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

Members

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Member Party Term
  Carolyn Jakobsen Labor 1984–1993
  Richard Evans Liberal 1993–1998
  Graham Edwards Labor 1998–2007
  Luke Simpkins Liberal 2007–2016
  Anne Aly Labor 2016–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 Western Australia § Cowan.[edit]
2022 Australian federal election: Cowan[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Anne Aly 46,712 46.86 +9.03
Liberal Vince Connelly 30,328 30.42 −9.65
Greens Isabella Tripp 9,829 9.86 −1.22
One Nation Tyler Walsh 2,839 2.85 −1.81
United Australia Claire Hand 2,423 2.43 +0.18
Christians Sylvia Iradukunda 1,859 1.86 +0.03
Animal Justice Michael Anagno 1,775 1.78 +1.78
Western Australia Roland Laverack 1,714 1.72 +0.52
Federation Michael Calautti 1,125 1.13 +1.13
Liberal Democrats Micah van Krieken 1,080 1.08 +1.08
Total formal votes 99,684 92.54 −1.70
Informal votes 8,039 7.46 +1.70
Turnout 107,723 87.86 −2.83
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anne Aly 60,625 60.82 +9.96
Liberal Vince Connelly 39,059 39.18 −9.96
Labor hold Swing +9.96
Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Cowan 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 Western Australia § Cowan.[edit]
2019 Australian federal election: Cowan[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Isaac Stewart 33,438 39.41 −2.81
Labor Anne Aly 32,353 38.13 −3.55
Greens Mark Cooper 8,551 10.08 +2.48
One Nation Sheila Mundy 4,777 5.63 +5.63
United Australia Peter Westcott 2,171 2.56 +2.56
Christians Andre Lebrasse 1,981 2.33 −0.96
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Paul Bedford 1,582 1.86 −0.95
Total formal votes 84,853 94.59 +0.06
Informal votes 4,850 5.41 −0.06
Turnout 89,703 90.91 +1.31
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anne Aly 43,135 50.83 +0.15
Liberal Isaac Stewart 41,718 49.17 −0.15
Labor hold Swing +0.15

2016

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Western Australia § Cowan.[edit]
2016 Australian federal election: Cowan[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Luke Simpkins 34,405 42.22 −4.36
Labor Anne Aly 33,966 41.68 +6.90
Greens Sheridan Young 6,193 7.60 −0.18
Christians Rex Host 2,680 3.29 +0.90
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Jamie Chester 2,288 2.81 +2.81
Liberal Democrats Neil Hamilton 1,096 1.34 +1.34
Mature Australia Steve Veness 868 1.07 +1.07
Total formal votes 81,496 94.53 +0.09
Informal votes 4,712 5.47 −0.09
Turnout 86,208 89.60 −2.07
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anne Aly 41,301 50.68 +5.20
Liberal Luke Simpkins 40,195 49.32 −5.20
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.20

2013

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in Western Australia § Cowan.[edit]
2013 Australian federal election: Cowan[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Luke Simpkins 41,849 49.59 −0.47
Labor Tristan Cockman 27,248 32.29 −0.16
Greens Adam Collins 6,677 7.91 −4.62
Palmer United Vimal Sharma 4,501 5.33 +5.33
Christians David Kingston 1,802 2.14 +2.14
Family First Che Tam Nguyen 1,442 1.71 −0.65
Rise Up Australia Sheila Mundy 869 1.03 +1.03
Total formal votes 84,388 94.90 +0.02
Informal votes 4,536 5.10 −0.02
Turnout 88,924 93.09 −1.14
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Luke Simpkins 48,487 57.46 +1.17
Labor Tristan Cockman 35,901 42.54 −1.17
Liberal hold Swing +1.17

2010

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in Western Australia § Cowan.[edit]
2010 Australian federal election: Cowan[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Luke Simpkins 40,077 50.06 +4.75
Labor Chas Hopkins 25,975 32.45 −9.91
Greens Rob Phillips 10,033 12.53 +6.83
Christian Democrats David Kingston 2,081 2.60 +0.70
Family First Alan Leach 1,888 2.36 +0.64
Total formal votes 80,054 94.88 −0.96
Informal votes 4,320 5.12 +0.96
Turnout 84,374 94.22 −0.37
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Luke Simpkins 45,062 56.29 +5.01
Labor Chas Hopkins 34,992 43.71 −5.01
Liberal hold Swing +5.01

Elections in the 2000s

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2007

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2007 Australian federal election: Cowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Luke Simpkins 38,872 45.81 +1.42
Labor Liz Prime 35,633 41.99 −1.88
Greens Johannes Herrmann 4,778 5.63 +0.04
Christian Democrats Martin Firth 1,584 1.87 −0.58
Family First Rhonda Hamersley 1,452 1.71 +1.71
Liberty & Democracy Ken Lee 1,003 1.18 +1.18
One Nation Dave Tierney 783 0.92 −1.09
Independent Norm Ramsay 558 0.66 +0.66
Citizens Electoral Council Roger Blakeway 195 0.23 −0.14
Total formal votes 84,858 95.84 +0.85
Informal votes 3,679 4.16 −0.85
Turnout 88,537 94.79 +0.62
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Luke Simpkins 43,883 51.71 +2.49
Labor Liz Prime 40,975 48.29 −2.49
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +2.49

