Electoral results for the Division of Hunter

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Hunter in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until the present.

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  (Sir) Edmund Barton Protectionist 1901–1903
  Frank Liddell Free Trade 1903–1910
  Matthew Charlton Labor 1910–1928
  Rowley James Labor 1928–1931
  Labor (NSW) 1931–1936
  Labor 1936–1958
  H.V. Evatt Labor 1958–1960
  Bert James Labor 1960–1980
  Bob Brown Labor 1980–1984
  Eric Fitzgibbon Labor 1984–1996
  Joel Fitzgibbon Labor 1996–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joel Fitzgibbon 38,241 44.50 −9.81
National Michael Johnsen 30,170 35.11 +4.06
Palmer United Jennifer Stefanac 6,552 7.62 +7.62
Greens David Atwell 5,066 5.89 −3.03
One Nation Bill Fox 3,245 3.78 +0.43
Christian Democrats Richard Stretton 1,834 2.13 −0.25
CEC Ann Lawler 833 0.97 +0.97
Total formal votes 85,941 93.46 −0.33
Informal votes 6,014 6.54 +0.33
Turnout 91,955 94.51 −0.22
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joel Fitzgibbon 46,125 53.67 −8.81
National Michael Johnsen 39,816 46.33 +8.81
Labor hold Swing −8.81
Australian federal election, 2010: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joel Fitzgibbon 44,159 54.31 -5.28
National Michael Johnsen 25,245 31.05 +3.83
Greens Chris Parker 7,251 8.92 +2.60
One Nation Jennifer Leayr 2,721 3.35 +3.35
Christian Democrats Wayne Riley 1,938 2.38 +0.34
Total formal votes 81,314 93.79 -1.94
Informal votes 5,383 6.21 +1.94
Turnout 86,697 94.73 -1.23
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joel Fitzgibbon 50,803 62.48 -3.20
National Michael Johnsen 30,511 37.52 +3.20
Labor hold Swing -3.20

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joel Fitzgibbon 49,561 59.95 +8.64
National Beth Black 22,328 27.01 -2.89
Greens Jan Davis 5,265 6.37 +0.11
Climate Change John Harvey 2,500 3.02 +3.02
Christian Democrats Bernie Neville 1,736 2.10 +0.36
CEC Daniel Albury 1,287 1.56 -1.33
Total formal votes 82,677 95.71 +0.95
Informal votes 3,710 4.29 -0.95
Turnout 86,387 95.77 +0.19
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joel Fitzgibbon 54,504 65.92 +4.83
National Beth Black 28,173 34.08 -4.83
Labor hold Swing +4.83
Australian federal election, 2004: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joel Fitzgibbon 43,216 53.60 +1.28
National Beth Black 21,621 26.81 -0.69
Greens Kerry Suwald 5,195 6.44 +1.92
Independent Bill Fox 2,618 3.25 +3.25
CEC Ann Lawler 2,590 3.21 +1.76
One Nation Neil Scholes 2,543 3.15 -7.16
Christian Democrats Adrian Melbourne 1,673 2.07 +2.07
Family First Michael Woods 1,176 1.46 +1.46
Total formal votes 80,632 94.70 -1.88
Informal votes 4,512 5.30 +1.88
Turnout 85,144 95.67 -0.46
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joel Fitzgibbon 51,401 63.75 +2.89
National Beth Black 29,231 36.25 -2.89
Labor hold Swing +2.89
Australian federal election, 2001: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joel Fitzgibbon 41,123 52.32 -2.94
National Rob Macaulay 21,613 27.50 +21.95
One Nation Bill Fox 8,100 10.31 +0.43
Greens Larry O'Brien 3,553 4.52 +2.30
Democrats Rod Bennison 3,071 3.91 +1.16
CEC Ann Lawler 1,137 1.45 +0.91
Total formal votes 78,597 96.58 -0.20
Informal votes 2,780 3.42 +0.20
Turnout 81,377 96.76
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joel Fitzgibbon 47,838 60.86 -3.83
National Rob Macaulay 30,759 39.14 +39.14
Labor hold Swing -3.83

