Electoral results for the Division of Casey
Appearance
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Casey in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1969 until the present.
Members
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
Peter Howson | Liberal | 1969–1972 | |
Race Mathews | Labor | 1972–1975 | |
Peter Falconer | Liberal | 1975–1983 | |
Peter Steedman | Labor | 1983–1984 | |
Bob Halverson | Liberal | 1984–1998 | |
Michael Wooldridge | 1998–2001 | ||
Tony Smith | 2001–2022 | ||
Aaron Violi | 2022–present |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Aaron Violi | 36,347 | 36.49 | −8.74 | |
Labor | Bill Brindle | 24,779 | 24.87 | −3.78 | |
Greens | Jenny Game | 12,894 | 12.94 | +1.99 | |
Independent | Claire Ferres Miles | 8,307 | 8.34 | +8.34 | |
United Australia | Anthony Bellve | 4,834 | 4.85 | +2.24 | |
Independent Australia One | Craig Cole | 3,455 | 3.47 | +3.47 | |
One Nation | Paul Murphy | 3,260 | 3.27 | +3.23 | |
Liberal Democrats | Trevor Smith | 2,008 | 2.02 | +2.02 | |
Animal Justice | Andrew Klop | 1,844 | 1.85 | −1.23 | |
Justice | Peter Sullivan | 1,207 | 1.21 | −2.11 | |
Australian Federation | Chris Field | 686 | 0.69 | +0.69 | |
Total formal votes | 99,621 | 93.74 | +0.18 | ||
Informal votes | 6,652 | 6.26 | −0.18 | ||
Turnout | 106,273 | 93.00 | −2.52 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Aaron Violi | 51,283 | 51.48 | −3.14 | |
Labor | Bill Brindle | 48,338 | 48.52 | +3.14 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −3.14 |
Elections in the 2010s
2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Tony Smith | 45,168 | 45.25 | −2.29 | |
Labor | Bill Brindle | 28,551 | 28.60 | +0.41 | |
Greens | Jenny Game-Lopata | 10,919 | 10.94 | −1.90 | |
Justice | Ryan Clark | 3,309 | 3.31 | +2.59 | |
Animal Justice | Travis Barker | 3,105 | 3.11 | −1.19 | |
United Australia | Wendy Starkey | 2,607 | 2.61 | +2.61 | |
Independent | Peter Charleton | 2,302 | 2.31 | −0.32 | |
Democratic Labour | Ross McPhee | 2,246 | 2.25 | +2.25 | |
Rise Up Australia | Antony Calabro | 820 | 0.82 | −1.63 | |
Great Australian | Jayden O'Connor | 801 | 0.80 | +0.80 | |
Total formal votes | 99,828 | 93.54 | −2.43 | ||
Informal votes | 6,892 | 6.46 | +2.43 | ||
Turnout | 106,720 | 94.19 | +0.54 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Tony Smith | 54,551 | 54.64 | +0.10 | |
Labor | Bill Brindle | 45,277 | 45.36 | −0.10 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.10 |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Tony Smith | 45,680 | 49.53 | +0.35 | |
Labor | Hovig Melkonian | 26,165 | 28.37 | +0.52 | |
Greens | Elissa Sutherland | 10,781 | 11.69 | +0.80 | |
Animal Justice | Kristin Bacon | 4,176 | 4.53 | +4.53 | |
Independent | Peter Charleton | 2,878 | 3.12 | +3.12 | |
Rise Up Australia | Angela Dorian | 2,551 | 2.77 | +2.27 | |
Total formal votes | 92,231 | 96.22 | +0.84 | ||
Informal votes | 3,620 | 3.78 | −0.84 | ||
Turnout | 95,851 | 93.14 | −1.81 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Tony Smith | 51,703 | 56.06 | −1.11 | |
Labor | Hovig Melkonian | 40,528 | 43.94 | +1.11 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −1.11 |
2013
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Tony Smith | 43,538 | 49.18 | +3.06 | |
Labor | Cathy Farrell | 24,651 | 27.85 | −8.71 | |
Greens | Steve Meacher | 9,641 | 10.89 | −1.26 | |
Palmer United | Milton Wilde | 4,413 | 4.98 | +4.98 | |
Family First | Gary Coombes | 2,370 | 2.68 | −2.10 | |
Independent | Jeanette McRae | 1,358 | 1.53 | +1.53 | |
Christians | Mike Brown | 1,126 | 1.27 | +1.27 | |
Country Alliance | Jeffrey Leake | 986 | 1.11 | +1.11 | |
Rise Up Australia | Paul Barbieri | 446 | 0.50 | +0.50 | |
Total formal votes | 88,529 | 95.38 | −0.23 | ||
Informal votes | 4,291 | 4.62 | +0.23 | ||
Turnout | 92,820 | 95.00 | +0.52 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Tony Smith | 50,615 | 57.17 | +5.31 | |
Labor | Cathy Farrell | 37,914 | 42.83 | −5.31 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +5.31 |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Tony Smith | 40,588 | 48.38 | −1.77 | |