2004

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2004 Australian federal election: Cowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Luke Simpkins 33,905 44.39 +8.27
Labor Graham Edwards 33,510 43.87 −3.88
Greens Glen George 4,272 5.59 +1.53
Christian Democrats Richard Leeder 1,873 2.45 +0.91
One Nation Clem Winton 1,538 2.01 −3.67
Democrats Sarah Gilfillan 1,002 1.31 −2.97
Citizens Electoral Council Basil Atkins 282 0.37 +0.37
Total formal votes 76,382 94.99 −0.34
Informal votes 4,032 5.01 +0.34
Turnout 80,414 94.17 −1.55
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graham Edwards 38,784 50.78 −4.73
Liberal Luke Simpkins 37,598 49.22 +4.73
Labor hold Swing −4.73

2001

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2001 Australian federal election: Cowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Graham Edwards 34,703 47.75 +4.14
Liberal Andre Shannon 26,250 36.12 −2.72
One Nation Ron Holt 4,130 5.68 −2.39
Democrats Tracy Chaloner 3,111 4.28 +0.34
Greens Dave Fort 2,951 4.06 +0.16
Christian Democrats Paul Salmon 1,117 1.54 +0.36
National Sue Metcalf 410 0.56 +0.56
Total formal votes 72,672 95.33 −0.84
Informal votes 3,564 4.67 +0.84
Turnout 76,236 96.06
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graham Edwards 40,341 55.51 +2.40
Liberal Andre Shannon 32,331 44.49 −2.40
Labor hold Swing +2.40

Elections in the 1990s

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1998

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1998 Australian federal election: Cowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Graham Edwards 31,312 43.89 +4.19
Liberal Richard Evans 27,797 38.96 −6.25
One Nation Ron Holt 5,777 8.10 +8.10
Democrats Craig Wakeford 2,847 3.99 −3.35
Greens Miguel Costello 2,760 3.87 −0.46
Christian Democrats Phillip Hayes 850 1.19 +1.19
Total formal votes 71,343 96.14 −0.32
Informal votes 2,863 3.86 +0.32
Turnout 74,206 96.14 +0.21
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graham Edwards 38,208 53.56 +7.62
Liberal Richard Evans 33,135 46.44 −7.62
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +7.62

1996

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1996 Australian federal election: Cowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Evans 35,083 46.44 −1.27
Labor Carolyn Jakobsen 31,416 41.58 −2.57
Democrats Sue Coyne 5,734 7.59 +4.58
Greens Otto Dik 3,315 4.39 −0.17
Total formal votes 75,548 96.35 −1.16
Informal votes 2,864 3.65 +1.16
Turnout 78,412 95.93 −0.63
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Richard Evans 39,385 52.39 +1.46
Labor Carolyn Jakobsen 35,788 47.61 −1.46
Liberal hold Swing +1.46

1993

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1993 Australian federal election: Cowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Evans 33,472 47.71 +4.99
Labor Carolyn Jakobsen 30,982 44.16 +4.22
Greens Otto Dik 3,197 4.56 −1.35
Democrats Stewart Godden 2,113 3.01 −5.60
Natural Law Suzan Miles 398 0.57 +0.57
Total formal votes 70,162 97.51 +1.76
Informal votes 1,792 2.49 −1.76
Turnout 71,954 96.56
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Richard Evans 35,719 50.93 +1.78
Labor Carolyn Jakobsen 34,412 49.07 −1.78
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +1.78

1990

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1990 Australian federal election: Cowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Diane Airey 26,061 42.7 +1.7
Labor Carolyn Jakobsen 24,368 39.9 −14.4
Democrats Sarah Gilfillan 5,256 8.6 +8.6
Greens Sally Ward 3,603 5.9 +5.9
Grey Power Barry Smith 785 1.3 +1.3
Independent Robert McLoughlin 414 0.7 +0.7
Democratic Socialist Deb Thomas 321 0.5 +0.5
Conservative Brian Guinan 206 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 61,014 95.7
Informal votes 2,706 4.3
Turnout 63,720 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Carolyn Jakobsen 30,982 50.9 −4.6
Liberal Diane Airey 29,945 49.1 +4.6
Labor hold Swing −4.6

Elections in the 1980s

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1987

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1987 Australian federal election: Cowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Carolyn Jakobsen 32,481 52.0 +0.8
Liberal Paul Filing 27,048 43.3 +0.3
National Neil Baker 2,973 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 62,502 93.6
Informal votes 4,240 6.4
Turnout 66,742 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Carolyn Jakobsen 33,241 53.2 −0.8
Liberal Paul Filing 29,260 46.8 +0.8
Labor hold Swing −0.8

1984

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1984 Australian federal election: Cowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Carolyn Jakobsen 27,373 51.2 −4.1
Liberal Jeff Roberts 22,969 43.0 +3.6
Democrats Alan Needham 3,081 5.8 +0.6
Total formal votes 53,423 92.7
Informal votes 4,195 7.3
Turnout 57,618 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Carolyn Jakobsen 28,849 54.0 −3.9
Liberal Jeff Roberts 24,574 46.0 +3.9
Labor notional hold Swing −3.9

References

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  1. ^ Cowan, WA, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. ^ Cowan, WA, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. ^ Cowan, WA, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  4. ^ 2013 results for Cowan, AEC.
  5. ^ "2010 results for Cowan". AEC.
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