Electoral results for the Division of Gorton

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Gorton in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 2004 until the present.

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Brendan O'Connor Labor 2004–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: Gorton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brendan O'Connor 44,449 50.73 −12.12
Liberal Phil Humphreys 22,328 25.48 +3.40
Greens Dinesh Jayasuriya 5,597 6.39 −2.58
Palmer United Anthony Barnes 5,238 5.98 +5.98
Sex Party Rhiannon Hunter 2,850 3.25 +3.25
Family First Scott Amberley 2,538 2.90 −2.11
Democratic Labour Michael Deverala 2,392 2.73 +2.73
Christians Mabor Chadhuol 1,132 1.29 +1.29
Katter's Australian Graham Macardy 1,090 1.24 +1.24
Total formal votes 87,614 92.89 −0.18
Informal votes 6,706 7.11 +0.18
Turnout 94,320 92.23 +0.30
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brendan O'Connor 57,933 66.12 −7.51
Liberal Phil Humphreys 29,681 33.88 +7.51
Labor hold Swing −7.51
Australian federal election, 2010: Gorton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brendan O'Connor 58,767 59.98 -1.95
Liberal Damon Ryder 23,116 23.59 -0.73
Greens Steve Wilson 9,949 10.15 +4.06
Family First Sean Major 6,153 6.28 +2.33
Total formal votes 97,985 93.29 -2.27
Informal votes 7,048 6.71 +2.27
Turnout 105,033 92.41 -2.51
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brendan O'Connor 70,705 72.16 +0.94
Liberal Damon Ryder 27,280 27.84 -0.94
Labor hold Swing +0.94

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Gorton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brendan O'Connor 58,732 61.93 +2.56
Liberal Susan Jennison 23,063 24.32 -8.10
Greens Huong Truong 5,775 6.09 +0.99
Family First Scott Amberley 3,746 3.95 +1.46
Democratic Labor Vern Hughes 3,516 3.71 +3.71
Total formal votes 94,832 95.56 +0.62
Informal votes 4,405 4.44 -0.62
Turnout 99,237 95.00 +0.96
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brendan O'Connor 67,535 71.22 +6.32
Liberal Susan Jennison 27,297 28.78 -6.32
Labor hold Swing +6.32
Australian federal election, 2004: Gorton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brendan O'Connor 48,930 59.37 +0.07
Liberal Susan Jennison 26,717 32.42 +8.39
Greens Steven Wilson 4,204 5.10 +2.04
Family First Ian Mallon 2,052 2.49 +2.49
CEC Colin Ross Morgan Campbell 510 0.62 -0.26
Total formal votes 82,413 94.94 +0.90
Informal votes 4,396 5.06 -0.90
Turnout 86,809 94.04 -0.11
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brendan O'Connor 53,486 64.90 -5.07
Liberal Susan Jennison 28,927 35.10 +5.07
Labor hold Swing -5.07

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