Labor | Sami Hisheh | 29,565 | 35.24 | −0.61 | |
Greens | Brendan Powell | 9,661 | 11.52 | +4.20 | |
Family First | Daniel Harrison | 4,083 | 4.87 | +0.68 | |
Total formal votes | 83,897 | 95.78 | −1.44 | ||
Informal votes | 3,695 | 4.22 | +1.44 | ||
Turnout | 87,592 | 94.84 | −1.38 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Tony Smith | 45,458 | 54.18 | −1.75 | |
Labor | Sami Hisheh | 38,439 | 45.82 | +1.75 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −1.75 |
Elections in the 2000s
2007
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Tony Smith | 41,897 | 50.15 | −6.12 | |
Labor | Dympna Beard | 29,949 | 35.85 | +6.17 | |
Greens | Salore Craig | 6,112 | 7.32 | −0.55 | |
Family First | Daniel Harrison | 3,501 | 4.19 | +0.14 | |
Democrats | Tony Inglese | 1,546 | 1.85 | +0.60 | |
Christian Democrats | George Moran | 533 | 0.64 | +0.64 | |
Total formal votes | 83,538 | 97.22 | +1.07 | ||
Informal votes | 2,389 | 2.78 | −1.07 | ||
Turnout | 85,927 | 96.21 | +0.44 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Tony Smith | 46,726 | 55.93 | −5.42 | |
Labor | Dympna Beard | 36,812 | 44.07 | +5.42 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −5.42 |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Tony Smith | 45,050 | 56.27 | +4.98 | |
Labor | Tony Dib | 23,762 | 29.68 | −3.58 | |
Greens | Joy Ringrose | 6,302 | 7.87 | +0.98 | |
Family First | Andrew Rushton | 3,243 | 4.05 | +4.05 | |
Democrats | Jos Vandersman | 1,002 | 1.25 | −7.31 | |
Daniel Chapman | 531 | 0.66 | +0.66 | ||
Citizens Electoral Council | Jeremy Beck | 167 | 0.21 | +0.21 | |
Total formal votes | 80,057 | 96.15 | −0.27 | ||
Informal votes | 3,208 | 3.85 | +0.27 | ||
Turnout | 83,265 | 95.77 | +0.02 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Tony Smith | 49,111 | 61.35 | +4.15 | |
Labor | Tony Dib | 30,946 | 38.65 | −4.15 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +4.15 |
2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Tony Smith | 40,354 | 51.26 | +4.87 | |
Labor | David McKenzie | 26,211 | 33.29 | −0.13 | |
Democrats | Tom Joyce | 6,738 | 8.56 | +1.15 | |
Greens | Lorraine Leach | 5,424 | 6.89 | +4.68 | |
Total formal votes | 78,727 | 96.42 | +0.44 | ||
Informal votes | 2,922 | 3.58 | −0.44 | ||
Turnout | 81,649 | 96.18 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Tony Smith | 45,004 | 57.16 | +2.29 | |
Labor | David McKenzie | 33,723 | 42.84 | −2.29 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.29 |
Elections in the 1990s
1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Michael Wooldridge | 34,322 | 46.39 | −3.64 | |
Labor | Frank Armenio | 24,732 | 33.42 | −2.38 | |
Democrats | John McLaren | 5,481 | 7.41 | −2.53 | |
One Nation | Stephen Beck | 2,412 | 3.26 | +3.26 | |
Independent | John Mackellar | 2,067 | 2.79 | +2.79 | |
Greens | Chris James | 1,634 | 2.21 | −1.07 | |
Shooters | Judy Warwick | 1,070 | 1.45 | +1.45 | |
Christian Democrats | Basil Smidt | 917 | 1.24 | +1.24 | |
Natural Law | Robert Kendi | 557 | 0.75 | +0.75 | |
Unity | Gary Smart | 405 | 0.55 | +0.55 | |
Independent | Steve Raskovy | 396 | 0.54 | +0.54 | |
Total formal votes | 73,993 | 95.98 | −1.26 | ||
Informal votes | 3,098 | 4.02 | +1.26 | ||
Turnout | 77,091 | 96.11 | −0.55 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Michael Wooldridge | 40,598 | 54.87 | −1.78 | |
Labor | Frank Armenio | 33,395 | 45.13 | +1.78 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −1.78 |
1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Bob Halverson | 35,943 | 50.03 | −0.39 | |
Labor | Des Burns | 25,722 | 35.80 | −4.97 | |
Democrats | Glen Maddock | 7,140 | 9.94 | +4.58 | |
Greens | Chanel Keane | 2,360 | 3.28 | +3.28 | |
Natural Law | Robert Kendi | 350 | 0.49 | −0.75 | |
Pensioner and CIR | Basil Smith | 332 | 0.46 | +0.46 | |
Total formal votes | 71,847 | 97.24 | −0.25 | ||
Informal votes | 2,037 | 2.76 | +0.25 | ||
Turnout | 73,884 | 96.66 | −0.06 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Bob Halverson | 40,479 | 56.65 | +2.49 | |
Labor | Des Burns | 30,981 | 43.35 | −2.49 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.49 |
