Electoral results for the Division of Fowler

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Fowler in Australian federal elections from the electorate's creation in 1984 until the present.

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Ted Grace Labor 1984–1998
  Julia Irwin Labor 1998–2010
  Chris Hayes Labor 2010–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: Fowler
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Chris Hayes 47,772 60.76 +7.90
Liberal Andrew Nguyen 21,043 26.76 −10.18
Christian Democrats Matt Attia 3,559 4.53 +4.53
Palmer United Brad Pastoors 2,722 3.46 +3.46
Greens Benjamin Silaphet 2,684 3.41 −3.28
Katter's Australian Darren McLean 848 1.08 +1.08
Total formal votes 78,628 86.07 −1.10
Informal votes 12,728 13.93 +1.10
Turnout 91,356 92.16 −0.13
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Chris Hayes 52,526 66.80 +8.04
Liberal Andrew Nguyen 26,102 33.20 −8.04
Labor hold Swing +8.04
Australian federal election, 2010: Fowler
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Chris Hayes 40,636 52.86 -15.06
Liberal Thomas Dang 28,402 36.94 +14.10
Greens Signe Westerberg 5,144 6.69 +0.73
Socialist Equality Mike Head 2,700 3.51 +3.51
Total formal votes 76,882 87.17 -4.35
Informal votes 11,314 12.83 +4.35
Turnout 88,196 92.29 -1.05
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Chris Hayes 45,178 58.76 -13.81
Liberal Thomas Dang 31,704 41.24 +13.81
Labor hold Swing -13.81

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Fowler
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Julia Irwin 50,180 64.25 +8.54
Liberal Rose Torossian 21,706 27.79 -5.07
Greens Vlaudin Vega 4,278 5.49 -0.10
Christian Democrats Paul Termeulen 1,932 2.47 +1.78
Total formal votes 78,107 92.33 +1.20
Informal votes 6,490 7.67 -1.20
Turnout 84,597 94.88 +0.75
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julia Irwin 53,306 68.25 +4.93
Liberal Rose Torossian 24,801 31.75 -4.93
Labor hold Swing +4.93
Australian federal election, 2004: Fowler
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Julia Irwin 44,141 62.78 +2.08
Liberal Philip Powrie 18,253 25.96 +7.92
Greens Pauline Tyrrell 5,164 7.34 +4.89
Independent Jose Nunez 1,594 2.27 +2.27
CEC Hal Johnson 1,162 1.65 -1.56
Total formal votes 70,314 90.89 +3.64
Informal votes 7,048 9.11 -3.64
Turnout 77,362 93.34 -0.01
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julia Irwin 50,174 71.36 -0.13
Liberal Philip Powrie 20,140 28.64 +0.13
Labor hold Swing -0.13
Australian federal election, 2001: Fowler
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Julia Irwin 40,904 60.70 -1.61
Liberal Glenn Watson 12,154 18.04 +1.83
Unity Steve Chung 3,476 5.16 -5.81
One Nation Oscar Rosso 2,357 3.50 -3.70
CEC Hal Johnson 2,166 3.21 +3.21
Greens Lee Grant 1,654 2.45 +2.35
No GST Robin Gaskell 1,395 2.07 +2.07
Democrats David Mendelssohn 1,320 1.96 -1.22
Christian Democrats Manny Poularas 1,110 1.65 +1.65
AAFI Max Brazenall 853 1.27 +1.27
Total formal votes 67,389 87.29 -6.92
Informal votes 9,816 12.71 +6.92
Turnout 77,205 93.74
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julia Irwin 48,174 71.50 -4.49
Liberal Glenn Watson 19,215 28.50 +4.49
Labor hold Swing -4.49

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Fowler
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Julia Irwin 49,472 61.69 +0.63
Liberal Lorna Dooner 13,705 17.09 -9.31
Unity Andrew Su 8,532 10.64 +10.64
One Nation Rodney Smith 5,886 7.34 +7.34
Democrats Mark Stevens 2,603 3.25 -4.12
Total formal votes 80,198 94.22 +2.29
Informal votes 4,920 5.78 -2.29
Turnout 85,118 93.93 -1.93
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julia Irwin 61,216 76.33 +8.06
Liberal Lorna Dooner 18,982 23.67 -8.06
Labor hold Swing +8.06
Australian federal election, 1996: Fowler
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Grace 45,408 61.06 -7.75
Liberal Stephen Cenatiempo 19,630 26.40 +5.48
Democrats Mark Stevens 5,476 7.36 +7.36
AAFI Ken Malone 3,117 4.19 +4.19
Natural Law Lucia van Oostveen 738 0.99 -0.21
Total formal votes 74,369 91.93 -2.87
Informal votes 6,531 8.07 +2.87
Turnout 80,900 95.86 +0.90
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ted Grace 50,648 68.27 -3.73
Liberal Stephen Cenatiempo 23,544 31.73 +3.73
Labor hold Swing -3.73
Australian federal election, 1993: Fowler
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Grace 47,794 68.81 +8.34
Liberal Gloria Arora 14,525 20.91 -3.73
Independent Mark Stevens 5,014 7.22 +7.22
Greg Josling 1,295 1.86 +1.86
Natural Law Nicholas Hyde 832 1.20 +1.20
Total formal votes 69,460 94.80 +2.12
Informal votes 3,811 5.20 -2.12
Turnout 73,271 94.95
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ted Grace 49,979 72.00 +4.20
Liberal Gloria Arora 19,436 28.00 -4.20
Labor hold Swing +4.20
Australian federal election, 1990: Fowler
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Grace 35,645 56.8 -2.1
Liberal Gloria Arora 17,424 27.8 -4.9
Democrats Jon Phillips 4,378 7.0 -1.4
Independent Rose-Mary Logozzo 3,077 4.9 +4.9
Independent Pam Branch 1,235 2.0 +2.0
Greens Mirjana Ivetic-Elvy 1,026 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 62,785 93.2
Informal votes 4,593 6.8
Turnout 67,378 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ted Grace 40,244 64.2 +1.8
Liberal Gloria Arora 22,417 35.8 -1.8
Labor hold Swing +1.8

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Fowler
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Grace 33,563 58.9 -8.0
Liberal Jeff Fishlock 18,639 32.7 +5.6
Democrats Robert Neesam 4,809 8.4 +8.4
Total formal votes 57,011 90.0
Informal votes 6,367 10.0
Turnout 63,378 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ted Grace 35,582 62.4 -7.9
Liberal Jeff Fishlock 21,423 37.6 +7.9
Labor hold Swing -7.9
Australian federal election, 1984: Fowler
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Grace 34,075 66.9 +2.6
Liberal Ken Wills 13,781 27.1 -2.0
Independent David Bransdon 3,065 6.0 +6.0
Total formal votes 50,921 87.9
Informal votes 7,001 12.1
Turnout 57,922 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ted Grace 35,804 70.3 +3.3
Liberal Ken Wills 15,104 29.7 -3.3
Labor hold Swing +3.3

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