Ballarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Catherine King | 35,558 | 44.14 | +3.23 | |
Liberal | Charles Collins | 34,512 | 42.85 | -2.39 | |
Greens | Tony Kelly | 5,126 | 6.36 | +4.95 | |
Democrats | Danii Coric | 3,300 | 4.10 | +0.40 | |
One Nation | John Blanchard | 2,053 | 2.55 | -2.35 | |
Total formal votes | 80,549 | 97.12 | +0.67 | ||
Informal votes | 2,391 | 2.88 | -0.67 | ||
Turnout | 82,940 | 97.65 | |||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
Labor | Catherine King | 42,471 | 52.73 | +5.50 | |
Liberal | Charles Collins | 38,078 | 47.27 | -5.50 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.50 |
Australian federal election, 1998: Ballarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Michael Ronaldson | 34,527 | 45.23 | -3.77 | |
Labor | Marg Card | 31,232 | 40.92 | -0.98 | |
One Nation | John Blanchard | 3,738 | 4.90 | +4.90 | |
Democrats | Peta Price | 2,824 | 3.70 | -0.52 | |
Shooters | John Wiley | 1,569 | 2.06 | +2.06 | |
Greens | Malcolm Campbell | 1,083 | 1.42 | +1.42 | |
Christian Democrats | Frank Colosimo | 840 | 1.10 | -1.24 | |
Independent | Ian Harrison | 188 | 0.25 | +0.25 | |
Unity | Margaret Taylor | 182 | 0.24 | +0.24 | |
Independent | Alex Graham | 147 | 0.19 | +0.19 | |
Total formal votes | 76,330 | 96.45 | -1.44 | ||
Informal votes | 2,809 | 3.55 | +1.44 | ||
Turnout | 79,139 | 96.73 | -0.09 | ||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Michael Ronaldson | 40,280 | 52.77 | -0.90 | |
Labor | Marg Card | 36,050 | 47.23 | +0.90 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.90 |
Australian federal election, 1996: Ballarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Michael Ronaldson | 37,275 | 49.01 | +1.89 | |
Labor | Jenny Beacham | 31,864 | 41.89 | -1.77 | |
Democrats | Trish Finlay | 3,208 | 4.22 | +1.93 | |
Call to Australia | David Cocking | 1,781 | 2.34 | -1.26 | |
Independent | Alan Gray | 947 | 1.25 | +1.25 | |
AAFI | John Neenan | 801 | 1.05 | +1.05 | |
Natural Law | Alan McDonald | 186 | 0.24 | -0.81 | |
Total formal votes | 76,062 | 97.89 | +0.17 | ||
Informal votes | 1,641 | 2.11 | -0.17 | ||
Turnout | 77,703 | 96.82 | -0.30 | ||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Michael Ronaldson | 40,696 | 53.67 | +2.09 | |
Labor | Jenny Beacham | 35,129 | 46.33 | -2.09 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.09 |
Australian federal election, 1993: Ballarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Michael Ronaldson | 33,478 | 47.47 | +1.20 | |
Labor | Peter Devereux | 30,470 | 43.20 | +2.36 | |
Call to Australia | Jodie Rickard | 2,618 | 3.71 | +0.29 | |
Independent | Geoffrey Hardy | 1,703 | 2.41 | +2.41 | |
Democrats | Rob de Caen | 1,516 | 2.15 | -6.21 | |
Natural Law | Veronica Caven | 740 | 1.05 | +1.05 | |
Total formal votes | 70,525 | 97.76 | -0.01 | ||
Informal votes | 1,614 | 2.24 | +0.01 | ||
Turnout | 72,139 | 97.11 | |||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Michael Ronaldson | 36,787 | 52.20 | +0.32 | |
Labor | Peter Devereux | 33,687 | 47.80 | -0.32 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.32 |
Australian federal election, 1990: Ballarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Michael Ronaldson | 31,273 | 46.3 | +10.5 | |
Labor | John Mildren | 27,609 | 40.8 | -6.5 | |
Democrats | Bill Scetrine | 5,654 | 8.4 | +4.4 | |
Call to Australia | Jodie Rickard | 2,311 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Independent | Greg Mays | 536 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Independent | George Helon | 212 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 67,595 | 97.8 | |||
Informal votes | 1,541 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 69,136 | 96.9 | |||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Michael Ronaldson | 35,043 | 51.9 | +4.0 | |
Labor | John Mildren | 32,506 | 48.1 | -4.0 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +4.0 |
Australian federal election, 1987: Ballarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | John Mildren | 31,447 | 47.1 | -2.3 | |
Liberal | John Ronan | 24,059 | 36.0 | -8.4 | |
National | John Boland | 8,250 | 12.3 | +10.8 | |
Democrats | Phil Henseleit | 2,685 | 4.0 | +0.6 | |
Independent | Martin Greany | 392 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 66,833 | 96.4 | |||
Informal votes | 2,460 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 69,293 | 96.5 | |||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Mildren | 34,674 | 51.9 | -0.1 | |
