Electoral results for the Division of Blaxland

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Blaxland in Australian federal elections since the electorate's creation in 1949 until the present.

Members[]

Member Party Term
  Jim Harrison Labor 1949–1969
  Paul Keating Labor 1969–1996
  Michael Hatton Labor 1996–2007
  Jason Clare Labor 2007–present

Election results[]

Elections in the 2010s[]

2019[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Blaxland.[]
2019 Australian federal election: Blaxland[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jason Clare 46,689 57.78 −5.53
Liberal Oz Guney 23,289 28.82 +4.00
Greens James Rooney 4,329 5.36 +0.73
Christian Democrats Veronica Rowe 4,173 5.16 −0.86
United Australia Nadeem Ashraf 2,328 2.88 +2.88
Total formal votes 80,808 86.70 −1.75
Informal votes 12,401 13.30 +1.75
Turnout 93,209 88.45 +1.20
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jason Clare 52,299 64.72 −4.76
Liberal Oz Guney 28,509 35.28 +4.76
Labor hold Swing −4.76

2016[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Blaxland.[]
2016 Australian federal election: Blaxland[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jason Clare 50,572 63.31 +8.07
Liberal Felicity Findlay 19,825 24.82 −8.49
Christian Democrats Clint Nasr 4,810 6.02 +3.91
Greens Suzan Virago 3,698 4.63 +1.34
Socialist Equality Gabriela Zabala 980 1.23 +1.23
Total formal votes 79,885 88.45 +1.81
Informal votes 10,429 11.55 −1.81
Turnout 90,314 87.25 −3.20
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jason Clare 55,507 69.48 +8.24
Liberal Felicity Findlay 24,378 30.52 −8.24
Labor hold Swing +8.24

2013[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Blaxland.[]
2013 Australian federal election: Blaxland[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jason Clare 43,568 55.73 +4.75
Liberal Anthony Khouri 25,579 32.72 −0.58
Greens John Ky 2,416 3.09 −3.17
Palmer United Zali Burrows 2,119 2.71 +2.71
Katter's Australian Nafez Taleb 1,921 2.46 +2.46
Christian Democrats Juliat Nasr 1,757 2.25 +2.25
Democratic Labour Boutros Zalloua 817 1.05 +1.05
Total formal votes 78,177 86.33 +0.39
Informal votes 12,380 13.67 −0.39
Turnout 90,557 90.30 +0.21
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jason Clare 48,025 61.43 −0.80
Liberal Anthony Khouri 30,152 38.57 +0.80
Labor hold Swing −0.80

2010[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Blaxland.[]
2010 Australian federal election: Blaxland[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jason Clare 37,641 50.98 −8.78
Liberal Mark Majewski 24,583 33.30 +7.11
Greens Malikeh Michels 4,625 6.26 +0.69
Independent Abdul Charaf 2,131 2.89 +2.89
Socialist Equality Richard Phillips 2,058 2.79 +2.79
One Nation Bob Vinnicombe 1,351 1.83 +0.74
Independent David Ball 1,153 1.56 +1.56
Ronald Poulsen 288 0.39 +0.39
Total formal votes 73,830 85.94 −5.17
Informal votes 12,081 14.06 +5.17
Turnout 85,911 90.10 −2.65
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jason Clare 45,948 62.23 −4.42
Liberal Mark Majewski 27,882 37.77 +4.42
Labor hold Swing −4.42

Elections in the 2000s[]

2007[]

2007 Australian federal election: Blaxland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jason Clare 47,495 61.32 +5.09
Liberal Mark Majewski 18,665 24.10 −5.34
Greens John Ky 5,004 6.46 +1.14
Christian Democrats Chris McLachlan 1,850 2.39 −0.14
Independent Harry Stavrinos 1,535 1.98 +1.98
One Nation Bob Vinnicombe 1,202 1.55 −1.86
Family First Gabrielle Kent 1,183 1.53 +1.53
Socialist Alliance Raul Bassi 522 0.67 +0.17
Total formal votes 77,456 90.51 +0.78
Informal votes 8,126 9.49 −0.78
Turnout 85,582 93.26 +0.12
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jason Clare 52,953 68.37 +3.14
Liberal Mark Majewski 24,503 31.63 −3.14
Labor hold Swing +3.14

2004[]

