Electoral results for the Division of Gellibrand

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Gellibrand in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until the present.

Members[]

	Party	Term
Jack Mullens	Labor	1949–1955
Jack Mullens	Labor (Anti-Communist)	1955
Hector McIvor	Labor	1955–1972
Ralph Willis	Labor	1972–1998
Nicola Roxon	Labor	1998–2013
Tim Watts	Labor	2013–present

Election results[]

Elections in the 2010s[]

2019[]

2019 Australian federal election: Gellibrand^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tim Watts	47,942	48.66	+2.43
	Liberal	Anthony Mitchell	28,895	29.33	−0.46
	Greens	Bernadette Thomas	16,303	16.55	−2.40
	United Australia	Lisa Bentley	5,391	5.47	+5.47
Total formal votes			98,531	96.49	+0.40
Informal votes			3,582	3.51	−0.40
Turnout			102,113	91.83	+2.77
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tim Watts	63,878	64.83	−0.29
	Liberal	Anthony Mitchell	34,653	35.17	+0.29
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.29

2016[]

2016 Australian federal election: Gellibrand^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tim Watts	43,340	46.90	+0.86
	Liberal	Ben Willis	24,607	26.63	−0.08
	Greens	Jonathon Marsden	19,855	21.48	+4.75
	Independent	David Tran	4,615	4.99	+4.99
Total formal votes			92,417	95.98	+1.60
Informal votes			3,868	4.02	−1.60
Turnout			96,285	88.77	−1.84
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tim Watts	63,060	68.23	+1.70
	Liberal	Ben Willis	29,357	31.77	−1.70
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.70

2013[]

2013 Australian federal election: Gellibrand^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tim Watts	40,236	46.04	−12.90
	Liberal	David McConnell	23,343	26.71	+4.29
	Greens	Rod Swift	14,623	16.73	+1.50
	Palmer United	Dwayne Singleton	3,413	3.91	+3.91
	Sex Party	Allan Cashion	2,540	2.91	+2.91
	Family First	Kerry Arch	2,266	2.59	+0.21
	Christians	Anthony O'Neill	967	1.11	+1.11
Total formal votes			87,388	94.38	−0.29
Informal votes			5,202	5.62	+0.29
Turnout			92,590	90.65	−0.91
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tim Watts	58,139	66.53	−7.60
	Liberal	David McConnell	29,249	33.47	+7.60
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.60

2010[]

2010 Australian federal election: Gellibrand^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nicola Roxon	48,971	58.81	−1.41
	Liberal	David McConnell	19,070	22.90	+0.06
	Greens	Rodney Solin	12,779	15.35	+5.97
	Family First	Liz Mumby	1,440	1.73	−0.29
	Socialist Alliance	Ben Courtice	528	0.63	−0.96
	Socialist Equality	Tania Baptist	475	0.57	+0.57
Total formal votes			83,263	95.00	−0.78
Informal votes			4,378	5.00	+0.78
Turnout			87,641	91.66	−2.50
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nicola Roxon	61,531	73.90	+2.44
	Liberal	David McConnell	21,732	26.10	−2.44
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.44

Elections in the 2000s[]

2007[]

2007 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nicola Roxon	50,681	60.22	+5.60
	Liberal	Wayne Tseng	19,220	22.84	−8.73
	Greens	Robert Gibson	7,898	9.38	+0.30
	Independent	Dave O'Neil	1,950	2.32	+2.32
	Family First	Mukesh Garg	1,700	2.02	+0.18
	Socialist Alliance	Ben Courtice	1,334	1.59	+0.95
	Democrats	Rachel Richards	1,088	1.29	−0.01
	CEC	Rodney Doel	285	0.34	+0.15
Total formal votes			84,156	95.78	+2.35
Informal votes			3,712	4.22	−2.35
Turnout			87,868	94.20	+0.80
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nicola Roxon	60,134	71.46	+6.51
	Liberal	Wayne Tseng	24,022	28.54	−6.51
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.51

2004[]

