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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Calwell in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1984 until the present.

Members

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Member Party Term
  Andrew Theophanous Labor 1984–2000
  Independent 2000–2001
  Maria Vamvakinou Labor 2001–present

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2022

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Victoria § Calwell.[edit]
2022 Australian federal election: Calwell[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maria Vamvakinou 38,127 44.86 −9.57
Liberal Tim Staker-Gunn 20,111 23.66 −0.63
Greens Natalie Abboud 8,277 9.74 +3.01
United Australia Joshua Naim 7,578 8.92 +5.45
One Nation Mark Preston 5,957 7.01 +7.01
Victorian Socialists Jerome Small 3,433 4.04 −0.74
Federation Maria Bengtsson 1,512 1.78 +1.78
Total formal votes 84,995 93.69 +3.03
Informal votes 5,724 6.31 −3.03
Turnout 90,719 85.02 −1.04
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Maria Vamvakinou 53,032 62.39 −7.23
Liberal Tim Staker-Gunn 31,963 37.61 +7.23
Labor hold Swing −7.23
Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Calwell in the 2022 federal election. checkY indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.

Elections in the 2010s

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2019

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Victoria § Calwell.[edit]
2019 Australian federal election: Calwell[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maria Vamvakinou 47,115 53.88 −4.80
Liberal Genevieve Hamilton 21,978 25.13 −0.52
Greens Polly Morgan 5,893 6.74 −1.27
Victorian Socialists Jerome Small 3,984 4.56 +4.56
United Australia Prakul Chhabra 3,037 3.47 +3.47
Citizens Electoral Council Keith Kerr 2,851 3.26 +3.26
Conservative National Adam Vail 1,771 2.03 +2.03
Socialist Equality Peter Byrne 823 0.94 +0.94
Total formal votes 87,452 90.78 −2.34
Informal votes 8,884 9.22 +2.34
Turnout 96,336 89.61 +4.25
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Maria Vamvakinou 60,164 68.80 −0.93
Liberal Genevieve Hamilton 27,288 31.20 +0.93
Labor hold Swing −0.93

2016

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Victoria § Calwell.[edit]
2016 Australian federal election: Calwell[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maria Vamvakinou 51,040 56.81 +7.00
Liberal John Hsu (disendorsed)[n 1] 24,855 27.66 −0.83
Greens Natalie Abboud 7,609 8.47 +3.08
Animal Justice Megan Searls 3,229 3.59 +3.59
Independent Michael Lakkis 3,115 3.47 +3.47
Total formal votes 89,848 93.46 +1.38
Informal votes 6,286 6.54 −1.38
Turnout 96,134 87.87 −3.06
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Maria Vamvakinou 60,978 67.87 +4.01
Liberal John Hsu 28,870 32.13 −4.01
Labor hold Swing +4.01

Notes

  1. ^ The Liberal candidate John Hsu resigned from the party's ticket in June 2016. However, due to the AEC's nomination deadlines, Mr Hsu's name still appeared under the Liberal Party ticket on the ballot paper.[4]

2013

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in Victoria § Calwell.[edit]
2013 Australian federal election: Calwell[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maria Vamvakinou 42,819 49.81 −7.80
Liberal Ali Khan 24,490 28.49 +2.97
Greens Joanna Nevill 4,632 5.39 −5.80
Palmer United Bryce Letcher 3,728 4.34 +4.34
Sex Party Nevena Spirovska 2,367 2.75 +2.75
Family First Paul Graham 2,175 2.53 −2.15
Christians Maria Bengtsson 2,121 2.47 +2.47
Katter's Australian Brett Watson 1,915 2.23 +2.23
Democratic Labour Omar Jabir 1,310 1.52 +1.52
Rise Up Australia Charles Rozario 415 0.48 +0.48
Total formal votes 85,972 92.08 −0.91
Informal votes 7,398 7.92 +0.91
Turnout 93,370 90.93 −1.23
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Maria Vamvakinou 54,906 63.86 −6.20
Liberal Ali Khan 31,066 36.14 +6.20
Labor hold Swing −6.20

2010

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in Victoria § Calwell.[edit]
2010 Australian federal election: Calwell[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maria Vamvakinou 49,580 56.63 −3.59
Liberal Wayne Tseng 22,556 25.76 −0.79
Greens Lenka Thompson 10,386 11.86 +7.50
Family First Jeff Truscott 3,851 4.40 +0.06
Socialist Equality Peter Byrne 1,181 1.35 +1.03
Total formal votes 87,554 93.47 −1.68
Informal votes 6,114 6.53 +1.68
Turnout 93,668 92.45 −2.39
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Maria Vamvakinou 61,045 69.72 +0.39
Liberal Wayne Tseng 26,509 30.28 −0.39
Labor hold Swing +0.39

Elections in the 2000s

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2007

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2007 Australian federal election: Calwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maria Vamvakinou 51,952 60.22 +10.21
Liberal Dianne Livett 22,906 26.55 −10.62
Greens Brook Shaune 3,761 4.36 −0.90
Family First Arthur Buller 3,747 4.34 +1.98
Citizens Electoral Council Sleiman Yohanna 1,817 2.11 −0.09
Democrats Vanessa Musolino 799 0.93 −0.56
Independent Philip Cutler 624 0.72 +0.72
Independent Don Hampshire 391 0.45 +0.45
Socialist Equality Frank Gaglioti 273 0.32 +0.32
Total formal votes 86,270 95.15 +0.39
Informal votes 4,399 4.85 −0.39
Turnout 90,669 94.82 −0.53
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Maria Vamvakinou 59,807 69.33 +11.14
Liberal Dianne Livett 26,463 30.67 −11.14
Labor hold Swing +11.14

