Electoral results for the Division of Lalor

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

Members[]

Member Party Term
  Reg Pollard Labor 1949–1966
  Mervyn Lee Liberal 1966–1969
  Jim Cairns Labor 1969–1977
  Barry Jones Labor 1977–1998
  Julia Gillard Labor 1998–2013
  Joanne Ryan Labor 2013–present

Election results[]

Elections in the 2010s[]

2019[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Victoria § Lalor.[]
2019 Australian federal election: Lalor[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joanne Ryan 48,332 51.70 −0.86
Liberal Gayle Murphy 28,209 30.18 −0.05
Greens Jay Dessi 7,273 7.78 −1.83
United Australia Jeffrey Robinson 4,451 4.76 +4.76
Australia First Susan Jakobi 4,094 4.38 +1.28
Non Affiliated Aijaz Moinuddin 1,119 1.20 +1.20
Total formal votes 93,478 95.57 +0.12
Informal votes 4,337 4.43 −0.12
Turnout 97,815 91.60 +4.05
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joanne Ryan 58,341 62.41 −1.78
Liberal Gayle Murphy 35,137 37.59 +1.78
Labor hold Swing −1.78

2016[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Victoria § Lalor.[]
2016 Australian federal election: Lalor[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joanne Ryan 55,302 51.80 +6.63
Liberal Gayle Murphy 33,070 30.98 +1.72
Greens Daniel Sova 10,471 9.81 +3.80
Rise Up Australia Marion Vale 4,685 4.39 +2.59
Australia First Susan Jakobi 3,232 3.03 +3.03
Total formal votes 106,760 95.46 +2.09
Informal votes 5,080 4.54 −2.09
Turnout 111,840 90.48 −2.65
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joanne Ryan 67,731 63.44 +1.28
Liberal Gayle Murphy 39,029 36.56 −1.28
Labor hold Swing +1.28

2013[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in Victoria § Lalor.[]
2013 Australian federal election: Lalor[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joanne Ryan 42,184 45.17 −18.78
Liberal Nihal Samara 27,321 29.26 +6.13
Greens Beck Sheffield-Brotherton 5,615 6.01 −1.14
Palmer United Joe Zappia 5,416 5.80 +5.80
Sex Party Angel Harwood 3,004 3.22 +3.22
Family First Daryl Pollard 2,653 2.84 −0.07
Independent Nathan Mullins 1,842 1.97 +1.97
Democratic Labour Michael Freeman 1,768 1.89 +1.89
Rise Up Australia Marion Vale 1,684 1.80 +1.80
Christians Geoff Rogers 1,535 1.64 +1.64
Stable Population Jonathan Page 359 0.38 +0.38
Total formal votes 93,381 93.37 −0.88
Informal votes 6,630 6.63 +0.88
Turnout 100,011 93.12 +0.23
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joanne Ryan 58,041 62.16 −9.96
Liberal Nihal Samara 35,340 37.84 +9.96
Labor hold Swing −9.96

2010[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in Victoria § Lalor.[]
2010 Australian federal election: Lalor[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Julia Gillard 66,298 64.25 +4.36
Liberal Sheridan Ingram 23,791 23.06 −6.71
Greens Peter Taylor 7,045 6.83 +2.81
Family First Lori McLean 2,880 2.79 −1.61
Secular Paul Sheehan 881 0.85 +0.85
Independent Joanne Clarke 708 0.69 +0.69
Independent Brian Shaw 659 0.64 +0.64
Van Rudd 516 0.50 +0.50
Independent Marc Aussie-Stone 410 0.40 +0.40
Total formal votes 103,188 93.76 −2.75
Informal votes 6,864 6.24 +2.75
Turnout 110,052 94.04 −1.38
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julia Gillard 74,452 72.15 +6.62
Liberal Sheridan Ingram 28,736 27.85 −6.62
Labor hold Swing +6.62