Liberal | John Ronan | 32,147 | 48.1 | +0.1 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -0.1 |
Australian federal election, 1984: Ballarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | John Mildren | 31,119 | 49.4 | +1.5 | |
Liberal | John Ronan | 27,952 | 44.4 | -2.5 | |
Democrats | Graham Gough | 2,163 | 3.4 | +0.3 | |
National | Douglas Stewart | 961 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Democratic Labor | John Ferwerda | 737 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 62,932 | 93.8 | |||
Informal votes | 4,148 | 6.2 | |||
Turnout | 67,080 | 96.4 | |||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Mildren | 32,411 | 51.5 | +0.2 | |
Liberal | John Ronan | 30,505 | 48.5 | -0.2 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +0.2 |
Australian federal election, 1983: Ballarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | John Mildren | 34,616 | 50.7 | +5.5 | |
Liberal | John Ronan | 30,078 | 44.1 | -1.9 | |
Democrats | Graham Gough | 2,123 | 3.1 | -2.5 | |
Independent | John Blower | 1,148 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Independent | Albert Ireland | 275 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 68,240 | 98.3 | |||
Informal votes | 1,156 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 69,396 | 96.9 | |||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Mildren | 54.1 | +3.4 | ||
Liberal | John Ronan | 45.9 | -3.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +3.4 |
Australian federal election, 1980: Ballarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Jim Short | 30,551 | 46.0 | -2.0 | |
Labor | John Mildren | 29,990 | 45.2 | +8.2 | |
Democrats | Graham Gough | 3,736 | 5.6 | -4.3 | |
Democratic Labor | John Cotter | 2,099 | 3.2 | -1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 66,376 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 1,239 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 67,615 | 96.7 | |||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Mildren | 33,623 | 50.7 | +8.2 | |
Liberal | Jim Short | 32,753 | 49.3 | -8.2 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.2 |
Australian federal election, 1977: Ballarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Jim Short | 30,480 | 48.0 | -1.5 | |
Labor | Norman Baker | 23,487 | 37.0 | -3.5 | |
Democrats | Graham Gough | 6,298 | 9.9 | +9.9 | |
Democratic Labor | William Griffin | 3,202 | 5.0 | -2.2 | |
Total formal votes | 63,467 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 1,318 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 64,785 | 96.9 | |||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Jim Short | 57.5 | +0.0 | ||
Labor | Norman Baker | 42.5 | -0.0 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.0 |
Australian federal election, 1975: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Jim Short | 29,708 | 50.9 | +5.0 | |
Labor | David Williams | 22,844 | 39.1 | -4.6 | |
Democratic Labor | Bryan Hanrahan | 4,219 | 7.2 | -0.3 | |
Independent | Glendon Ludbrook | 1,625 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Total formal votes | 58,396 | 98.3 | |||
Informal votes | 1,011 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 59,407 | 97.0 | |||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Jim Short | 58.9 | +4.1 | ||
Labor | David Williams | 41.1 | -4.1 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +4.1 |
Australian federal election, 1974: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Dudley Erwin | 25,736 | 45.9 | +4.1 | |
Labor | David Williams | 24,517 | 43.7 | -1.9 | |
DLP | Bryan Hanrahan | 4,225 | 7.5 | -5.1 | |
Australia | Pamela Clifford | 1,574 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Total formal votes | 56,052 | 98.1 | |||
Informal votes | 1,077 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 57,129 | 96.4 | |||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Dudley Erwin | 30,721 | 54.8 | +1.3 | |
Labor | David Williams | 25,331 | 45.2 | -1.3 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.3 |
Australian federal election, 1972: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | David Williams | 22,800 | 45.6 | +6.3 | |
Liberal | Dudley Erwin | 20,860 | 41.8 | -2.2 | |
DLP | Anthony Balkin | 6,297 | 12.6 | -1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 49,957 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 577 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 50,534 | 96.7 | |||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Dudley Erwin | 26,719 | 53.5 | -5.5 | |
