Electoral results for the Division of Solomon

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Solomon in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 2001 until the present.

Members[]

	Party	Term
Dave Tollner	Country Liberal	2001–2007
Damian Hale	Labor	2007–2010
Natasha Griggs	Country Liberal	2010–2016
Luke Gosling	Labor	2016–present

Election results[]

Elections in 2010s[]

2019[]

2019 Australian federal election: Solomon^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Luke Gosling	22,057	40.04	−0.90
	Country Liberal	Kathy Ganley	20,962	38.05	+3.61
	Greens	Timothy Parish	6,521	11.84	+1.58
	Independent	Sue Fraser-Adams	2,684	4.87	+4.87
	United Australia	Raj Samson Rajwin	1,583	2.87	+2.87
	Rise Up Australia	Lorraine Gimini	1,277	2.32	+0.53
Total formal votes			55,084	95.63	+2.58
Informal votes			2,518	4.37	−2.58
Turnout			57,602	83.08	−0.95
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Luke Gosling	29,240	53.08	−3.01
	Country Liberal	Kathy Ganley	25,844	46.92	+3.01
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.01

2016[]

2016 Australian federal election: Solomon^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Luke Gosling	22,308	40.87	+5.44
	Country Liberal	Natasha Griggs	18,804	34.45	−10.24
	Greens	Todd Williams	5,553	10.17	+2.18
	Independent	Mark Garner	1,644	3.01	+3.01
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Marty Reinhold	1,523	2.79	+2.79
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Dawes	1,275	2.34	+2.34
	HEMP	Lance Lawrence	1,143	2.09	+2.09
	Rise Up Australia	Silvija Majetic	985	1.80	+0.81
	Australia First	John Kearney	798	1.46	+1.46
	Online Direct Democracy	Nevin Cartwright	369	0.68	+0.68
	CEC	Brigid McCullough	183	0.34	−0.07
Total formal votes			54,585	93.05	−1.65
Informal votes			4,080	6.95	+1.65
Turnout			58,665	83.81	−5.50
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Luke Gosling	30,566	56.00	+7.40
	Country Liberal	Natasha Griggs	24,019	44.00	−7.40
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+7.40

2013[]

2013 Australian federal election: Solomon^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Natasha Griggs	23,875	44.69	−1.68
	Labor	Luke Gosling	18,929	35.43	−0.65
	Greens	Todd Williams	4,269	7.99	−5.30
	Palmer United	Stephen Spain	2,691	5.04	+5.04
	Sex Party	Krystal Metcalf	1,847	3.46	+3.46
	Voluntary Euthanasia	Martin Burgess	597	1.12	+1.12
	Rise Up Australia	Paul Sellick	527	0.99	+0.99
	First Nations	Eileen Cummings	470	0.88	+0.88
	CEC	Trudy Campbell	217	0.41	−0.90
Total formal votes			53,422	94.70	−0.24
Informal votes			2,991	5.30	+0.24
Turnout			56,413	89.17	−0.45
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Natasha Griggs	27,461	51.40	−0.35
	Labor	Luke Gosling	25,961	48.60	+0.35
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	−0.35

2010[]

2010 Australian federal election: Solomon^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Natasha Griggs	23,627	46.37	-0.43
	Labor	Damian Hale	18,384	36.08	-5.82
	Greens	Emma Young	6,772	13.29	+4.22
	One Nation	John Kearney	1,505	2.95	+2.95
	CEC	Trudy Campbell	668	1.31	+0.83
Total formal votes			50,956	94.94	-2.13
Informal votes			2,716	5.06	+2.13
Turnout			53,672	89.63	-2.43
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Natasha Griggs	26,371	51.75	+1.94
	Labor	Damian Hale	24,585	48.25	-1.94
	Country Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+1.94

Elections in the 2000s[]

2007[]

2007 Australian federal election: Solomon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Dave Tollner	24,109	46.80	-1.95
	Labor	Damian Hale	21,581	41.90	+3.37
	Greens	Debbie Hudson	4,672	9.07	+2.30
	Independent	Maurice Foley	545	1.06	-0.44
	Liberty & Democracy	Jacques Chester	358	0.70	+0.70
	CEC	Trudy Campbell	245	0.48	-0.01
Total formal votes			51,510	97.07	+0.98
Informal votes			1,555	2.93	-1.07
Turnout			53,065	91.29	+0.98
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Damian Hale	25,853	50.19	+3.00
	Country Liberal	Dave Tollner	25,657	49.81	-3.00
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+3.00

2004[]

2004 Australian federal election: Solomon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Dave Tollner	23,361	48.75	+6.94
	Labor	Jim Davidson	18,464	38.53	+0.17
	Greens	Ilana Eldridge	3,256	6.77	+1.63
	Family First	Mark West	1,000	2.09	+2.09
	Democrats	Duncan Dean	892	1.86	-3.58
		Maurice Foley	718	1.50	+1.50
	CEC	Peter Flynn	235	0.49	+0.49
Total formal votes			47,916	96.00	+0.43
Informal votes			1,996	4.00	-0.43
Turnout			49,912	91.21	-0.78
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Dave Tollner	25,303	52.81	+2.72
	Labor	Jim Davidson	22,613	47.19	-2.72
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+2.72

2001[]

2001 Australian federal election: Solomon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Dave Tollner	19,828	41.81	-0.87
	Labor	Laurene Hull	18,195	38.36	-0.22
	Democrats	Ted Dunstan	2,582	5.44	+0.32
	Greens	David Pollock	2,439	5.14	+1.72
	Independent	Maisie Austin	2,378	5.01	+5.01
	One Nation	Mervyn Stewart	1,669	3.52	-4.77
	Independent	Maurie Ryan-Japarta	337	0.71	+0.71
Total formal votes			47,428	95.57	-0.85
Informal votes			2,196	4.43	+0.85
Turnout			49,624	92.40
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Dave Tollner	23,758	50.09	-2.15
	Labor	Laurene Hull	23,670	49.91	+2.15
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	-2.15

References[]

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

Australian Electoral Commission. Federal Election results
Carr, Adam. Psephos

[1] Solomon, NT, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.

[2] Solomon, NT, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.

[3] 2013 results for Solomon, AEC.

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

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v t Electoral results for the divisions of the Australian House of Representatives of the Australian Capital and Northern Territories
ACT: Bean (also covers Norfolk Island) Canberra Fenner (also covers Jervis Bay Territory) NT: Lingiari (also covers Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands) Solomon Abolished: Australian Capital Territory Fraser Namadgi Northern Territory
Divisions in: New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital and Northern Territories