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Electoral results for the Division of Hotham

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Hotham in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1969 until the present.

Members

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Member Party Term
  Don Chipp Liberal 1969–1977
  Independent 1977–1977
  Democrats 1977–1977
  Roger Johnston Liberal 1977–1980
  Lewis Kent Labor 1980–1990
Simon Crean 1990–2013
Clare O'Neil 2013–present

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2022

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2022 Australian federal election: Hotham[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clare O'Neil 47,135 47.04 −3.72
Liberal Savitri Bevinakoppa 25,273 25.22 −8.15
Greens Louisa Willoughby 12,408 12.38 +3.44
Liberal Democrats Edward Sok 6,591 6.58 +6.58
United Australia Bruce Ridgway 5,869 5.86 +2.17
One Nation Roger Tull 2,926 2.92 +2.92
Total formal votes 100,202 96.45 +0.85
Informal votes 3,688 3.55 −0.85
Turnout 103,890 89.58 −2.81
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clare O'Neil 64,382 64.25 +3.07
Liberal Savitri Bevinakoppa 35,820 35.75 −3.07
Labor hold Swing +3.07
Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Hotham 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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2019 Australian federal election: Hotham[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clare O'Neil 43,310 45.18 +2.10
Liberal George Hua 37,447 39.06 −1.28
Greens Jess Gonsalvez 8,722 9.10 +0.04
United Australia Jin Luan 3,483 3.63 +3.63
Sustainable Australia Dennis Bilic 1,772 1.85 +1.85
Rise Up Australia Peter Dorian 1,134 1.18 −0.41
Total formal votes 95,868 96.21 +0.12
Informal votes 3,780 3.79 −0.12
Turnout 99,648 92.41 −0.89
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clare O'Neil 53,597 55.91 +1.70
Liberal George Hua 42,271 44.09 −1.70
Labor hold Swing +1.70

2016

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2016 Australian federal election: Hotham[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clare O'Neil 39,881 45.75 −1.38
Liberal George Hua 32,512 37.30 +0.16
Greens James Bennett 8,042 9.23 +0.71
Animal Justice Helen Jeges 2,593 2.97 +2.97
Family First Tatiana Rathbone 2,106 2.42 +0.31
Rise Up Australia Peter Vassiliou 2,030 2.33 +0.71
Total formal votes 87,164 96.13 +0.96
Informal votes 3,511 3.87 −0.96
Turnout 90,675 90.68 −1.85
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clare O'Neil 50,104 57.48 +0.21
Liberal George Hua 37,060 42.52 −0.21
Labor hold Swing +0.21

2013

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2013 Australian federal election: Hotham[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clare O'Neil 40,512 47.13 −7.22
Liberal Fazal Cader 31,929 37.14 +4.79
Greens Lorna Wyatt 7,327 8.52 −1.64
Palmer United Samuel Porter 2,981 3.47 +3.47
Family First Stephen Nowland 1,818 2.11 −0.25
Rise Up Australia Peter Vassiliou 1,392 1.62 +1.62
Total formal votes 85,959 95.17 −0.35
Informal votes 4,365 4.83 +0.35
Turnout 90,324 92.53 −0.56
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clare O'Neil 49,232 57.27 −6.69
Liberal Fazal Cader 36,727 42.73 +6.69
Labor hold Swing −6.69

2010

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2010 Australian federal election: Hotham[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Simon Crean 42,920 54.08 −1.07
Liberal Fazal Cader 26,110 32.90 −0.85
Greens Geoff Payne 8,086 10.19 +3.34
Family First Gary Ong 1,688 2.13 +0.09
Secular Trent Reardon 556 0.70 +0.70
Total formal votes 79,360 95.56 −1.14
Informal votes 3,684 4.44 +1.14
Turnout 83,044 92.70 −2.09
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Simon Crean 50,394 63.50 +0.50
Liberal Fazal Cader 28,966 36.50 −0.50
Labor hold Swing +0.50

Elections in the 2000s

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2007

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2007 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Simon Crean 44,853 55.15 +3.93
Liberal Vince Arborea 27,451 33.75 −5.22
Greens Matthew Billman 5,572 6.85 +1.46
Family First Peter Dorian 1,657 2.04 −0.53
Democrats Craig Cadby 800 0.98 −0.25
Democratic Labor Terry Farrell 758 0.93 +0.93
Citizens Electoral Council Mike Woodward 240 0.30 +0.02
Total formal votes 81,331 96.70 +0.94
Informal votes 2,772 3.30 −0.94
Turnout 84,103 94.85 +0.30
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Simon Crean 51,240 63.00 +5.60
Liberal Vince Arborea 30,091 37.00 −5.60
Labor hold Swing +5.60