2004 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nicola Roxon	43,383	54.62	−4.78
	Liberal	David McConnell	25,069	31.57	+5.38
	Greens	Nam Bui	7,210	9.08	+2.78
	Family First	Michael Lee	1,463	1.84	+1.84
	Democrats	Max Grarock	1,032	1.30	−5.91
	Independent	Wajde Assaf	606	0.76	+0.76
	Socialist Alliance	Linda Waldron	508	0.64	+0.64
	CEC	Kel Isherwood	149	0.19	+0.19
Total formal votes			79,420	93.43	−1.90
Informal votes			5,587	6.57	+1.90
Turnout			85,007	93.40	−0.47
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nicola Roxon	51,587	64.95	−5.46
	Liberal	David McConnell	27,833	35.05	+5.46
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.46

2001[]

2001 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nicola Roxon	46,124	60.40	−7.07
	Liberal	Christopher Tann	19,191	25.13	+5.15
	Democrats	Rachel Richards	5,256	6.88	+2.40
	Greens	Michele Finey	4,831	6.33	+3.47
		Jorge Jorquera	963	1.26	+1.26
Total formal votes			76,365	95.10	−0.68
Informal votes			3,938	4.90	+0.68
Turnout			80,303	93.31
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nicola Roxon	54,814	71.78	−4.13
	Liberal	Christopher Tann	21,551	28.22	+4.13
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.13

Elections in the 1990s[]

1998[]

1998 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nicola Roxon	51,443	67.47	+4.02
	Liberal	Anthony Cursio	15,233	19.98	−1.81
	Democrats	David Wark	3,420	4.49	−0.82
	One Nation	Nikolas Kavalenka	2,638	3.46	+3.46
	Greens	Liz Ingham	2,180	2.86	−0.44
	Unity	Adrian Shorland	1,078	1.41	+1.41
	Natural Law	Michael Pollock	249	0.33	−0.09
Total formal votes			76,241	95.78	+1.21
Informal votes			3,360	4.22	−1.21
Turnout			79,601	93.75	−0.61
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nicola Roxon	57,875	75.91	+4.68
	Liberal	Anthony Cursio	18,366	24.09	−4.68
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.68

1996[]

1996 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ralph Willis	46,533	63.45	−5.85
	Liberal	John Best	15,978	21.79	−0.88
	Democrats	Khiet Nguyen	3,889	5.30	+2.03
	Greens	Janet Rice	2,440	3.33	+3.33
	Call to Australia	Peter Sanko	1,630	2.22	+1.30
	Independent	John Kelly	1,392	1.90	+1.90
	AAFI	Luke Spencer	1,166	1.59	+1.59
	Natural Law	Marco Andreacchio	306	0.42	−0.44
Total formal votes			73,334	94.57	−1.37
Informal votes			4,214	5.43	+1.37
Turnout			77,548	94.35	−0.70
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ralph Willis	51,902	71.23	−4.33
	Liberal	John Best	20,965	28.77	+4.33
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.33

1993[]

1993 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ralph Willis	47,968	69.11	+14.55
	Liberal	Chris Macgregor	15,779	22.73	−3.79
	Democrats	Alan Parker	2,275	3.28	−7.29
		Nada Benson	2,236	3.22	+3.22
	Natural Law	Leon Staropoli	585	0.84	+0.84
	Call to Australia	Peter Sanko	570	0.82	+0.82
Total formal votes			69,413	95.93	+2.47
Informal votes			2,944	4.07	−2.47
Turnout			72,357	95.05
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ralph Willis	52,259	75.38	+6.87
	Liberal	Chris Macgregor	17,072	24.62	−6.87
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.87

1990[]

1990 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ralph Willis	36,267	54.6	−10.3
	Liberal	Tim Warner	17,631	26.5	+2.0
	Democrats	Frank Fichera	7,023	10.6	+4.4
	Independent	Richard Phillips	2,487	3.7	+3.7
	Independent	Don Veitch	1,593	2.4	+2.4
	Democratic Socialist	Garry Walters	1,478	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			66,479	93.5
Informal votes			4,649	6.5
Turnout			71,128	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ralph Willis	45,444	68.5	−2.1
	Liberal	Tim Warner	20,888	31.5	+2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	��2.1

Elections in the 1980s[]

1987[]

