Electoral results for the Division of Ballarat
Appearance
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.
Members
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
Alfred Deakin | Protectionist | 1901–1909 | |
Liberal | 1909–1913 | ||
Charles McGrath | Labor | 1913–1919 | |
Edwin Kerby | Nationalist | 1919–1920 | |
Charles McGrath | Labor | 1920–1931 | |
Independent | 1931–1931 | ||
United Australia | 1931–1934 | ||
Archibald Fisken | United Australia | 1934–1937 | |
Reg Pollard | Labor | 1937–1949 | |
Alan Pittard | Liberal | 1949–1951 | |
Bob Joshua | Labor | 1951–1955 | |
Labor (A-C) | 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 |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Catherine King | 43,171 | 44.74 | −2.15 | |
Liberal | Ben Green | 26,142 | 27.09 | −4.57 | |
Greens | John Barnes | 14,076 | 14.59 | +5.61 | |
United Australia | Terri Pryse-Smith | 3,693 | 3.83 | −0.77 | |
One Nation | Rosalie Taxis | 3,476 | 3.60 | +3.60 | |
Liberal Democrats | Julia McGrath | 3,216 | 3.33 | +3.33 | |
Independent | Alex Graham | 2,044 | 2.12 | +0.85 | |
Australian Federation | Kerryn Sedgman | 682 | 0.71 | +0.71 | |
Total formal votes | 96,500 | 94.97 | −0.83 | ||
Informal votes | 5,109 | 5.03 | +0.83 | ||
Turnout | 101,609 | 91.90 | −1.92 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Catherine King | 60,770 | 62.97 | +2.74 | |
Liberal | Ben Green | 35,730 | 37.03 | −2.74 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +2.74 |
Elections in the 2010s
2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Catherine King | 49,077 | 47.79 | +4.50 | |
Liberal | Tim Vo | 31,462 | 30.64 | −4.05 | |
Greens | Karen McAloon | 9,077 | 8.84 | −2.01 | |
United Australia | Peter Cozyn | 4,741 | 4.62 | +4.62 | |
Animal Justice | Bryn Hills | 4,393 | 4.28 | +4.28 | |
Independent | Nick Shady | 2,288 | 2.23 | +2.23 | |
Independent | Alex Graham | 1,645 | 1.60 | +1.60 | |
Total formal votes | 102,683 | 95.63 | +0.92 | ||
Informal votes | 4,689 | 4.37 | −0.92 | ||
Turnout | 107,372 | 93.40 | +1.03 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Catherine King | 62,615 | 60.98 | +3.62 | |
Liberal | Tim Vo | 40,068 | 39.02 | −3.62 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +3.62 |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Catherine King | 42,275 | 43.27 | +1.36 | |
Liberal | Sarah Wade | 33,931 | 34.73 | −3.27 | |
Greens | Alice Barnes | 10,551 | 10.80 | +1.29 | |
National | Paul Tatchell | 4,108 | 4.20 | +4.20 | |
Christians | Dianne Colbert | 2,023 | 2.07 | +0.85 | |
Family First | Graham Howard | 1,896 | 1.94 | +0.72 | |
Independent | Bren Eckel | 1,802 | 1.84 | +1.84 | |
Rise Up Australia | Tran Tran | 1,121 | 1.15 | +0.91 | |
Total formal votes | 97,707 | 94.71 | −0.63 | ||
Informal votes | 5,461 | 5.29 | +0.63 | ||
Turnout | 103,168 | 93.15 | −1.77 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Catherine King | 56,002 | 57.32 | +2.43 | |
Liberal | Sarah Wade | 41,705 | 42.68 | −2.43 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +2.43 |
2013
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Catherine King | 39,251 | 41.91 | −9.84 | |
Liberal | John Fitzgibbon | 35,592 | 38.00 | +4.05 | |
Greens | Stephanie Hodgins-May | 8,911 | 9.51 | −1.83 | |
Palmer United | Gerard Murphy | 3,396 | 3.63 | +3.63 | |
Sex Party | Joshua Mathieson | 2,135 | 2.28 | +2.28 | |
Christians | Anne Foster | 1,139 | 1.22 | +1.22 | |
Family First | Shane Clark | 1,139 | 1.22 | −1.74 | |
Democratic Labour | Stephen Vereker | 1,022 | 1.09 | +1.09 | |
Katter's Australian | Shane Dunne | 849 | 0.91 | +0.91 | |
Rise Up Australia | Ana Rojas | 229 | 0.24 | +0.24 | |
Total formal votes | 93,663 | 95.34 | −0.94 | ||
Informal votes | 4,578 | 4.66 | +0.94 | ||
Turnout | 98,241 | 94.94 | +0.14 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Catherine King | 51,411 | 54.89 | −6.81 | |
Liberal | John Fitzgibbon | 42,252 | 45.11 | +6.81 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −6.81 |
2010
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-party-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 |
Elections in the 2000s
2007
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-party-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 |
2004
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 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | 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-party-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 |
2001
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-party-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 |
Elections in the 1990s
1998
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-party-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 |
1996
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 | |
Against Further Immigration | 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-party-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 |
1993
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-party-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 |
1990
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-party-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 |
Elections in the 1980s
1987
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-party-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 |
1984
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-party-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 |
1983
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-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Mildren | 54.1 | +3.4 | ||
Liberal | John Ronan | 45.9 | −3.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +3.4 |
1980
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-party-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 |
Elections in the 1970s
1977
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-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Jim Short | 57.5 | +0.0 | ||
Labor | Norman Baker | 42.5 | −0.0 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.0 |
1975
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-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Jim Short | 58.9 | +4.1 | ||
Labor | David Williams | 41.1 | −4.1 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +4.1 |
1974
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dudley Erwin | 25,736 | 45.9 | +4.1 | |
Labor | David Williams | 24,517 | 43.7 | −1.9 | |