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joel Fitzgibbon 39,187 54.63 +3.88
Liberal Cherrilyn McLean 11,919 16.62 +16.62
One Nation Darren Culley 8,131 11.33 +11.33
National Rob Macaulay 7,976 11.12 -25.92
Democrats Rod Bennison 2,278 3.18 -1.91
Greens James Ryan 1,433 2.00 -2.15
CEC Ann Lawler 362 0.50 +0.50
Australia First Peter Meddows 296 0.41 +0.41
Socialist Equality Terry Cook 152 0.21 +0.21
Total formal votes 71,734 96.71 -0.63
Informal votes 2,441 3.29 +0.63
Turnout 74,175 96.16 -0.89
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joel Fitzgibbon 46,405 64.69 +7.72
Liberal Cherrilyn McLean 25,329 35.31 +35.31
Labor hold Swing +7.72
Australian federal election, 1996: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joel Fitzgibbon 36,674 50.74 -9.85
National Michael Johnsen 26,767 37.04 +19.64
Democrats Rod Bennison 3,672 5.08 +5.08
Greens Jenny Vaughan 3,000 4.15 +4.15
Independent Bernard Burke 2,160 2.99 +2.99
Total formal votes 72,273 97.34 -0.30
Informal votes 1,976 2.66 +0.30
Turnout 74,249 97.05 +0.52
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joel Fitzgibbon 41,003 56.97 -6.95
National Michael Johnsen 30,976 43.03 +6.95
Labor hold Swing -6.95
Australian federal election, 1993: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Fitzgibbon 43,068 60.60 +9.61
Liberal Chris Barnes 13,637 19.19 +2.83
National Bruce Crossing 12,366 17.40 -1.69
Natural Law Robert Walker 2,004 2.82 +2.82
Total formal votes 71,075 97.64 -0.17
Informal votes 1,719 2.36 +0.17
Turnout 72,794 96.53
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Fitzgibbon 45,414 63.92 +4.87
Liberal Chris Barnes 25,638 36.08 -4.87
Labor hold Swing +4.87
Australian federal election, 1990: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Fitzgibbon 34,099 49.2 +0.3
Liberal Ashley Saunders 19,145 27.6 +7.4
Democrats Chris Richards 8,717 12.6 +6.6
National Alison Davey 7,312 10.6 -14.2
Total formal votes 69,273 97.9
Informal votes 1,483 2.1
Turnout 70,756 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Fitzgibbon 40,403 58.4 +4.9
Liberal Ashley Saunders 28,724 41.6 -4.9
Labor hold Swing +4.9

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Fitzgibbon 31,656 48.9 +1.6
National John Turner 16,067 24.8 +4.3
Liberal Graham Dunkley 13,053 20.2 -7.1
Democrats Maureen Simpson 3,902 6.0 +1.1
Total formal votes 64,678 96.6
Informal votes 2,267 3.4
Turnout 66,945 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Fitzgibbon 34,685 53.6 +1.2
National John Turner 29,993 46.4 +46.4
Labor hold Swing +1.2
Australian federal election, 1984: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Fitzgibbon 28,589 47.3 -3.2
Liberal Ron Dolton 16,483 27.3 +20.8
National John Turner 12,420 20.5 -14.3
Democrats Warren Reid 2,952 4.9 -2.6
Total formal votes 60,444 95.1
Informal votes 3,101 4.9
Turnout 63,545 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Fitzgibbon 31,642 52.4 -2.6
Liberal Ron Dolton 31,642 47.6 +47.6
Labor hold Swing -2.6
Australian federal election, 1983: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Brown 54,213 68.1 +0.2
Liberal James White 19,508 24.5 -2.0
Democrats Edwina Wilson 5,942 7.5 +1.9
Total formal votes 79,663 98.2
Informal votes 1,492 1.8
Turnout 81,155 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Brown 72.6 +1.3
Liberal James White 27.4 -1.3
Labor hold Swing +1.3
Australian federal election, 1980: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Brown 51,061 67.9 +7.2
Liberal Ashley Saunders 19,896 26.5 -1.3
Democrats Edwina Wilson 4,227 5.6 -5.9
Total formal votes 75,184 98.1
Informal votes 1,454 1.9
Turnout 76,638 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Brown 71.3 +4.8
Liberal Ashley Saunders 28.7 -4.8
Labor hold Swing +4.8

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert James 42,076 60.7 -5.8
Liberal Oliver Fennell 19,299 27.8 -5.7
Democrats Elisabeth Kirkby 7,944 11.5 +11.5
Total formal votes 69,319 98.0
Informal votes 1,383 2.0
Turnout 70,702 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bert James 66.5 +0.0
Liberal Oliver Fennell 32.5 +0.0
Labor hold Swing +0.0
Australian federal election, 1975: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert James 43,590 68.4 -4.2
Liberal Stephen Walker 20,100 31.6 +6.7
Total formal votes 63,690 98.3
Informal votes 1,114 1.7
Turnout 64,804 96.6
Labor hold Swing -5.6
Australian federal election, 1974: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert James 44,987 72.6 -2.5
Liberal Richard Bevan 15,442 24.9 +0.0
Australia Party Desmond Kynaston 1,501 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 61,930 98.5
Informal votes 954 1.5
Turnout 62,884 97.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bert James 74.0 -1.1
Liberal Richard Bevan 26.0 +1.1
Labor hold Swing -1.1
Australian federal election, 1972: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert James 40,631 75.1 +1.6
Liberal Stanley Gumbleton 13,436 24.9 -1.6
Total formal votes 54,067 98.1
Informal votes 1,041 1.9
Turnout 55,108 96.8
Labor hold Swing +1.6