Labor | David Williams | 23,238 | 46.5 | +5.5 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -5.5 |
Australian federal election, 1969: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Dudley Erwin | 20,881 | 44.0 | -4.6 | |
Labor | David Pollock | 18,634 | 39.3 | +3.6 | |
DLP | Robert Joshua | 6,444 | 13.6 | -2.0 | |
Independent | Graeme Bond | 1,173 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Independent | David Swinnerton | 215 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Independent | Hendrik Prins | 92 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Total formal votes | 47,439 | 96.4 | |||
Informal votes | 1,752 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 49,191 | 96.6 | |||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Dudley Erwin | 27,999 | 59.0 | -4.0 | |
Labor | David Pollock | 19,440 | 41.0 | +4.0 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -4.0 |
Australian federal election, 1966: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Dudley Erwin | 21,288 | 49.4 | +1.1 | |
Labor | David Pollock | 15,042 | 34.9 | -1.9 | |
DLP | Robert Joshua | 6,729 | 15.6 | +0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 43,059 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 924 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 43,983 | 96.5 | |||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Dudley Erwin | 27,491 | 63.8 | +1.6 | |
Labor | David Pollock | 15,568 | 36.2 | -1.6 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.6 |
Australian federal election, 1963: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Dudley Erwin | 20,764 | 48.3 | +4.7 | |
Labor | Alan Williams | 15,846 | 36.8 | -1.7 | |
DLP | Robert Joshua | 6,421 | 14.9 | -3.0 | |
Total formal votes | 43,031 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 350 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 43,381 | 97.2 | |||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Dudley Erwin | 26,764 | 62.2 | +2.3 | |
Labor | Alan Williams | 16,267 | 37.8 | -2.3 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.3 |
Australian federal election, 1961: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Dudley Erwin | 18,379 | 43.6 | +3.7 | |
Labor | Aubrey Keane | 16,224 | 38.5 | -4.3 | |
DLP | Robert Joshua | 7,557 | 17.9 | +0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 42,160 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 613 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 42,773 | 96.8 | |||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Dudley Erwin | 25,240 | 59.9 | +4.5 | |
Labor | Aubrey Keane | 16,920 | 40.1 | -4.5 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +4.5 |
Australian federal election, 1958: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Donald Drummond | 17,903 | 42.8 | +4.7 | |
Liberal | Dudley Erwin | 16,683 | 39.9 | +1.6 | |
DLP | Robert Joshua | 7,204 | 17.2 | -6.5 | |
Total formal votes | 41,760 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 610 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 42,400 | 97.1 | |||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Dudley Erwin | 23,167 | 55.4 | -2.5 | |
Labor | Donald Drummond | 18,623 | 44.6 | +2.5 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -2.5 |
Australian federal election, 1955: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Dudley Erwin | 15,763 | 38.3 | -9.1 | |
Labor | Austin Dowling | 15,686 | 38.1 | -14.7 | |
Labor (Anti-Communist) | Robert Joshua | 9,757 | 23.7 | +23.7 | |
Total formal votes | 41,206 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 682 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 41,888 | 96.6 | |||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Dudley Erwin | 23,852 | 57.9 | +10.7 | |
Labor | Austin Dowling | 17,354 | 42.1 | -10.7 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +10.7 |
Australian federal election, 1954: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Robert Joshua | 20,997 | 52.6 | +1.4 | |
Liberal | Allen Driscoll | 18,900 | 47.4 | -1.4 | |
Total formal votes | 39,897 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 291 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 40,188 | 97.3 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | +1.4 |
Australian federal election, 1951: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Robert Joshua | 20,482 | 51.2 | +1.6 | |