1993
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Bob Halverson | 38,716 | 52.55 | +4.02 | |
Labor | Julie Warren | 29,277 | 39.74 | +9.94 | |
Democrats | Sam Ginsberg | 4,574 | 6.21 | −8.68 | |
Natural Law | Robert Kendi | 1,104 | 1.50 | +1.50 | |
Total formal votes | 73,671 | 97.52 | +0.25 | ||
Informal votes | 1,875 | 2.48 | −0.25 | ||
Turnout | 75,546 | 96.72 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Bob Halverson | 41,199 | 55.97 | −2.26 | |
Labor | Julie Warren | 32,409 | 44.03 | +2.26 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.26 |
1990
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Bob Halverson | 33,006 | 48.5 | +2.7 | |
Labor | Jon Linehan | 20,270 | 29.8 | −14.2 | |
Democrats | Paul Rees | 10,124 | 14.9 | +7.1 | |
Call to Australia | John Dubbeld | 3,718 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
Independent | Earle Keegel | 531 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Independent | Basil Smith | 361 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 68,010 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 1,909 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 69,919 | 96.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Bob Halverson | 39,540 | 58.2 | +7.9 | |
Labor | Jon Linehan | 28,357 | 41.8 | −7.9 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +7.9 |
Elections in the 1980s
1987
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Bob Halverson | 30,225 | 46.7 | +2.8 | |
Labor | David McKenzie | 27,891 | 43.1 | −1.1 | |
Democrats | Chris Mar | 5,071 | 7.8 | +1.3 | |
National | Roy Haffenden | 861 | 1.3 | +0.0 | |
Pensioner | Flo Madden | 617 | 1.0 | +0.0 | |
Total formal votes | 64,665 | 96.6 | |||
Informal votes | 2,257 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 66,922 | 96.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Bob Halverson | 33,125 | 51.2 | +0.6 | |
Labor | David McKenzie | 31,528 | 48.8 | −0.6 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.6 |
1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Peter Steedman | 25,240 | 44.2 | −1.0 | |
Liberal | Bob Halverson | 25,070 | 43.9 | −1.0 | |
Democrats | Michael Nardella | 3,709 | 6.5 | −1.0 | |
Democratic Labor | John Garratt | 1,744 | 3.1 | +1.9 | |
National | Robert Gray | 729 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Pensioner | Rosamund Ewan | 564 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 57,056 | 93.6 | |||
Informal votes | 3,902 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 60,958 | 95.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Bob Halverson | 28,854 | 50.6 | +0.5 | |
Labor | Peter Steedman | 28,193 | 49.4 | −0.5 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +0.5 |
1983
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Peter Steedman | 34,810 | 46.0 | +6.8 | |
Liberal | Peter Falconer | 33,335 | 44.1 | −1.3 | |
Democrats | Michael Nardella | 5,646 | 7.5 | −2.8 | |
Christian | Martin Hetherich | 931 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Democratic Labor | John Garratt | 887 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 75,609 | 98.3 | |||
Informal votes | 1,390 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 76,918 | 96.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Peter Steedman | 38,312 | 50.7 | +2.6 | |
Liberal | Peter Falconer | 37,297 | 49.3 | −2.6 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.6 |
1980
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Peter Falconer | 31,107 | 45.4 | −2.9 | |
Labor | Peter Watson | 26,841 | 39.2 | +8.9 | |
Democrats | Basil Smith | 7,032 | 10.3 | −6.4 | |
Independent | Bertram Wainer | 2,720 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
United Christian | Martin Hetherich | 563 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Independent | Wilfrid Thiele | 193 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 68,456 | 97.7 | |||
Informal votes | 1,638 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 70,094 | 95.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Peter Falconer | 35,527 | 51.9 | −8.3 | |