2004 Australian federal election: Blaxland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Hatton 37,117 53.79 −0.34
Liberal Mark Majewski 21,407 31.02 +5.11
One Nation Bob Vinnicombe 3,300 4.78 −1.28
Greens Marlene Marquez-Obeid 3,205 4.64 +2.02
Christian Democrats Matthew Squires 2,378 3.45 +1.26
Democrats Martine Eve-Macleod 875 1.27 −3.67
Socialist Alliance Raul Bassi 493 0.71 +0.71
CEC Terry Boath 230 0.33 +0.33
Total formal votes 69,005 89.30 −0.92
Informal votes 8,271 10.70 +0.92
Turnout 77,276 93.73 −0.17
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Hatton 43,383 62.87 −2.34
Liberal Mark Majewski 25,622 37.13 +2.34
Labor hold Swing −2.34

2001[]

2001 Australian federal election: Blaxland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Hatton 37,956 54.13 −6.40
Liberal Les Osmond 18.170 25.91 +3.78
One Nation Bob Vinnicombe 4,248 6.06 −0.94
Democrats Colin McDermott 3,461 4.94 +2.53
Greens Sonya McKay 1,839 2.62 +1.07
Christian Democrats Janne Peterson 1,535 2.19 −0.03
Unity Dario Hawat 1,493 2.13 −1.35
Independent Peter Sayegh 975 1.39 +1.39
Independent Munther Anny 443 0.63 +0.63
Total formal votes 70,120 90.22 −4.26
Informal votes 7,605 9.78 +4.26
Turnout 77,725 94.49
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Hatton 45,725 65.21 −6.50
Liberal Les Osmond 24,395 34.79 +6.50
Labor hold Swing −6.50

Elections in the 1990s[]

1998[]

1998 Australian federal election: Blaxland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Hatton 44,096 61.42 +2.71
Liberal Maureen Shelley 15,649 21.80 −9.25
One Nation Hussein Abou-Ghaida 5,052 7.04 +7.04
Unity Harold Hassapis 2,536 3.53 +3.53
Democrats Matthew Hua 1,733 2.41 −1.05
Christian Democrats Kylie Mary Laurence 1,623 2.26 +0.93
Greens Benjamin Donnelly 1,107 1.54 +1.54
Total formal votes 71,796 94.46 +1.08
Informal votes 4,211 5.54 −1.08
Turnout 76,007 94.31 −1.75
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Hatton 51,738 72.06 +9.08
Liberal Maureen Shelley 20,058 27.94 −9.08
Labor hold Swing +9.08

1996 by-election[]

1996 Blaxland by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Hatton 37,804 58.83 +0.12
AAFI Peter John Krumins 8,759 13.63 +10.88
Reclaim Australia John Hutchinson 5,771 8.98 +8.98
Greens Vicki Kearney 3,148 4.90 +4.90
Call to Australia Melodie Rahme 2,782 4.33 +4.16
Independent Peter Sayegh 2,334 3.63 +2.65
Independent Neil Baird 1,499 2.33 +2.33
Independent Bob Reid 750 1.17 +1.17
Australians Against Super League Adam Spencer 499 0.78 +0.78
Marnie Kennedy 388 0.60 +0.60
Independent Marc Aussie-Stone 298 0.46 +0.11
Natural Law Linda Cogger 224 0.35 +0.10
Total formal votes 64,256 92.66 −0.72
Informal votes 5,092 7.34 +0.72
Turnout 69,348 87.00 −9.06
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Hatton 69.06 +6.08
Reclaim Australia John Hutchinson 30.94 +30.94
Labor hold Swing +6.08

1996[]

1996 Australian federal election: Blaxland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Keating 41,444 58.71 −10.69
Liberal Nick Korovin 21,916 31.05 +6.80
Democrats Jeffrey Meikle 2,442 3.46 +1.47
AAFI Michael Lavis 1,944 2.75 +2.75
Call to Australia Melodie Rahme 936 1.33 +0.17
Independent Peter Sayegh 695 0.98 +0.98
Independent Eric Lawrence 526 0.75 +0.75
Independent Marc Aussie-Stone 267 0.38 +0.09
Nick Beams 244 0.35 +0.35
Natural Law Peter Smith 176 0.25 −0.29
Total formal votes 70,590 93.38 −1.59
Informal votes 5,005 6.62 +1.59
Turnout 75,595 96.06 +0.55
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Keating 44,328 62.98 −9.12
Liberal Nick Korovin 26,056 37.02 +9.12
Labor hold Swing −9.12

1993[]