Elections in the 2000s[]

2007[]

2007 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Julia Gillard 57,208 59.89 +6.64
Liberal Peter Curtis 28,435 29.77 −7.68
Family First Steve Gleeson 4,199 4.40 +1.22
Greens Jay Tilley 3,836 4.02 −0.10
Democratic Labor Libby Krepp 969 1.01 +1.01
Democrats Roger Howe 879 0.92 −0.52
Total formal votes 95,526 96.51 +1.36
Informal votes 3,457 3.49 −1.36
Turnout 98,983 95.40 −0.04
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julia Gillard 62,600 65.53 +6.74
Liberal Peter Curtis 32,936 34.47 −6.74
Labor hold Swing +6.74

2004[]

2004 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Julia Gillard 43,677 53.25 −1.48
Liberal Peter Curtis 30,715 37.45 +4.40
Greens Malcolm Browning 3,381 4.12 −0.49
Family First Arthur Buller 2,607 3.18 +3.18
Democrats Roger Howe 1,182 1.44 −5.99
CEC Sally Larner 462 0.56 +0.56
Total formal votes 82,024 95.15 −0.77
Informal votes 4,184 4.85 +0.77
Turnout 86,208 95.44 +0.42
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julia Gillard 48,218 58.79 −3.27
Liberal Peter Curtis 33,806 41.21 +3.27
Labor hold Swing −3.27

2001[]

2001 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Julia Gillard 47,490 58.10 −3.12
Liberal David McConnell 24,634 30.14 +4.55
Democrats Roger Howe 6,297 7.70 +2.30
Greens Tony Briffa 3,321 4.06 +2.30
Total formal votes 81,742 95.65 −0.99
Informal votes 3,718 4.35 +0.99
Turnout 85,460 96.20
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julia Gillard 53,644 65.63 −4.19
Liberal David McConnell 28,098 34.37 +4.19
Labor hold Swing −4.19

Elections in the 1990s[]

1998[]

1998 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Julia Gillard 46,374 61.21 −0.63
Liberal Cameron O'Sullivan 19,381 25.58 −2.54
Democrats Anthony Shaw 4,090 5.40 −2.36
One Nation John Brodel 3,127 4.13 +4.13
Unity George Papaellinas 1,446 1.91 +1.91
Greens Cynthia Mason 1,339 1.77 +1.77
Total formal votes 75,757 96.63 +0.03
Informal votes 2,638 3.37 −0.03
Turnout 78,395 96.43 +0.10
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julia Gillard 52,893 69.82 +1.31
Liberal Cameron O'Sullivan 22,864 30.18 −1.31
Labor hold Swing +1.31

1996[]

1996 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Jones 43,217 61.85 −3.64
Liberal Chris Macgregor 19,653 28.12 −0.97
Democrats Leigh Hebbard 5,423 7.76 +4.83
Natural Law Juliana Kendi 1,585 2.27 +1.34
Total formal votes 69,878 96.60 −0.10
Informal votes 2,458 3.40 +0.10
Turnout 72,336 96.32 −0.43
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Jones 47,729 68.51 −0.51
Liberal Chris Macgregor 21,941 31.49 +0.51
Labor hold Swing −0.51

1993[]

1993 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Jones 47,390 64.29 +16.26
Liberal Anne Canterbury 22,400 30.39 −1.29
Democrats Carla Stacey 2,113 2.87 −7.17
Call to Australia Anthony Golding 1,126 1.53 −1.44
Natural Law Floyd Evans 682 0.93 +0.93
Total formal votes 73,711 96.75 +0.79
Informal votes 2,473 3.25 −0.79
Turnout 76,184 96.76
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Jones 49,628 67.35 +8.38
Liberal Anne Canterbury 24,055 32.65 −8.38
Labor hold Swing +8.38

1990[]

