Electoral results for the Division of Parkes

For electoral results for the Division of Parkes (1901–69), see Electoral results for the Division of Parkes (1901–69).

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

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Michael Cobb	National	1984–1998
	Tony Lawler	National	1998–2001
	John Cobb	National	2001–2007
	Mark Coulton	National	2007–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Parkes.[edit]

2022 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Mark Coulton	43,931	49.32	−1.44
	Labor	Jack Ayoub	18,009	20.22	−3.34
	One Nation	Deborah Swinbourn	6,662	7.48	+7.48
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Rothwell	5,723	6.42	−1.64
	Indigenous-Aboriginal	Derek Hardman	4,466	5.01	+5.01
	Greens	Trish Frail	4,214	4.73	+0.56
	United Australia	Petrus Van Der Steen	2,372	2.66	−3.63
	Independent	Stuart Howe	2,191	2.46	+2.46
	Informed Medical Options	Benjamin Fox	1,512	1.70	+1.70
Total formal votes			89,080	92.31	−1.83
Informal votes			7,421	7.69	+1.83
Turnout			96,501	88.53	−2.60
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Mark Coulton	60,433	67.84	+0.93
	Labor	Jack Ayoub	28,647	32.16	−0.93
	National hold		Swing	+0.93

Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Parkes in the 2022 federal election. Y indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Parkes.[edit]

2019 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Mark Coulton	47,692	50.76	−7.89
	Labor	Jack Ayoub	22,135	23.56	−5.01
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Jones	7,568	8.06	+8.06
	Independent	Will Landers	6,730	7.16	+7.16
	United Australia	Petrus van der Steen	5,906	6.29	+6.29
	Greens	David Paull	3,921	4.17	−2.08
Total formal votes			93,952	94.14	−0.62
Informal votes			5,847	5.86	+0.62
Turnout			99,799	91.13	−0.82
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Mark Coulton	62,859	66.91	+1.81
	Labor	Jack Ayoub	31,093	33.09	−1.81
	National hold		Swing	+1.81

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Parkes.[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Mark Coulton	54,869	58.65	+2.89
	Labor	Kate Stewart	26,728	28.57	+6.08
	Greens	Matt Parmeter	5,851	6.25	+1.52
	Christian Democrats	Glen Ryan	3,950	4.22	+1.90
	Online Direct Democracy	Philip Ayton	2,149	2.30	+2.30
Total formal votes			93,547	94.76	+1.31
Informal votes			5,170	5.24	−1.31
Turnout			98,717	91.95	−3.29
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Mark Coulton	60,901	65.10	−4.87
	Labor	Kate Stewart	32,646	34.90	+4.87
	National hold		Swing	−4.87

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Parkes.[edit]

2013 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Mark Coulton	58,020	64.01	+4.78
	Labor	Brendan Byron	18,850	20.80	−0.46
	Palmer United	Neil Gorman	6,724	7.42	+7.42
	Greens	Matt Parmeter	4,691	5.18	−0.42
	Christian Democrats	Michelle Ryan	2,354	2.60	+2.60
Total formal votes			90,639	94.26	−0.72
Informal votes			5,519	5.74	+0.72
Turnout			96,158	94.36	+0.04
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Mark Coulton	65,575	72.35	+3.49
	Labor	Brendan Byron	25,064	27.65	−3.49
	National hold		Swing	+3.49

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Parkes.[edit]

2010 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Mark Coulton	53,154	59.23	+11.07
	Labor	Andrew Brooks	19,081	21.26	−3.75
	Independent	John Clements	9,146	10.19	+10.19
	Greens	Matt Parmeter	5,028	5.60	+2.68
	Independent	Mick Colless	3,326	3.71	+3.71
Total formal votes			89,735	94.98	−0.94
Informal votes			4,745	5.02	+0.94
Turnout			94,480	94.32	−2.20
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Mark Coulton	61,789	68.86	+5.19
	Labor	Andrew Brooks	27,946	31.14	−5.19
	National hold		Swing	+5.19

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Mark Coulton	38,574	46.77	−15.02
	Labor	Margaret Patriarca	20,922	25.37	+0.72
	Independent	Tim Horan	17,098	20.73	+20.73
	Greens	Matt Parmeter	2,496	3.03	−1.24
	Independent	Bruce Haigh	2,153	2.61	−1.21
	Climate Change	Michael Kiely	939	1.14	+1.14
	Citizens Electoral Council	Richard Stringer	287	0.35	−0.75
Total formal votes			82,469	95.80	−0.55
Informal votes			3,617	4.20	+0.55
Turnout			86,086	95.97	−0.75
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Mark Coulton	51,985	63.04	−4.52
	Labor	Margaret Patriarca	30,484	36.96	+4.52
	National hold		Swing	−4.52