2004

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2004 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Simon Crean 40,735 51.22 −3.19
Liberal Jennifer Marriner 30,992 38.97 +3.87
Greens Kiera Perrott 4,287 5.39 +1.04
Family First Roger Coombe 2,045 2.57 +2.57
Democrats Jessica Joss 975 1.23 −4.16
Socialist Alliance Josephine Cox 274 0.34 +0.34
Citizens Electoral Council Adam Ellery 224 0.28 −0.45
Total formal votes 79,532 95.76 −0.68
Informal votes 3,525 4.24 +0.68
Turnout 83,057 94.55 −0.27
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Simon Crean 45,655 57.40 −3.59
Liberal Jennifer Marriner 33,877 42.60 +3.59
Labor hold Swing −3.59

2001

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2001 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Simon Crean 44,351 54.45 −2.53
Liberal Priscilla Ruffolo 28,579 35.09 +2.88
Democrats Jessica Joss 4,383 5.38 +0.78
Greens Ollie Bennett 3,544 4.35 +2.51
Citizens Electoral Council Simon Hall 598 0.73 +0.73
Total formal votes 81,455 96.44 +0.08
Informal votes 3,005 3.56 −0.08
Turnout 84,460 95.08
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Simon Crean 49,701 61.01 −2.58
Liberal Priscilla Ruffolo 31,754 38.99 +2.58
Labor hold Swing −2.58

Elections in the 1990s

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1998

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1998 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Simon Crean 46,107 56.98 +1.95
Liberal John Pesutto 26,059 32.21 −3.71
Democrats Polly Morgan 3,720 4.60 −0.72
One Nation Alan Salter 2,559 3.16 +3.16
Greens Susan Walters 1,492 1.84 −0.04
Unity Stan Rosenthal 841 1.04 +1.04
Natural Law John Cordon 137 0.17 −0.21
Total formal votes 80,915 96.36 −0.66
Informal votes 3,058 3.64 +0.66
Turnout 83,973 95.29 −0.56
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Simon Crean 51,451 63.59 +3.03
Liberal John Pesutto 29,464 36.41 −3.03
Labor hold Swing +3.03

1996

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1996 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Simon Crean 44,182 55.04 +0.65
Liberal Brad Maunsell 28,834 35.92 −3.64
Democrats Brad Starkie 4,271 5.32 +1.98
Greens Emma Rush 1,511 1.88 +1.88
Against Further Immigration John Casley 1,176 1.46 +1.46
Natural Law John Cordon 303 0.38 −0.75
Total formal votes 80,277 97.02 +0.02
Informal votes 2,468 2.98 −0.02
Turnout 82,745 95.85 −0.35
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Simon Crean 48,437 60.56 +1.43
Liberal Brad Maunsell 31,546 39.44 −1.43
Labor hold Swing +1.43

1993

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1993 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Simon Crean 42,514 59.30 +15.20
Liberal Robert Hicks 25,308 35.30 +0.90
Democrats Giancarlo Squillacciotti 1,743 2.43 −8.59
Sue Phillips 876 1.22 +1.22
Petar Pjesivac 765 1.07 +1.07
Natural Law Gabrielle De Wan 482 0.67 +0.67
Total formal votes 71,688 96.74 +1.58
Informal votes 2,419 3.26 −1.58
Turnout 74,107 96.20
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Simon Crean 45,119 62.99 +8.78
Liberal Robert Hicks 26,511 37.01 −8.78
Labor hold Swing +8.78

1990

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1990 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Simon Crean 29,570 44.1 −10.5
Liberal Erdem Aydin 24,278 36.2 −2.2
Democrats Phillip Anderson 7,388 11.0 +4.0
Independent Vincent Alfonso 3,025 4.5 +4.5
Call to Australia Daryl Esmore 1,874 2.8 +2.8
Socialist Peter Stamatopoulos 918 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 67,053 95.2
Informal votes 3,410 4.8
Turnout 70,463 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Simon Crean 36,309 54.2 −4.5
Liberal Erdem Aydin 30,668 45.8 +4.5
Labor hold Swing −4.5