Democratic Labor | 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-party-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 |
1972
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | David Williams | 22,800 | 45.6 | +6.3 | |
Liberal | Dudley Erwin | 20,860 | 41.8 | −2.2 | |
Democratic Labor | 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-party-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 |
Elections in the 1960s
1969
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dudley Erwin | 20,881 | 44.0 | −4.6 | |
Labor | David Pollock | 18,634 | 39.3 | +3.6 | |
Democratic Labor | Bob 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-party-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 |
1966
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dudley Erwin | 21,288 | 49.4 | +1.1 | |
Labor | David Pollock | 15,042 | 34.9 | −1.9 | |
Democratic Labor | Bob 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-party-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 |
1963
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dudley Erwin | 20,764 | 48.3 | +4.7 | |
Labor | Alan Williams | 15,846 | 36.8 | −1.7 | |
Democratic Labor | Bob 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-party-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 |
1961
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dudley Erwin | 18,379 | 43.6 | +3.7 | |
Labor | Aubrey Keane | 16,224 | 38.5 | −4.3 | |
Democratic Labor | Bob 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-party-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 |
Elections in the 1950s
1958
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Donald Drummond | 17,903 | 42.8 | +4.7 | |
Liberal | Dudley Erwin | 16,683 | 39.9 | +1.6 | |
Democratic Labor | Bob 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-party-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 |
1955
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dudley Erwin | 15,763 | 38.3 | −9.1 | |
Labor | Austin Dowling | 15,686 | 38.1 | −14.7 | |
Labor (A-C) | Bob 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-party-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 |
1954
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bob 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 |
1951
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bob 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 |
Elections in the 1940s
1949
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 |
1946
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 |
1943
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Reg Pollard | 26,428 | 54.5 | +6.7 | |
United Australia | Bill Roff | 19,750 | 40.7 | +0.6 | |
Christian 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-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Reg Pollard | 57.9 | +7.6 | ||
United Australia | Bill Roff | 42.1 | −7.6 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +7.6 |
1940
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Reg Pollard | 22,715 | 47.8 | −2.8 | |
United Australia | 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-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Reg Pollard | 23,917 | 50.3 | −0.3 | |
United Australia | Edward Montgomery | 23,636 | 49.7 | +0.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −0.3 |
Elections in the 1930s
1937
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Reg Pollard | 24,784 | 50.6 | +5.7 | |
United Australia | 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 |
1934
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | William McAdam | 17,725 | 43.9 | +9.8 | |
United Australia | Archibald Fisken | 11,856 | 29.4 | −19.6 | |
Ind. United Australia | 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-party-preferred result | |||||
United Australia | Archibald Fisken | 21,746 | 53.9 | −9.4 | |
Labor | William McAdam | 18,587 | 46.1 | +9.4 | |
United Australia hold | Swing | −9.4 |
1931
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United Australia | Charles McGrath | 19,260 | 49.0 | +6.4 | |
Labor | Stewart 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-party-preferred result | |||||
United Australia | Charles McGrath | 24,859 | 63.3 | +20.7 | |
Labor | Stewart Miller | 14,418 | 36.7 | −20.7 | |
United Australia gain from Labor | Swing | +20.7 |
Elections in the 1920s
1929
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 |
1928
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 |
1925
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 |
1922
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Charles McGrath | 14,200 | 50.4 | +1.7 | |
Nationalist | Russell Coldham | 10,098 | 35.8 | −14.8 | |
Liberal | 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-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Charles McGrath | 51.7 | +2.6 | ||
Nationalist | Russell Coldham | 48.3 | −2.6 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +2.6 |
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-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Charles McGrath | 56.1 | +6.1 | ||
Nationalist | Edwin Kerby | 45.9 | −6.1 | ||
Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | +6.1 |
Elections in the 1910s
1919
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 |
1917
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Charles McGrath | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
1914
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Charles McGrath | 16,734 | 51.2 | +0.6 | |
Liberal | Russell 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 |
1913
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Charles McGrath | 16,417 | 50.6 | +3.1 | |
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 |
1910
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Elections in the 1900s
1906
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 |
1903
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | Alfred Deakin | unopposed | |||
Protectionist hold | Swing |
1901
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | Alfred Deakin | 4,655 | 74.5 | +74.5 | |
Ind. Protectionist | 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 seat) |
References
- ^ Ballarat, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Ballarat, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Ballarat, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ 2013 results for Ballarat, AEC.
- ^ "2010 results for Ballarat". AEC.