Liberal | Alan Pittard | 19,517 | 48.8 | -1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 39,999 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 356 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 40,355 | 97.2 | |||
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.6 |
Australian federal election, 1949: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Alan Pittard | 19,851 | 50.4 | +3.1 | |
Labor | Raymond Hyatt | 19,522 | 49.6 | -3.1 | |
Total formal votes | 39,373 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 380 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 39,753 | 97.3 | |||
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +3.1 |
Australian federal election, 1946: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Reg Pollard | 25,827 | 53.1 | -1.4 | |
Liberal | Arnold Caddy | 22,812 | 46.9 | +6.2 | |
Total formal votes | 48,639 | 98.7 | |||
Informal votes | 617 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 49,256 | 95.7 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | -4.8 |
Australian federal election, 1943: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Reg Pollard | 26,428 | 54.5 | +6.7 | |
UAP | William Roff | 19,750 | 40.7 | +0.6 | |
Independent | Gordon Irish | 2,333 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Total formal votes | 48,511 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 480 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 48,991 | 97.6 | |||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
Labor | Reg Pollard | 57.9 | +7.6 | ||
UAP | William Roff | 42.1 | -7.6 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +7.6 |
Australian federal election, 1940: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Reg Pollard | 22,715 | 47.8 | -2.8 | |
UAP | Edward Montgomery | 19,089 | 40.1 | -9.3 | |
Independent | Alex Russell | 5,749 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
Total formal votes | 47,553 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 488 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 48,041 | 96.8 | |||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
Labor | Reg Pollard | 23,917 | 50.3 | -0.3 | |
UAP | Edward Montgomery | 23,636 | 49.7 | +0.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -0.3 |
Australian federal election, 1937: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Reg Pollard | 24,784 | 50.6 | +5.7 | |
UAP | Stanley Walker | 24,186 | 49.4 | +16.1 | |
Total formal votes | 48,970 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 467 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 49,437 | 97.1 | |||
Labor gain from United Australia | Swing | +3.5 |
Australian federal election, 1934: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | William McAdam | 17,725 | 43.9 | +9.8 | |
UAP | Archibald Fisken | 11,856 | 29.4 | -19.6 | |
Independent UAP | Fred Edmunds | 10,752 | 26.7 | +26.7 | |
Total formal votes | 40,333 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 658 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 40,991 | 97.2 | |||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
UAP | Archibald Fisken | 21,746 | 53.9 | -9.4 | |
Labor | William McAdam | 18,587 | 46.1 | +9.4 | |
United Australia hold | Swing | -9.4 |
Australian federal election, 1931: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
UAP | Charles McGrath | 19,260 | 49.0 | +6.4 | |
Labor | James Miller | 13,409 | 34.1 | -23.3 | |
Country | Henry Bromfield | 6,608 | 16.8 | +16.8 | |
Total formal votes | 39,277 | 98.7 | |||
Informal votes | 505 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 39,782 | 97.6 | |||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
UAP | Charles McGrath | 24,859 | 63.3 | +20.7 | |
Labor | James Miller | 14,418 | 36.7 | -20.7 | |
United Australia gain from Labor | Swing | +20.7 |
Australian federal election, 1929: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Charles McGrath | 21,760 | 57.4 | +4.8 | |
Nationalist | Fred Edmunds | 16,129 | 42.6 | -4.8 | |
Total formal votes | 37,889 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 337 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 38,226 | 97.5 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | +4.8 |
Australian federal election, 1928: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Charles McGrath | 19,528 | 52.6 | +1.3 | |
Nationalist | Matthew Baird | 17,616 | 47.4 | -1.3 | |