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert James 36,504 73.5 +4.3
Liberal Raymond Hughes 13,159 26.5 +4.1
Total formal votes 49,663 97.6
Informal votes 1,205 2.4
Turnout 50,868 96.1
Labor hold Swing +2.6
Australian federal election, 1966: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert James 33,037 71.9 +0.8
Liberal William Gilchrist 9,044 19.7 +3.0
Democratic Labor Donald Richards 3,839 8.4 +0.9
Total formal votes 45,920 96.1
Informal votes 1,856 3.9
Turnout 47,776 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bert James 73.6 -4.0
Liberal William Gilchrist 26.4 +4.0
Labor hold Swing -4.0
Australian federal election, 1963: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert James 32,132 71.1 -4.4
Liberal John Wassell 7,555 16.7 -2.1
Democratic Labor Aubrey Barr 3,389 7.5 +7.5
Communist Evan Phillips 2,103 4.7 -1.0
Total formal votes 45,179 97.9
Informal votes 976 2.1
Turnout 46,155 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bert James 77.6 -3.0
Liberal John Wassell 22.4 +3.0
Labor hold Swing -3.0
Australian federal election, 1961: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert James 33,435 75.5 +1.1
Liberal Edward Farrell 8,337 18.8 +4.7
Communist John Tapp 2,527 5.7 +5.7
Total formal votes 44,299 98.0
Informal votes 894 2.0
Turnout 45,193 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bert James 80.6 +3.1
Liberal Edward Farrell 19.4 -3.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1
Hunter by-election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert James 21,978 57.0 -17.4
Independent Bob Brown 11,876 30.8 +30.8
Communist Charles Dumbrell 3,895 10.1 +10.1
Independent Keith Murinane 826 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 38,575 97.6
Informal votes 965 2.4
Turnout 39,540 85.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bert James 77.2 -0.3
Independent Bob Brown 32.8 +32.8
Labor hold Swing -0.3

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert Evatt 31,740 74.4 +3.6
Liberal John Marsden 6,036 14.1 -7.2
Democratic Labor William Burke 4,884 11.4 +11.4
Total formal votes 42,660 97.8
Informal votes 972 2.2
Turnout 43,632 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Herbert Evatt 77.5 -0.3
Liberal John Marsden 32.5 +0.3
Labor hold Swing -0.3
Australian federal election, 1955: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rowley James 28,766 70.8 +2.0
Liberal Edward Farrell 8,604 21.3 +1.1
Communist Evan Phillips 3,158 7.8 +2.6
Total formal votes 40,328 97.4
Informal votes 1,071 2.6
Turnout 41,399 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rowley James 77.8 +1.3
Liberal Edward Farrell 32.2 -1.3
Labor hold Swing +1.3
Australian federal election, 1954: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rowley James 29,637 67.1 -3.7
Liberal Edward Farrell 8,380 19.0 +2.1
Communist Evan Phillips 2,710 6.1 -1.1
Independent John McCroarey 2,594 5.9 +5.9
Independent John White 875 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 44,196 98.0
Informal votes 905 2.0
Turnout 45,101 96.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rowley James 76.5 -2.4
Liberal Edward Farrell 33.5 +2.4
Labor hold Swing -2.4
Australian federal election, 1951: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rowley James 28,595 70.8 +2.2
Liberal Ted Fletcher 6,810 16.9 -4.9
Communist Evan Phillips 2,927 7.2 -2.4
Independent Arthur English 2,075 5.1 +5.1
Total formal votes 40,407 97.6
Informal votes 1,007 2.4
Turnout 41,414 97.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rowley James 78.9 +1.6
Liberal Ted Fletcher 21.1 -1.6
Labor hold Swing +1.6