1993 Australian federal election: Blaxland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Keating 48,446 69.40 +13.88
Liberal Les Osmond 16,927 24.25 −6.40
Democrats Peter Hennessy 1,388 1.99 −6.43
Call to Australia Trevor Carrick 804 1.15 +0.48
Independent Jon Hillman 678 0.97 +0.97
Linda Tenenbaum 413 0.59 +0.59
Independent Bob Reid 388 0.56 +0.56
Natural Law Peter O'Neill 378 0.54 +0.54
Independent Marcus Aussie-Stone 204 0.29 +0.29
Independent Wilfred Kelvin 179 0.26 +0.26
Total formal votes 69,805 94.97 +0.44
Informal votes 3,698 5.03 −0.44
Turnout 73,503 95.51
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Keating 50,283 72.10 +9.10
Liberal Les Osmond 19,461 27.90 −9.10
Labor hold Swing +9.10

1990[]

1990 Australian federal election: Blaxland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Keating 33,780 55.3 +2.1
Liberal David Voight 19,243 31.5 −2.1
Democrats Fiona Richardson 5,382 8.8 +5.0
New Australia Mohamad Arja 1,313 2.1 +2.1
Democratic Socialist Stephanie Miller 707 1.2 +1.2
Independent Michael Irsak 646 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 61,071 94.5
Informal votes 3,567 5.5
Turnout 64,638 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Keating 37,887 62.2 +3.4
Liberal David Voight 23,056 37.8 −3.4
Labor hold Swing +3.4

Elections in the 1980s[]

1987[]

1987 Australian federal election: Blaxland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Keating 30,968 53.2 −8.6
Liberal Andrew Thorn 19,573 33.6 +2.7
Independent Philip Black 2,782 4.8 +4.8
Democrats John Young 2,222 3.8 −3.5
Independent Paul Keating 1,239 2.1 +2.1
Independent Tony Leitao 759 1.3 +1.3
Independent Frank Rayner 431 0.7 +0.7
Independent Kaye Tucker 221 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 58,195 90.9
Informal votes 5,860 9.1
Turnout 64,055 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Keating 34,192 58.8 −7.4
Liberal Andrew Thorn 23,950 41.2 +7.4
Labor hold Swing −7.4

1984[]

1984 Australian federal election: Blaxland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Keating 35,139 61.8 −0.9
Liberal Bob Young 17,581 30.9 −2.0
Democrats Samuel Adams 4,165 7.3 +3.5
Total formal votes 56,885 90.5
Informal votes 6,006 9.5
Turnout 62,891 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Keating 37,646 66.2 +1.3
Liberal Bob Young 19,197 33.8 −1.3
Labor hold Swing +1.3

1983[]

1983 Australian federal election: Blaxland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Keating 41,609 62.9 +3.3
Liberal David Brown 21,604 32.7 +1.7
Democrats Phillip Grattan 2,504 3.8 +0.5
Socialist Workers Siong Hoe Goh 388 0.6 −4.4
Total formal votes 66,105 96.5
Informal votes 2,407 3.5
Turnout 68,512 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Keating 42,982 65.02 −2.18
Liberal David Brown 23,123 34.98 +2.18
Labor hold Swing −2.18

1980[]

1980 Australian federal election: Blaxland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Keating 38,493 59.6 +5.4
Liberal Salvatore Napoli 20,024 31.0 −2.0
Socialist Workers James Doughney 3,203 5.0 +5.0
Democrats Phillip Grattan 2,103 3.3 −3.5
Socialist Labour Craig Marley 802 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 64,625 96.3
Informal votes 2,485 3.7
Turnout 67,110 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Keating 67.2 +5.6
Liberal Salvatore Napoli 32.8 −5.6
Labor hold Swing +5.6

Elections in the 1970s[]

1977[]

1977 Australian federal election: Blaxland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Keating 36,109 54.2 −3.1
Liberal Salvatore Napoli 21,978 33.0 −7.3
Democrats Steven Suli 4,500 6.8 +6.8
Independent William Haggerty 3,974 6.0 +6.0
Total formal votes 66,561 96.3
Informal votes 2,541 3.7
Turnout 69,102 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Keating 61.6 +3.8
Liberal Salvatore Napoli 38.4 −3.8
Labor hold Swing +3.8

1975[]

1975 Australian federal election: Blaxland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Keating 36,338 59.8 −7.0
Liberal Joseph Touma 22,957 37.8 +9.1
Workers Robert Symes 1,463 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 60,758 97.5
Informal votes 1,584 2.5
Turnout 62,342 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Keating 60.3 −9.5
Liberal Joseph Touma 39.7 +9.5
Labor hold Swing −9.5

1974[]

1974 Australian federal election: Blaxland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Keating 40,484 66.8 +0.1
Liberal Wallace Smallwood 17,398 28.7 −0.9
Australia Kenneth Higgs 2,689 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 60,571 97.9
Informal votes 1,311 2.1
Turnout 61,882 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Keating 69.8 +2.4
Liberal Wallace Smallwood 30.2 −2.4
Labor hold Swing +2.4