1990 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Jones 30,879 48.0 −15.8
Liberal Rae Medlock 20,367 31.7 +4.5
Democrats George Demetriou 6,455 10.0 +1.1
Independent Peter Ryan 4,685 7.3 +7.3
Call to Australia Ron Moffett 1,908 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 64,294 96.0
Informal votes 2,701 4.0
Turnout 66,995 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Jones 37,832 59.0 −10.5
Liberal Rae Medlock 26,321 41.0 +10.5
Labor hold Swing −10.5

Elections in the 1980s[]

1987[]

1987 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Jones 42,087 63.8 −3.4
Liberal Darren Farquhar 17,966 27.2 +0.1
Democrats Heather Jeffcoat 5,899 8.9 +4.7
Total formal votes 65,962 93.4
Informal votes 4,676 6.6
Turnout 70,628 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Jones 45,824 69.5 −0.5
Liberal Darren Farquhar 20,118 30.5 +0.5
Labor hold Swing −0.5

1984[]

1984 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Jones 38,024 67.2 +3.1
Liberal Mark Pallett 15,306 27.1 −3.0
Democrats Barry McLeod 2,383 4.2 −0.7
Democratic Labor Gail de Rozario 839 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 56,552 90.5
Informal votes 5,902 9.5
Turnout 62,454 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Jones 39,569 70.0 +2.1
Liberal Mark Pallett 16,982 30.0 −2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.1

1983[]

1983 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Jones 55,640 68.0 −0.3
Liberal John Fahey 21,442 26.2 +0.6
Democrats Ivan Pollock 4,040 4.9 −1.1
Socialist Workers Helen Said 719 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 81,841 97.6
Informal votes 2,914 3.4
Turnout 84,755 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Jones 71.8 −0.1
Liberal John Fahey 28.2 +0.1
Labor hold Swing −0.1

1980[]

1980 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Jones 50,509 68.3 +17.8
Liberal Thomas Meskos 18,944 25.6 −2.5
Democrats Ivan Pollock 4,446 6.0 −3.9
Total formal votes 73,899 96.0
Informal votes 3,103 4.0
Turnout 77,002 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Jones 71.9 +14.3
Liberal Thomas Meskos 28.1 −14.3
Labor hold Swing +14.3

Elections in the 1970s[]

1977[]

1977 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Jones 31,693 50.5 −7.1
Liberal Harley Dickinson 17,633 28.1 −7.0
Democrats Charles Skidmore 6,196 9.9 +9.9
Democratic Labor Denis Bilston 5,502 8.8 +1.6
Independent Rosalba Vicari 1,002 1.6 +1.6
Independent Jeffrey Day 729 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 62,755 94.6
Informal votes 3,561 5.4
Turnout 66,316 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Jones 57.6 −1.6
Liberal Harley Dickinson 42.4 +1.6
Labor hold Swing −1.6

1975[]

1975 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Cairns 43,426 59.3 −5.3
Liberal Francis Purcell 24,467 33.4 +7.6
Democratic Labor Denis Bilston 5,289 7.2 −0.7
Total formal votes 73,182 96.6
Informal votes 2,543 3.4
Turnout 75,725 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Cairns 60.9 −6.4
Liberal Francis Purcell 39.1 +6.4
Labor hold Swing −6.4

1974[]

1974 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Cairns 44,005 64.6 +2.1
Liberal Francis Purcell 17,613 25.8 +0.9
Democratic Labor John Bacon 5,398 7.9 −3.8
Australia William Inglis 1,128 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 68,144 96.7
Informal votes 2,338 3.3
Turnout 70,482 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Cairns 67.3 +2.3
Liberal Francis Purcell 32.7 −2.3
Labor hold Swing +2.3

1972[]

1972 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Cairns 35,677 62.5 +5.6
Liberal Joseph Sheen 14,189 24.9 +0.2
Democratic Labor John Bacon 6,698 11.7 −3.6
National Socialist Cass Young 489 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 57,053 95.6
Informal votes 2,432 4.1
Turnout 59,485 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Cairns 65.0 +4.1
Liberal Joseph Sheen 35.0 −4.1
Labor hold Swing +4.1