1987 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ralph Willis	38,451	64.9	−4.6
	Liberal	Tim Warner	14,506	24.5	+0.5
	Democrats	Susan Holmes	3,665	6.2	+2.5
	Independent	Rosalba Vicari	1,569	2.6	+2.6
	Socialist Workers	James Doughney	1,097	1.9	+0.8
Total formal votes			59,288	91.9
Informal votes			5,245	8.1
Turnout			64,533	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ralph Willis	41,804	70.6	−2.8
	Liberal	Tim Warner	17,390	29.4	+2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.8

1984[]

1984 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ralph Willis	40,777	69.5	−0.6
	Liberal	Christopher Gowing	14,073	24.0	+2.7
	Democrats	Shirley Bold	2,148	3.7	−0.3
	Democratic Labor	Margaret Reed	982	1.7	+1.7
	Socialist Workers	James Doughney	672	1.1	−3.1
Total formal votes			58,652	88.1
Informal votes			7,913	11.9
Turnout			66,565	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ralph Willis	43,000	73.3	−2.2
	Liberal	Christopher Gowing	15,624	26.7	+2.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.2

1983[]

1983 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ralph Willis	47,412	70.4	+4.9
	Liberal	Peter Goudge	14,120	21.0	−1.2
	Socialist Workers	James Doughney	2,842	4.2	+0.8
	Democrats	Barry McLeod	2,695	4.0	−5.0
	Australian National Party	Augustus Titter	304	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			67,373	96.2
Informal votes			2,678	3.8
Turnout			70,051	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ralph Willis		75.9	+2.5
	Liberal	Peter Goudge		24.1	−2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.5

1980[]

1980 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ralph Willis	43,474	65.5	+7.2
	Liberal	John Kelly	14,711	22.2	−0.9
	Democrats	Shirley Bold	5,955	9.0	+0.4
	Socialist Workers	Lynne Bryer	2,268	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			66,408	94.4
Informal votes			3,184	4.6
Turnout			69,592	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ralph Willis		73.4	+8.9
	Liberal	John Kelly		26.6	−8.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.9

Elections in the 1970s[]

1977[]

1977 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ralph Willis	38,433	58.3	−3.1
	Liberal	Anton Zajc	15,241	23.1	−6.6
	Democratic Labor	Bert Bailey	6,606	10.0	+1.0
	Democrats	June Smith	5,663	8.6	+8.6
Total formal votes			65,943	95.2
Informal votes			3,295	4.8
Turnout			69,238	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ralph Willis		64.5	+2.3
	Liberal	Anton Zajc		35.5	−2.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.3

1975[]

1975 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ralph Willis	32,669	61.4	−4.5
	Liberal	Iris Williams	15,779	29.7	+7.2
	Democratic Labor	Bert Bailey	4,769	9.0	−0.3
Total formal votes			53,217	97.1
Informal votes			1,591	2.9
Turnout			54,808	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ralph Willis		62.2	−5.9
	Liberal	Iris Williams		37.8	+5.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.9

1974[]

1974 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ralph Willis	35,578	65.9	+1.5
	Liberal	Cecile Storey	12,158	22.5	−3.1
	Democratic Labor	Bert Bailey	5,009	9.3	−0.7
	Australia	Veronica Schwarz	1,252	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			53,997	96.3
Informal votes			2,054	3.7
Turnout			56,051	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ralph Willis		68.1	+2.7
	Liberal	Cecile Storey		31.9	−2.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.7

1972[]

1972 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ralph Willis	32,029	64.4	+2.1
	Liberal	David Munro	12,722	25.6	+1.4
	Democratic Labor	Robin Thomas	4,951	10.0	−3.5
Total formal votes			49,702	96.0
Informal votes			2,056	4.0
Turnout			51,758	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ralph Willis		65.4	+1.7
	Liberal	David Munro		34.6	−1.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.7

Elections in the 1960s[]

1969[]

1969 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Hector McIvor	31,458	62.3	+8.0
	Liberal	Ian Crouch	12,245	24.2	−1.2
	Democratic Labor	Robin Thomas	6,798	13.5	+1.2
Total formal votes			50,501	94.7
Informal votes			2,849	5.3
Turnout			53,350	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Hector McIvor		63.7	+1.9
	Liberal	Ian Crouch		36.3	−1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.9