2004

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2004 Australian federal election: Calwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maria Vamvakinou 39,692 50.01 −2.31
Liberal Dianne Livett 29,504 37.17 +8.60
Greens Mohamad Alman 4,175 5.26 +1.91
Family First Gary Canham 1,870 2.36 +2.36
Citizens Electoral Council Sleiman Yohanna 1,745 2.20 +1.72
Independent Denis Towers 1,202 1.51 +1.51
Democrats Jonathon Gatt 1,180 1.49 −2.91
Total formal votes 79,368 94.76 +0.33
Informal votes 4,391 5.24 −0.33
Turnout 83,759 95.35 +0.73
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Maria Vamvakinou 46,184 58.19 −7.04
Liberal Dianne Livett 33,184 41.81 +7.04
Labor hold Swing −7.04

2001

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2001 Australian federal election: Calwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maria Vamvakinou 45,203 51.85 −10.50
Liberal Darren Buller 22,020 25.26 −1.06
Independent Andrew Theophanous 8,392 9.63 +9.63
Democrats Robert Livesay 3,356 3.85 −2.84
No GST John Abbotto 3,074 3.53 +3.53
Greens Bee Barker 2,105 2.41 +2.41
Independent D. Dervish 2,003 2.30 +2.30
Mohamed Bochi 555 0.64 +0.64
Citizens Electoral Council Sleiman Yohanna 465 0.53 +0.53
Total formal votes 87,173 93.56 −3.00
Informal votes 6,005 6.44 +3.00
Turnout 93,178 95.28 +0.73
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Maria Vamvakinou 59,044 67.73 −1.25
Liberal Darren Buller 28,129 32.27 +1.25
Labor hold Swing −1.25

Elections in the 1990s

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1998

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1998 Australian federal election: Calwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Andrew Theophanous 50,022 62.36 +1.02
Liberal Trevor Blake 21,111 26.32 −2.52
Democrats Robert Livesay 5,363 6.69 −0.25
Unity Benal Keceli 2,968 3.70 +3.70
Natural Law Michael Harris 755 0.94 +0.21
Total formal votes 80,219 96.55 +0.31
Informal votes 2,864 3.45 −0.31
Turnout 83,083 95.15 −0.48
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Andrew Theophanous 55,334 68.98 +1.78
Liberal Trevor Blake 24,885 31.02 −1.78
Labor hold Swing +1.78

1996

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1996 Australian federal election: Calwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Andrew Theophanous 43,986 61.33 −1.55
Liberal Bill Willis 20,679 28.83 −0.83
Democrats Robert Livesay 4,975 6.94 +4.04
Sue Phillips 1,554 2.17 +2.17
Natural Law Richard Barnes 522 0.73 +0.13
Total formal votes 71,716 96.24 −0.23
Informal votes 2,800 3.76 +0.23
Turnout 74,516 95.63 −0.46
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Andrew Theophanous 48,067 67.19 +0.08
Liberal Bill Willis 23,467 32.81 −0.08
Labor hold Swing +0.08

1993

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1993 Australian federal election: Calwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Andrew Theophanous 48,749 64.53 +19.01
Liberal Dianne Livett 21,752 28.79 −4.01
Democrats David Mackay 2,140 2.83 −9.20
Independent Veronica Rodenburg 1,373 1.82 +1.82
Against Further Immigration Rod Spencer 1,013 1.34 +1.34
Natural Law Sandy Price 522 0.69 +0.69
Total formal votes 75,549 96.26 +1.82
Informal votes 2,936 3.74 −1.82
Turnout 78,485 96.09
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Andrew Theophanous 51,672 68.44 +11.37
Liberal Dianne Livett 23,831 31.56 −11.37
Labor hold Swing +11.37

1990

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1990 Australian federal election: Calwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Andrew Theophanous 29,466 45.5 −12.6
Liberal Dianne Livett 21,232 32.8 +2.7
Democrats Doug Lorman 7,791 12.0 +2.1
Independent Jack Culpin 4,493 6.9 +6.9
Call to Australia Rob Lukanic 1,751 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 64,733 94.4
Informal votes 3,815 5.6
Turnout 68,548 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Andrew Theophanous 36,875 57.1 −8.5
Liberal Dianne Livett 27,744 42.9 +8.5
Labor hold Swing −8.5

Elections in the 1980s

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1987

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1987 Australian federal election: Calwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Andrew Theophanous 36,614 61.1 −7.7
Liberal Chris Dimitrijevic 16,244 27.1 +2.2
Democrats Louise Stewart 5,938 9.9 +5.2
National Ivan Pavlekovich-Smith 1,130 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 59,926 90.1
Informal votes 6,555 9.9
Turnout 66,481 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Andrew Theophanous 41,077 68.6 −3.6
Liberal Chris Dimitrijevic 18,807 31.4 +3.6
Labor hold Swing −3.6

1984

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1984 Australian federal election: Calwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Andrew Theophanous 36,660 68.8 +0.6
Liberal Graham Andersen 13,277 24.9 +0.1
Democrats Lesley Ellen 2,502 4.7 +0.0
Democratic Labor Martin Mulholland 870 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 53,309 87.0
Informal votes 7,979 13.0
Turnout 61,288 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Andrew Theophanous 38,474 72.2 +0.0
Liberal Graham Andersen 14,830 27.8 −0.0
Labor notional hold Swing +0.0

References

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  1. ^ Calwell, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. ^ Calwell, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. ^ Calwell, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  4. ^ "John Hsu: Liberal candidate for Calwell resigns over brothel revelations". ABC News. 11 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  5. ^ 2013 results for Calwell, AEC.
  6. ^ "2010 results for Calwell". AEC.
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