Labor | Peter Watson | 32,929 | 48.1 | +8.3 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −8.3 |
Elections in the 1970s
1977
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Peter Falconer | 29,896 | 48.3 | −5.9 | |
Labor | Peter Watson | 18,772 | 30.3 | −9.4 | |
Democrats | Malcolm Whittle | 10,314 | 16.7 | +16.7 | |
Democratic Labor | Francis Feltham | 1,761 | 2.8 | −0.3 | |
Independent | Martin Hetherich | 694 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Independent | Stanley Hillman | 343 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Independent | Henry Leggett | 151 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Total formal votes | 61,931 | 97.0 | |||
Informal votes | 1,917 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 63,848 | 95.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Peter Falconer | 60.2 | +1.5 | ||
Labor | Peter Watson | 39.8 | −1.5 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.5 |
1975
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Peter Falconer | 39,597 | 53.0 | +9.7 | |
Labor | Race Mathews | 30,611 | 40.9 | −8.5 | |
Democratic Labor | John McKenna | 2,289 | 3.1 | −0.4 | |
Australia | Murray Deerbon | 1,340 | 1.8 | −1.9 | |
Independent | Marc Aussie-Stone | 923 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 74,760 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 1,113 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 75,873 | 96.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Peter Falconer | 57.5 | +9.0 | ||
Labor | Race Mathews | 42.5 | −9.0 | ||
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +9.0 |
1974
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Race Mathews | 34,409 | 49.4 | +2.5 | |
Liberal | Peter Falconer | 30,191 | 43.3 | +4.4 | |
Australia | Clive Champion | 2,552 | 3.7 | −0.1 | |
Democratic Labor | John McKenna | 2,411 | 3.5 | −3.6 | |
Republican | Joe Schillani | 161 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Total formal votes | 69,724 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 1,055 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 70,779 | 95.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Race Mathews | 35,884 | 51.5 | −0.7 | |
Liberal | Peter Falconer | 33,840 | 48.5 | +0.7 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −0.7 |
1972
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Race Mathews | 27,845 | 46.9 | +5.9 | |
Liberal | Peter Howson | 23,079 | 38.9 | −4.3 | |
Democratic Labor | Kevin Adamson | 4,242 | 7.1 | −4.3 | |
Australia | Clive Champion | 2,277 | 3.8 | +0.1 | |
Independent | Margaret Briggs | 749 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Defence of Government Schools | Alfred Andrews | 727 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Independent | Roderick Matthews | 416 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 59,335 | 97.5 | |||
Informal votes | 1,523 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 60,858 | 96.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Race Mathews | 52.2 | +7.2 | ||
Liberal | Peter Howson | 47.8 | −7.2 | ||
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.2 |
Elections in the 1960s
1969
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Peter Howson | 21,517 | 43.2 | −5.8 | |
Labor | Duncan Waterson | 20,420 | 41.0 | +8.1 | |
Democratic Labor | Kevin Adamson | 5,656 | 11.4 | −0.3 | |
Australia | Leonard Weber | 1,852 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Independent | Joe Schillani | 320 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 49,765 | 97.2 | |||
Informal votes | 1,442 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 51,207 | 95.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Peter Howson | 27,390 | 55.0 | −7.8 | |
Labor | Duncan Waterson | 22,375 | 45.0 | +7.8 | |
Liberal notional hold | Swing | −7.8 |
References
- ^ Casey, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Casey, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Casey, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ 2013 results for Casey, AEC.
- ^ "2010 results for Casey". AEC.