1966[]

1966 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Hector McIvor	19,913	55.3	−8.9
	Liberal	John McArthur	8,777	24.4	+3.4
	Democratic Labor	Robin Thomas	4,426	12.3	+1.1
	Communist	Ian Daykin	2,890	8.0	+4.4
Total formal votes			36,006	94.1
Informal votes			2,274	5.9
Turnout			38,280	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Hector McIvor		62.8	−5.9
	Liberal	John McArthur		37.2	+5.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.9

1963[]

1963 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Hector McIvor	25,035	64.2	−0.9
	Liberal	Harley Price	8,183	21.0	+0.6
	Democratic Labor	Jan Roszkowski	4,375	11.2	−0.7
	Communist	David Davies	1,395	3.6	+1.1
Total formal votes			38,988	97.0
Informal votes			1,193	3.0
Turnout			40,181	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Hector McIvor		68.7	+0.2
	Liberal	Harley Price		31.3	−0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.2

1961[]

1961 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Hector McIvor	25,634	65.1	+2.1
	Liberal	Reginald Cannon	8,031	20.4	+2.3
	Democratic Labor	Jan Roszkowski	4,691	11.9	−5.1
	Communist	Frank Johnson	1,000	2.5	+0.6
Total formal votes			39,356	96.5
Informal votes			1,439	3.5
Turnout			40,795	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Hector McIvor		68.5	+2.0
	Liberal	Reginald Cannon		31.5	−2.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.0

Elections in the 1950s[]

1958[]

1958 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Hector McIvor	25,054	63.0	+1.6
	Liberal	Barry Maddern	7,211	18.1	−4.0
	Democratic Labor	James Eudey	6,760	17.0	+2.5
	Communist	Frank Johnson	758	1.9	−0.1
Total formal votes			39,783	96.4
Informal votes			1,465	3.6
Turnout			41,248	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Hector McIvor		66.5	+0.4
	Liberal	Barry Maddern		33.5	−0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.4

1955[]

1955 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Hector McIvor	24,324	61.4	−10.0
	Liberal	John Bown	8,741	22.1	−2.0
	Labor (A-C)	James Eudey	5,733	14.5	+14.5
	Communist	Frank Johnson	788	2.0	−2.3
Total formal votes			39,586	96.0
Informal votes			1,654	4.0
Turnout			41,240	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Hector McIvor		66.1	−9.1
	Liberal	John Bown		33.9	+9.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−9.1

1954[]

1954 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Mullens	25,637	66.7	+1.8
	Liberal	George Carrington	10,235	26.6	+1.6
	Communist	Alex Dobbin	2,584	6.7	−3.3
Total formal votes			38,456	98.5
Informal votes			605	1.5
Turnout			39,061	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Mullens		72.8	−1.6
	Liberal	George Carrington		27.2	+1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.6

1951[]

1951 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Mullens	25,863	64.9	+13.6
	Liberal	Gordon Trewin	9,973	25.0	−2.8
	Communist	Alex Dobbin	4,003	10.0	+6.5
Total formal votes			39,839	97.8
Informal votes			896	2.2
Turnout			40,735	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Mullens		74.4	+4.7
	Liberal	Gordon Trewin		25.6	−4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.7

Elections in the 1940s[]

1949[]

1949 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Mullens	20,519	51.3	−22.5
	Liberal	William Massey	8,904	22.2	−4.0
	Independent Labor	Angus Macdonald	6,323	15.8	+15.8
	Independent	William Anderson	2,865	7.2	+7.2
	Communist	John Arrowsmith	1,418	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			40,029	97.5
Informal votes			1,011	2.5
Turnout			41,040	97.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Mullens		69.7	−4.1
	Liberal	William Massey		30.3	+4.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.1

References[]

^ Gellibrand, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ Gellibrand, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ 2013 results for Gellibrand, AEC.
^ "2010 results for Gellibrand". AEC.

Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
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[1] Gellibrand, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.

[2] Gellibrand, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.

[3] 2013 results for Gellibrand, AEC.

[4] "2010 results for Gellibrand". AEC.

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