1972[]

1972 Australian federal election: Blaxland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Keating 36,724 66.7 +5.0
Liberal John Ghent 16,317 29.6 −2.1
Democratic Labor Anthony Young 2,020 3.7 −2.9
Total formal votes 55,061 97.8
Informal votes 1,231 2.2
Turnout 56,292 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Keating 67.4 +4.6
Liberal John Ghent 32.6 −4.6
Labor hold Swing +4.6

Elections in the 1960s[]

1969[]

1969 Australian federal election: Blaxland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Keating 32,426 61.7 +10.1
Liberal John Ghent 16,658 31.7 −11.5
Democratic Labor Joseph Conroy 3,493 6.6 +1.4
Total formal votes 52,577 97.2
Informal votes 1,508 2.8
Turnout 54,085 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Keating 62.8 +10.2
Liberal John Ghent 37.2 −10.2
Labor hold Swing +10.2

1966[]

1966 Australian federal election: Blaxland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Harrison 24,924 55.8 −5.2
Liberal Robert Lovell 17,411 39.0 +6.4
Democratic Labor Terence Keenan 2,299 5.2 −1.2
Total formal votes 44,634 96.6
Informal votes 1,582 3.4
Turnout 46,216 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Harrison 56.8 −6.3
Liberal Robert Lovell 43.2 +6.3
Labor hold Swing −6.3

1963[]

1963 Australian federal election: Blaxland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Harrison 27,558 61.0 −5.3
Liberal Terence Morrish 14,741 32.6 +7.2
Democratic Labor Kevin Davis 2,883 6.4 −2.0
Total formal votes 45,182 98.1
Informal votes 894 1.9
Turnout 46,076 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Harrison 63.1 −4.7
Liberal Terence Morrish 36.9 +4.7
Labor hold Swing −4.7

1961[]

1961 Australian federal election: Blaxland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Harrison 29,565 66.3 +2.6
Liberal David Cowan 11,319 25.4 −2.1
Democratic Labor Bernard Atkinson 3,742 8.4 −0.4
Total formal votes 44,626 97.0
Informal votes 1,363 3.0
Turnout 45,989 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Harrison 67.8 +1.5
Liberal David Cowan 32.2 −1.5
Labor hold Swing +1.5

Elections in the 1950s[]

1958[]

1958 Australian federal election: Blaxland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Harrison 27,548 63.7 +1.2
Liberal Winston Pickering 11,908 27.5 −10.0
Democratic Labor Carlyle Dalgleish 3,784 8.8 +8.8
Total formal votes 43,240 96.5
Informal votes 1,554 3.5
Turnout 44,794 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Harrison 66.3 +3.8
Liberal Winston Pickering 33.7 −3.8
Labor hold Swing +3.8

1955[]

1955 Australian federal election: Blaxland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Harrison 25,577 62.5 −0.6
Liberal Reginald Allsop 15,371 37.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 40,948 96.6
Informal votes 1,429 3.4
Turnout 42,377 95.0
Labor hold Swing −5.0

1954[]

1954 Australian federal election: Blaxland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Harrison 27,621 64.9 +1.0
Liberal Reginald Allsop 13,604 32.0 −4.1
Communist Jack Hughes 1,308 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 42,533 98.7
Informal votes 539 1.3
Turnout 43,072 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Harrison 67.7 +3.8
Liberal Reginald Allsop 32.3 −3.8
Labor hold Swing +3.8

1951[]

1951 Australian federal election: Blaxland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Harrison 25,749 63.9 +14.6
Liberal Jim Dennison 14,547 36.1 +12.3
Total formal votes 40,296 97.5
Informal votes 1,039 2.5
Turnout 41,335 94.9
Labor hold Swing +10.5

Elections in the 1940s[]

1949[]

1949 Australian federal election: Blaxland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Harrison 19,403 49.3 +21.7
Lang Labor Jack Lang 9,752 24.8 −15.0
Liberal Thomas Handran-Smith 9,364 23.8 −7.7
Communist Roy Kirby 865 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 39,384 98.0
Informal votes 802 2.0
Turnout 40,186 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Harrison 53.4 +53.4
Lang Labor Jack Lang 46.6 −13.9
Labor gain from Lang Labor Swing +53.4

References[]

  1. ^ Blaxland, NSW, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. ^ Blaxland, NSW, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. ^ 2013 results for Blaxland, AEC.
  4. ^ "2010 results for Blaxland". AEC.
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