Electoral results for the Division of Canberra

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Canberra in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1974 until the present.

Members

	Party	Term
Kep Enderby	Labor	1974–1975
John Haslem	Liberal	1975–1980
Ros Kelly	Labor	1980–1995
Brendan Smyth	Liberal	1995–1996
Bob McMullan	Labor	1996–1998
Annette Ellis	Labor	1998–2010
Gai Brodtmann	Labor	2010–2019
Alicia Payne	Labor	2019–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

2022 Australian federal election: Canberra^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alicia Payne	41,435	44.88	+4.38
	Greens	Tim Hollo	22,795	24.69	+1.38
	Liberal	Slade Minson	20,102	21.77	−6.08
	Independent	Tim Bohm	4,772	5.17	+0.47
	United Australia	Catherine Smith	1,687	1.83	+0.25
	One Nation	James Miles	1,531	1.66	+1.66
Total formal votes			92,322	98.23	+0.39
Informal votes			1,668	1.77	−0.39
Turnout			93,990	92.08	−0.54
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Alicia Payne	66,898	72.46	+5.38
	Liberal	Slade Minson	25,424	27.54	−5.38
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Alicia Payne	57,421	62.20	−4.89
	Greens	Tim Hollo	34,901	37.80	+37.80
	Labor hold

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 Australian federal election: Canberra^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alicia Payne	34,989	40.50	−1.95
	Liberal	Mina Zaki	24,063	27.85	−4.94
	Greens	Tim Hollo	20,144	23.31	+4.59
	Independent	Tim Bohm	4,062	4.70	+4.70
	Progressives	Robert Knight	1,784	2.06	+2.06
	United Australia	Greg De Maine	1,361	1.58	+1.58
Total formal votes			86,403	97.84	+0.13
Informal votes			1,904	2.16	−0.13
Turnout			88,307	92.62	+1.17
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alicia Payne	57,961	67.08	+4.14
	Liberal	Mina Zaki	28,442	32.92	−4.14
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.14

2016

2016 Australian federal election: Canberra^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gai Brodtmann	55,091	42.80	+1.65
	Liberal	Jessica Adelan-Langford	48,416	37.61	+0.28
	Greens	Patricia Cahill	19,200	14.92	+1.86
	Bullet Train	Christopher Bucknell	6,013	4.67	+0.51
Total formal votes			128,720	97.29	+1.14
Informal votes			3,590	2.71	−1.14
Turnout			132,310	92.38	−4.08
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gai Brodtmann	75,247	58.46	+0.95
	Liberal	Jessica Adelan-Langford	53,473	41.54	−0.95
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.95

2013

2013 Australian federal election: Canberra^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gai Brodtmann	47,613	41.06	−3.17
	Liberal	Tom Sefton	43,919	37.87	+0.66
	Greens	Julie Melrose	14,691	12.67	−5.89
	Bullet Train	Damien Maher	4,756	4.10	+4.10
	Palmer United	Tony Hanley	3,725	3.21	+3.21
	Secular	Nicolle Burt	1,264	1.09	+1.09
Total formal votes			115,968	96.06	+0.94
Informal votes			4,758	3.94	−0.94
Turnout			120,726	94.75	−0.11
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gai Brodtmann	66,074	56.98	−2.17
	Liberal	Tom Sefton	49,894	43.02	+2.17
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.17

2010

2010 Australian federal election: Canberra^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gai Brodtmann	49,608	44.23	−6.87
	Liberal	Giulia Jones	41,732	37.21	+2.08
	Greens	Sue Ellerman	20,816	18.56	+5.61
Total formal votes			112,156	95.12	−2.62
Informal votes			5,755	4.88	+2.62
Turnout			117,911	94.92	−1.09
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gai Brodtmann	66,335	59.15	−2.67
	Liberal	Giulia Jones	45,821	40.85	+2.67
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.67

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Canberra ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Annette Ellis	58,711	51.10	+1.17
	Liberal	Natalie Colbert	40,359	35.13	−1.56
	Greens	Amanda Bresnan	14,878	12.95	+2.65
	Citizens Electoral Council	John Holder	953	0.83	+0.13
Total formal votes			114,901	97.74	+1.11
Informal votes			2,660	2.26	−1.11
Turnout			117,561	96.05	+0.91
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Annette Ellis	71,030	61.82	+1.91
	Liberal	Natalie Colbert	43,871	38.18	−1.91
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.91

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Canberra ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Annette Ellis	50,214	49.88	+3.40
	Liberal	Belinda Barnier	37,238	36.99	+2.95
	Greens	Sue Ellerman	10,243	10.17	+3.92
	Democrats	Aaron Matthews	2,218	2.20	−5.87
	Citizens Electoral Council	Jim Arnold	765	0.76	+0.76
Total formal votes			100,678	96.60	+0.01
Informal votes			3,544	3.40	−0.01
Turnout			104,222	95.20	−0.13
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Annette Ellis	60,029	59.62	+0.18
	Liberal	Belinda Barnier	40,649	40.38	−0.18
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.18