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rowley James 26,704 68.6 -14.4
Liberal Ted Fletcher 8,502 21.8 +10.4
Communist Evan Phillips 3,729 9.6 +9.6
Total formal votes 38,935 97.6
Informal votes 964 2.4
Turnout 39,899 97.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rowley James 77.3 -9.7
Liberal Ted Fletcher 32.7 +9.7
Labor hold Swing -9.7
Australian federal election, 1946: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rowley James 25,366 76.9 -23.1
Liberal Ted Fletcher 10,208 17.3 +17.3
Lang Labor John Cain 3,392 5.8 +5.8
Total formal votes 58,966 98.1
Informal votes 1,119 1.9
Turnout 60,085 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rowley James 80.3 -19.7
Liberal Ted Fletcher 19.7 +19.7
Labor hold Swing -19.7
Australian federal election, 1943: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rowley James unopposed
Labor hold Swing
Australian federal election, 1940: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rowley James 38,921 75.0 -25.0
State Labor Bill Gollan 12,956 25.0 +25.0
Total formal votes 51,877 97.1
Informal votes 1,524 2.9
Turnout 53,401 95.3
Labor hold Swing -25.0

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rowley James unopposed
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing
Australian federal election, 1934: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (NSW) Rowley James 31,180 65.1 +17.0
Labor Thomas Ledsam 11,844 24.7 +14.3
Communist Henry Scanlon 4,904 10.2 +6.3
Total formal votes 47,928 95.7
Informal votes 2,173 4.3
Turnout 50,101 96.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (NSW) Rowley James 74.3 +17.1
Labor Thomas Ledsam 35.7 +35.7
Labor (NSW) hold Swing +17.1
Australian federal election, 1931: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (NSW) Rowley James 23,194 48.1 +48.1
Independent Arnold Bailey 18,879 39.2 +39.2
Labor Allan Howie 4,213 8.7 -91.3
Communist Harris Burnham 1,891 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 48,177 96.0
Informal votes 2,008 4.0
Turnout 50,185 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (NSW) Rowley James 57.2 +57.2
Independent Arnold Bailey 42.8 +42.8
Labor (NSW) gain from Labor Swing +57.2

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rowley James unopposed
Labor hold Swing
Australian federal election, 1928: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rowley James 28,331 62.2 -9.1
Nationalist Ernest Carr 9,145 20.1 -8.6
Independent Labor Jim Brown 8,073 17.7 +17.7
Total formal votes 45,549 94.5
Informal votes 2,640 5.5
Turnout 48,189 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rowley James 70.6 -0.7
Nationalist Ernest Carr 39.4 +0.7
Labor hold Swing -0.7
Australian federal election, 1925: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Matthew Charlton 31,244 71.3 -28.7
Nationalist Alfred Horsfall 12,550 28.7 +28.7
Total formal votes 43,794 98.2
Informal votes 791 1.8
Turnout 44,585 92.2
Labor hold Swing -28.7
Australian federal election, 1922: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Matthew Charlton unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Matthew Charlton 13,692 58.9 +5.5
Nationalist John Lee 9,558 41.1 -5.5
Total formal votes 23,250 98.0
Informal votes 485 2.0
Turnout 23,735 60.9
Labor hold Swing +5.5
Australian federal election, 1917: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Matthew Charlton 13,327 53.4 -1.2
Nationalist William Ferguson 11,633 46.6 +1.2
Total formal votes 24,960 97.7
Informal votes 585 2.3
Turnout 25,545 67.8
Labor hold Swing -1.2
Australian federal election, 1914: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Matthew Charlton 12,057 54.6 +0.1
Liberal Alexander Hay 10,045 45.4 -0.1
Total formal votes 22,102 98.1
Informal votes 429 1.9
Turnout 22,531 61.5
Labor hold Swing +0.1
Australian federal election, 1913: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Matthew Charlton 12,884 54.5 -2.4
Liberal John Fegan 10,763 45.5 +2.4
Total formal votes 23,647 98.1
Informal votes 462 1.9
Turnout 24,109 67.2
Labor hold Swing -2.4
Australian federal election, 1910: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Matthew Charlton 14,803 60.9 +11.7
Liberal Frank Liddell 9,523 39.1 -11.7
Total formal votes 24,326 98.5
Informal votes 373 1.5
Turnout 24,699 69.3
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +11.7

Elections in the 1900s

Australian federal election, 1906: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Anti-Socialist Frank Liddell 6,843 50.8 -8.5
Labour William Kearsley 6,617 49.2 +41.2
Total formal votes 13,460 97.7
Informal votes 314 2.3
Turnout 13,774 51.4
Anti-Socialist hold Swing -12.5
Australian federal election, 1903: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Frank Liddell 7,697 59.3 +59.3
Ind. Protectionist James Waller 4,241 32.7 +32.7
Labour Arthur Rae 1,044 8.0 +8.0
Total formal votes 12,982 98.1
Informal votes 256 1.9
Turnout 13,238 49.1
Free Trade gain from Protectionist Swing +59.3
Australian federal election, 1901: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Edmund Barton unopposed
Protectionist win (new division)

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