Elections in the 1980s

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1987

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1987 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lewis Kent 33,035 52.5 −1.0
Liberal Peter McCall 25,432 40.5 +5.6
Democrats Len de Koning 4,402 7.0 −1.5
Total formal votes 62,869 93.3
Informal votes 4,543 6.7
Turnout 67,412 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lewis Kent 35,535 56.5 −1.6
Liberal Peter McCall 27,328 43.5 +1.6
Labor hold Swing −1.6

1984

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1984 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lewis Kent 31,821 53.5 −4.4
Liberal Michael Heffernan 20,736 34.9 −1.1
Democrats Greg Chipp 5,028 8.5 +2.4
Democratic Labor Edward Woods 1,845 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 59,430 90.1
Informal votes 6,505 9.9
Turnout 65,935 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lewis Kent 34,551 58.2 −3.5
Liberal Michael Heffernan 24,865 41.8 +3.5
Labor hold Swing −3.5

1983

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1983 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lewis Kent 43,083 56.4 +7.9
Liberal Peter Bolitho 28,656 37.5 −1.2
Democrats Erwin Frenkel 4,683 6.1 −5.1
Total formal votes 76,422 97.6
Informal votes 1,850 2.4
Turnout 78,272 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lewis Kent 60.1 +6.1
Liberal Peter Bolitho 39.9 −6.1
Labor hold Swing +6.1

1980

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1980 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lewis Kent 35,201 48.5 +10.4
Liberal Roger Johnston 28,054 38.7 −1.7
Democrats Robyn Groves 8,138 11.2 −7.2
Democratic Labor Edward Woods 1,128 1.6 −1.5
Total formal votes 72,521 97.0
Informal votes 2,250 3.0
Turnout 74,771 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lewis Kent 39,177 54.0 +5.7
Liberal Roger Johnston 33,344 46.0 −5.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.7

Elections in the 1970s

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1977

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1977 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roger Johnston 27,663 40.4 −11.7
Labor Tony Ross 26,144 38.1 −5.6
Democrats Kenneth Weaver 12,587 18.4 +18.4
Democratic Labor Edward Woods 2,153 3.1 −0.2
Total formal votes 68,547 97.0
Informal votes 2,099 3.0
Turnout 70,646 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roger Johnston 35,450 51.7 −3.8
Labor Tony Ross 33,097 48.3 +3.8
Liberal hold Swing −3.8

1975

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1975 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don Chipp 32,278 54.3 +6.1
Labor Tony Ross 24,623 41.5 −4.9
Democratic Labor Frank Gaffy 1,948 3.3 −0.4
Independent John Murray 555 0.9 +0.6
Total formal votes 59,404 98.4
Informal votes 2979 1.6
Turnout 60,383 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Chipp 57.7 +5.4
Labor Tony Ross 42.3 −5.4
Liberal hold Swing +5.4

1974

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1974 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don Chipp 27,826 48.2 +0.1
Labor Tony Ross 26,822 46.4 +4.9
Democratic Labor Frank Gaffy 2,163 3.7 −4.3
Australia Richard Franklin 801 1.4 +1.4
Republican John Murray 177 0.3 −0.5
Total formal votes 57,789 98.1
Informal votes 1,118 1.9
Turnout 58,907 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Chipp 30,235 52.3 −4.8
Labor Tony Ross 27,554 47.7 +4.8
Liberal hold Swing −4.8

1972

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1972 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don Chipp 25,242 48.1 −0.1
Labor Barry Johnston 21,796 41.5 +1.5
Democratic Labor Henry Beven 4,211 8.0 −1.3
Independent Ian Kenner 846 1.6 +1.6
Independent John Murray 418 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 52,513 97.3
Informal votes 1,453 2.7
Turnout 53,966 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Chipp 30,003 57.1 −1.1
Labor Barry Johnston 22,510 42.9 +1.1
Liberal hold Swing −1.1

Elections in the 1960s

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1969

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1969 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don Chipp 23,776 48.2 −0.2
Labor Kevin Vaughan 19,717 40.0 +5.5
Democratic Labor Ian Radnell 4,563 9.3 −0.5
Australia Kenneth Nolan 1,238 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 49,294 97.3
Informal votes 1,379 2.7
Turnout 50,673 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Chipp 28,667 58.2 −2.6
Labor Keith Vaughan 20,627 41.8 +2.6
Liberal notional hold Swing −2.6

References

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