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Canberra ^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Annette Ellis	46,632	46.48	−2.42
	Liberal	Belinda Barnier	34,148	34.04	+1.10
	Democrats	Aaron Matthews	8,098	8.07	+0.70
	Greens	Stephanie Koorey	6,268	6.25	+2.40
	One Nation	Barry Cox	3,179	3.17	−2.05
	Christian Democrats	John Miller	2,003	2.00	+2.00
Total formal votes			100,328	96.59	−0.58
Informal votes			3,542	3.41	+0.58
Turnout			103,870	95.88
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Annette Ellis	59,632	59.44	−0.62
	Liberal	Belinda Barnier	40,696	40.56	+0.62
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.62

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Canberra ^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Annette Ellis	48,015	48.90	+3.39
	Liberal	Ian Morison	32,336	32.93	−10.89
	Democrats	Yulia Onsman	7,237	7.37	+7.37
	One Nation	Burl Doble	5,122	5.22	+5.22
	Greens	Sue Ellerman	3,774	3.84	−3.67
	Democratic Socialist	Nikki Ulasowski	1,427	1.45	+1.45
	Natural Law	Maryan England	281	0.29	−0.10
Total formal votes			98,192	97.17	−0.38
Informal votes			2,860	2.38	+0.38
Turnout			101,052	95.91	+0.04
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Annette Ellis	58,972	60.06	+7.74
	Liberal	Ian Morison	39,220	39.94	−7.74
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.74

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Canberra ^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob McMullan	32,405	48.28	−3.70
	Liberal	Gwen Wilcox	25,594	38.13	+3.32
	Greens	Gordon McAllister	6,047	9.01	+9.01
	Independent	Sue Bull	1,508	2.25	+2.25
	Independent	Jerzy Gray-Grzeszkiewicz	789	1.18	+1.18
	Natural Law	Maryan Chaplin	778	1.16	+0.27
Total formal votes			67,121	97.33	+0.70
Informal votes			1,839	2.67	−0.70
Turnout			68,960	95.87	−1.09
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob McMullan	38,338	57.52	−3.29
	Liberal	Gwen Wilcox	28,317	42.48	+3.29
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	−3.29

Ros Kelly (Labor) had won Canberra at the 1993 election, however she resigned in 1995 and Brendan Smyth (Liberal) won the seat at the resulting by-election. Smyth contested the new seat of Namadgi

1995 by-election

1995 Canberra by-election^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Brendan Smyth	39,021	46.29	+10.07
	Labor	Sue Robinson	25,689	30.48	−21.78
	Greens	James Warden	10,835	12.85	+12.85
	Against Further Immigration	Robyn Spencer	3,515	4.17	+4.17
	Independent	Joanne Clarke	2,274	2.70	+2.70
	Independent	Jerzy Gray-Grzeszkiewicz	1,956	2.32	+2.32
	Republican	Joseph Cotta	1,003	1.19	+1.19
Total formal votes			84,293	96.46	−0.68
Informal votes			3,095	3.54	+0.68
Turnout			87,388	88.57	−8.39
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Brendan Smyth	47,672	56.58	+16.12
	Labor	Sue Robinson	36,577	43.42	−16.12
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+16.12

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Canberra ^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ros Kelly	46,895	52.26	+8.53
	Liberal	Bill Stefaniak	32,504	36.22	−2.34
	Democrats	Peter Myers	4,796	5.34	−7.40
	Green Democratic	Greg Adamson	3,109	3.46	+3.46
	Abolish Self Govt	Mike Trevethan	1,663	1.85	+1.85
	Natural Law	Sally Kelly	775	0.86	+0.86
Total formal votes			89,742	97.14	−0.28
Informal votes			2,640	2.86	+0.28
Turnout			92,382	96.96
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ros Kelly	53,432	59.56	+3.82
	Liberal	Bill Stefaniak	36,275	40.44	−3.82
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.82

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Canberra ^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ros Kelly	35,286	43.8	−01.1
	Liberal	Bill Mackey	31,009	38.5	+6.8
	Democrats	Julie McCarron-Benson	10,215	12.7	+6.2
	Green Democratic	Gina Jeffrey	2,856	3.5	+3.5
	Nuclear Disarmament	Barbara Meyer	1,183	1.5	−2.7
Total formal votes			80,549	97.4
Informal votes			2,191	2.6
Turnout			82,740	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ros Kelly	44,872	55.8	−6.2
	Liberal	Bill Mackey	35,529	44.2	+6.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.2