Total formal votes | 37,144 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 682 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 37,826 | 97.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | +1.3 |
Australian federal election, 1925: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Charles McGrath | 19,121 | 51.3 | +0.9 | |
Nationalist | Thomas Ryan | 18,147 | 48.7 | +12.9 | |
Total formal votes | 37,268 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 341 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 37,609 | 95.2 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | -0.4 |
Australian federal election, 1922: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Charles McGrath | 14,200 | 50.4 | +1.7 | |
Nationalist | Francis Coldham | 10,098 | 35.8 | -14.8 | |
Liberal (1922) | Sydney King | 3,878 | 13.8 | +13.8 | |
Total formal votes | 28,176 | 97.7 | |||
Informal votes | 657 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 28,833 | 72.7 | |||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
Labor | Charles McGrath | 51.7 | +2.6 | ||
Nationalist | Francis Coldham | 48.3 | -2.6 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +2.6 |
Ballaarat by-election, 1920 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Charles McGrath | 15,058 | 51.7 | +1.7 | |
Nationalist | Edwin Kerby | 11,443 | 39.3 | -10.7 | |
Farmers | John Troup | 2,413 | 8.3 | +8.3 | |
Independent | Edward Callow | 186 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 29,100 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 214 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 29,314 | 76.7 | |||
Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
Labor | Charles McGrath | 56.1 | +6.1 | ||
Nationalist | Edwin Kerby | 45.9 | -6.1 | ||
Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | +6.1 |
Australian federal election, 1919: Ballaarat | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Nationalist | Edwin Kerby | 13,569 | 50.0 | +50.0 | |
Labor | Charles McGrath | 13,568 | 50.0 | -50.0 | |
Total formal votes | 27,137 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 202 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 27,339 | 82.5 | |||
Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +50.0 |
Australian federal election, 1917: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Charles McGrath | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Australian federal election, 1914: Ballaarat | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Charles McGrath | 16,734 | 51.2 | +0.6 | |
Commonwealth Liberal | Francis Coldham | 15,963 | 48.8 | -0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 32,697 | 98.3 | |||
Informal votes | 566 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 33,263 | 87.3 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | +0.6 |
Australian federal election, 1913: Ballaarat | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Charles McGrath | 16,417 | 50.6 | +3.1 | |
Commonwealth Liberal | Hugh McKay | 16,049 | 49.4 | -3.1 | |
Total formal votes | 32,466 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 352 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 32,818 | 83.8 | |||
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.1 |
Australian federal election, 1910: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Commonwealth Liberal | Alfred Deakin | 10,179 | 51.1 | -15.1 | |
Labour | David Russell | 9,736 | 48.9 | +15.1 | |
Total formal votes | 19,915 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 281 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 20,196 | 74.9 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | -15.1 |
Australian federal election, 1906: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Protectionist | Alfred Deakin | 12,331 | 66.2 | -33.8 | |
Labour | James Scullin | 6,305 | 33.8 | +33.8 | |
Total formal votes | 18,636 | 97.8 | |||
Informal votes | 412 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 19,048 | 62.5 | |||
Protectionist hold | Swing | -33.8 |
Australian federal election, 1903: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Protectionist | Alfred Deakin | unopposed | |||
Protectionist hold | Swing |
Australian federal election, 1901: Ballaarat | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Protectionist | Alfred Deakin | 4,655 | 74.5 | +74.5 | |
Independent | Richard Vale | 1,594 | 25.5 | +25.5 | |
Total formal votes | 6,249 | 95.4 | |||
Informal votes | 29 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 6,278 | 47.6 | |||
Protectionist win | (new division) |