Elections in the 1960s[]

1969[]

1969 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Cairns 26,807 56.9 +3.9
Liberal Vaclav Ubl 11,631 24.7 +1.7
Democratic Labor John Bacon 7,227 15.3 +1.3
Independent Tom Gilhooley 1,447 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 47,112 94.1
Informal votes 2,959 5.9
Turnout 50,071 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Cairns 60.9 +4.8
Liberal Vaclav Ubl 39.1 −4.8
Labor hold Swing +4.8

1966[]

1966 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Pollard 45,243 46.2 −8.2
Liberal Mervyn Lee 29,211 29.8 +1.3
Democratic Labor Jim Marmion 13,706 14.0 −3.1
Independent Paul de Tert 6,914 7.1 +7.1
Liberal Reform Group Victor Parsons 1,568 1.6 +1.6
Independent Michael Wood 681 0.7 +0.7
Independent Peter Spencer 592 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 97,915 91.2
Informal votes 9,480 8.8
Turnout 107,395 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mervyn Lee 49,650 50.7 +7.7
Labor Reg Pollard 48,265 49.3 −7.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.7

1963[]

1963 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Pollard 49,383 54.4 +0.5
Liberal Bernard Treseder 25,831 28.5 +4.2
Democratic Labor Jim Marmion 15,507 17.1 +0.9
Total formal votes 90,721 98.0
Informal votes 1,892 2.0
Turnout 92,613 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Reg Pollard 57.0 −0.8
Liberal Bernard Treseder 43.0 +0.8
Labor hold Swing −0.8

1961[]

1961 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Pollard 42,906 53.9 +2.7
Liberal Peter Kemp 19,324 24.3 −5.4
Democratic Labor John Donnellon 12,870 16.2 −2.8
Centre Kenneth Agius 4,431 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 79,531 96.9
Informal votes 2,539 3.1
Turnout 82,070 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Reg Pollard 57.8 +4.8
Liberal Peter Kemp 42.2 −4.8
Labor hold Swing +4.8

Elections in the 1950s[]

1958[]

1958 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Pollard 30,872 51.2 +2.1
Liberal Peter Kemp 17,904 29.7 −7.5
Democratic Labor John Donnellon 11,475 19.0 +5.4
Total formal votes 60,251 97.4
Informal votes 1,628 2.6
Turnout 61,879 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Reg Pollard 53.0 +2.1
Liberal Peter Kemp 47.0 −2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.1

1955[]

1955 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Pollard 21,036 49.1 −11.1
Liberal Peter Kemp 15,953 37.2 −2.6
Labor (A-C) William Lloyd 5,845 13.6 +13.6
Total formal votes 42,834 97.2
Informal votes 1,222 2.8
Turnout 44,056 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Reg Pollard 21,821 50.9 −9.3
Liberal Peter Kemp 21,013 49.1 +9.3
Labor hold Swing −9.3

1954[]

1954 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Pollard 30,232 58.3 +3.4
Liberal George Morison 21,598 41.7 −3.4
Total formal votes 51,830 98.8
Informal votes 629 1.2
Turnout 52,459 95.6
Labor hold Swing +3.4

1951[]

1951 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Pollard 23,278 54.9 +3.3
Liberal Allen Bateman 19,103 45.1 −3.3
Total formal votes 42,381 98.5
Informal votes 635 1.5
Turnout 43,016 95.2
Labor hold Swing +3.3

Elections in the 1940s[]

1949[]

1949 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Pollard 20,264 51.6 −5.4
Liberal John Bellair 18,970 48.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 39,234 98.4
Informal votes 619 1.6
Turnout 39,853 94.5
Labor hold Swing −5.4

References[]

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