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Canberra ^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ros Kelly	39,175	53.9	+2.3
	Liberal	John Louttit	23,039	31.7	−1.7
	Democrats	Frances English	4,712	6.5	+0.2
	Nuclear Disarmament	Chris Warren	3,060	4.2	+4.2
	Family Movement	Bev Cains	2,015	2.8	+2.8
	Independent	John Farrell	742	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			72,743	96.9
Informal votes			2,340	3.1
Turnout			75,083	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ros Kelly	45,070	62.0	+0.4
	Liberal	John Louttit	27,661	38.0	−0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.4

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Canberra ^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ros Kelly	33,454	51.6	−10.4
	Liberal	Gary Humphries	21,667	33.4	−1.2
	Nuclear Disarmament	Robyn Hancock	4,945	7.6	+7.6
	Democrats	Fiona Richardson	4,087	6.3	+6.3
	Deadly Serious	Joanne Hansen	724	1.1	−2.3
Total formal votes			64,877	95.8
Informal votes			2,829	4.2
Turnout			67,706	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ros Kelly	39,946	61.6	−2.1
	Liberal	Gary Humphries	24,931	38.4	+2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.1

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Canberra ^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ros Kelly	40,434	62.2	+9.8
	Liberal	Gerard Brennan	22,365	34.4	−7.7
	Deadly Serious	Joanne Hansen	2,191	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			64,990	98.0
Informal votes			1,330	2.0
Turnout			66,320	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ros Kelly		63.9	+8.2
	Liberal	Gerard Brennan		36.1	−8.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.2

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Canberra ^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ros Kelly	32,352	52.4	+11.6
	Liberal	John Haslem	25,957	42.1	−1.1
	Democrats	Leo Nesic	2,845	4.6	−10.4
	Independent	Kevin Wise	574	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			61,728	98.1
Informal votes			1,215	1.9
Turnout			62,943	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ros Kelly		55.7	+6.7
	Liberal	John Haslem		44.3	−6.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.7

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Canberra ^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Haslem	24,578	43.2	−6.2
	Labor	Henry Lawrence	23,214	40.8	−4.4
	Democrats	John Bellhouse	8,544	15.0	+15.0
	Independent	Oleg Kavunenko	534	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			56,870	97.8
Informal votes			1,289	2.2
Turnout			58,159	93.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Haslem	28,976	51.0	−2.3
	Labor	Henry Lawrence	27,894	49.0	+2.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.3

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Canberra ^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Haslem	25,697	49.4	+13.2
	Labor	Kep Enderby	23,517	45.2	−8.6
	Liberal Movement	Tony Harris	1,572	3.0	+3.0
	Independent	Kevin Wise	434	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	John Moloney	406	0.8	+0.8
	Workers	Oleg Kavunenko	377	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			52,003	98.4
Informal votes			853	1.6
Turnout			52,856	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Haslem		53.3	+10.4
	Labor	Kep Enderby		46.7	−10.4
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+10.4

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Canberra^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kep Enderby	24,761	53.8	+1.7
	Liberal	Peter Hughes	16,658	36.2	+13.4
	Australia	Mary Thomas	2,520	5.5	−8.2
	Country	Dorothy Mattress	1,871	4.1	+4.1
	Republican	Doreen Story	211	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			46,021	98.9
Informal votes			508	1.1
Turnout			46,529	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kep Enderby		57.1	−9.5
	Liberal	Peter Hughes		42.9	+9.5
	Labor notional hold		Swing	−9.5

References

^ Canberra, ACT, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ Canberra, ACT, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ Canberra, ACT, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ 2013 results for Canberra, AEC.
^ "2010 results for Canberra". AEC.
^ "2007 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
^ "2004 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
^ "2001 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
^ "1998 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
^ "1996 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
^ Canberra (ACT) By-Election (25 March 1995)
^ 1993 ACT election results: Adam Carr electoral archive
^ "1993 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
^ "1990 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
^ "1987 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
^ "1984 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
^ "1983 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
^ "1980 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
^ "1977 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
^ "1975 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
^ "AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive. 18 May 1974. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

Australian Electoral Commission. Federal Election results

[1] Canberra, ACT, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

[2] Canberra, ACT, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.

[3] Canberra, ACT, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.

[4] 2013 results for Canberra, AEC.

[5] "2010 results for Canberra". AEC.

[2007_Psephos_ACT-6] "2007 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

[2004_Psephos_ACT-7] "2004 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

[2001_Psephos_ACT-8] "2001 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

[1998_Psephos_ACT-9] "1998 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

[1996_Psephos_ACT-10] "1996 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

[11] Canberra (ACT) By-Election (25 March 1995)

[12] 1993 ACT election results: Adam Carr electoral archive

[1993_Psephos_ACT-13] "1993 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

[1990_Psephos_ACT-14] "1990 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

[1987_Psephos_ACT-15] "1987 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

[1984_Psephos_ACT-16] "1984 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

[1983_Psephos_ACT-17] "1983 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

[1980_Psephos_ACT-18] "1980 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

[1977_Psephos_ACT-19] "1977 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

[1975_Psephos_ACT-20] "1975 House of Representatives: Australian Capital Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

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