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	John Cobb	45,569	60.49	+9.39
	Labor	Joe Knagge	23,568	31.28	−1.93
	Independent	Michael John Boland	2,904	3.85	+3.85
	Greens	Terrance Loughlin	2,577	3.42	+0.89
	Citizens Electoral Council	Makere Rangihaeata	717	0.95	+0.95
Total formal votes			75,335	96.05	−0.45
Informal votes			3,101	3.95	+0.45
Turnout			78,436	95.69	+0.12
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John Cobb	48,512	64.40	+5.66
	Labor	Joe Knagge	26,823	35.60	−5.66
	National hold		Swing	+5.66

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	John Cobb	39,133	51.10	+21.85
	Labor	Joe Knagge	25,429	33.21	−0.64
	One Nation	Bob Redfern	7,969	10.41	−2.20
	Democrats	Geoff Ward	2,111	2.76	+1.07
	Greens	Samantha Dunlop	1,936	2.53	+2.49
Total formal votes			76,578	96.50	−0.42
Informal votes			2,781	3.50	+0.42
Turnout			79,359	96.08
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John Cobb	44,982	58.74	+2.36
	Labor	Joe Knagge	31,596	41.26	−2.36
	National hold		Swing	+2.36

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Brebner	26,070	35.59	−2.60
	National	Tony Lawler	20,791	28.38	−22.83
	One Nation	Donald McNaught	9,230	12.60	+12.60
	Independent	Robert Wilson	8,657	11.82	+11.82
	Liberal	Scott MacDougall	7,261	9.91	+9.91
	Democrats	David Burton	1,246	1.70	−0.93
Total formal votes			73,255	97.01	−0.11
Informal votes			2,257	2.99	+0.11
Turnout			75,512	94.88	−0.98
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Tony Lawler	39,638	54.11	−2.39
	Labor	Barry Brebner	33,617	45.89	+2.39
	National hold		Swing	−2.39

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Michael Cobb	38,264	51.21	+3.71
	Labor	Barry Brebner	28,530	38.18	−7.33
	Democrats	Ken Graham	1,965	2.63	−0.48
	Independent	Edna Cook	1,758	2.35	+2.35
	Women's Party	Dianne Decker	1,708	2.29	+2.29
	Against Further Immigration	Vivian Desmond	1,528	2.08	+2.05
	Natural Law	David McLennan	964	1.29	+0.33
Total formal votes			74,717	97.12	−0.41
Informal votes			2,218	2.88	+0.41
Turnout			76,935	95.86	+0.30
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Michael Cobb	42,100	56.50	+5.96
	Labor	Barry Brebner	32,418	43.50	−5.96
	National hold		Swing	+5.96

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Michael Cobb	35,649	47.50	−2.81
	Labor	Barry Brebner	34,160	45.52	+3.49
	Democrats	Noel Plumb	2,333	3.11	−3.16
	Independent	Terrence Seton	2,183	2.91	+2.91
	Natural Law	David McLennan	722	0.96	+0.96
Total formal votes			75,047	97.53	+0.60
Informal votes			1,904	2.47	−0.60
Turnout			76,951	95.56
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Michael Cobb	37,907	50.53	−3.80
	Labor	Barry Brebner	37,105	49.47	+3.80
	National hold		Swing	−3.80

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Michael Cobb	35,910	55.5	+5.0
	Labor	Ray Leslie	22,599	34.9	−1.7
	Democrats	Gloria Collison	6,165	9.5	+5.9
Total formal votes			64,674	97.0
Informal votes			1,972	3.0
Turnout			66,646	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Michael Cobb	39,252	60.7	−0.1
	Labor	Ray Leslie	25,399	39.3	+0.1
	National hold		Swing	−0.1

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Michael Cobb	31,433	50.5	+22.3
	Labor	Graham Lund	22,773	36.6	−4.1
	Independent	Max Murford	5,272	8.5	+8.5
	Democrats	Gloria Collison	2,229	3.6	+0.7
	Independent	Bill O'Donnell	528	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			62,235	96.8
Informal votes			2,073	3.2
Turnout			64,308	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Michael Cobb	37,816	60.8	+4.7
	Labor	Graham Lund	24,403	39.2	−4.7
	National hold		Swing	+4.7

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Curran	25,097	40.7	+0.8
	National	Michael Cobb	17,407	28.2	−26.9
	Liberal	Bruce Rowley	17,327	28.1	+28.1
	Democrats	Gloria Collison	1,815	2.9	−1.6
Total formal votes			61,646	95.9
Informal votes			2,630	4.1
Turnout			64,276	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Michael Cobb	34,590	56.1	−1.2
	Labor	James Curran	27,051	43.9	+1.2
	National notional hold		Swing	−1.2

References

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
• Carr, Adam. Psephos