Electoral results for the Division of Solomon

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Solomon in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 2001 until the present.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Dave Tollner	Country Liberal	2001–2007
	Damian Hale	Labor	2007–2010
	Natasha Griggs	Country Liberal	2010–2016
	Luke Gosling	Labor	2016–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in territories § Solomon.[edit]

2022 Australian federal election: Solomon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Luke Gosling	21,775	39.50	−0.54
	Country Liberal	Tina Macfarlane	13,771	24.98	−13.07
	Greens	Aiya Goodrich Carttling	8,164	14.81	+2.97
	Liberal Democrats	Kylie Bonanni	5,839	10.59	+10.59
	One Nation	Emily Lohse	2,948	5.35	+5.35
	United Australia	Tayla Selfe	2,628	4.77	+1.90
Total formal votes			55,125	96.48	+0.85
Informal votes			2,011	3.52	−0.85
Turnout			57,136	79.53	−3.55
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Luke Gosling	32,726	59.37	+6.29
	Country Liberal	Tina Macfarlane	22,399	40.63	−6.29
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.29

Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Solomon 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 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in territories § Solomon.[edit]

2019 Australian federal election: Solomon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Luke Gosling	22,057	40.04	−0.90
	Country Liberal	Kathy Ganley	20,962	38.05	+3.61
	Greens	Timothy Parish	6,521	11.84	+1.58
	Independent	Sue Fraser-Adams	2,684	4.87	+4.87
	United Australia	Raj Samson Rajwin	1,583	2.87	+2.87
	Rise Up Australia	Lorraine Gimini	1,277	2.32	+0.53
Total formal votes			55,084	95.63	+2.58
Informal votes			2,518	4.37	−2.58
Turnout			57,602	83.08	−0.95
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Luke Gosling	29,240	53.08	−3.01
	Country Liberal	Kathy Ganley	25,844	46.92	+3.01
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.01

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in territories § Solomon.[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Solomon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Luke Gosling	22,308	40.87	+5.44
	Country Liberal	Natasha Griggs	18,804	34.45	−10.24
	Greens	Todd Williams	5,553	10.17	+2.18
	Independent	Mark Garner	1,644	3.01	+3.01
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Marty Reinhold	1,523	2.79	+2.79
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Dawes	1,275	2.34	+2.34
	HEMP	Lance Lawrence	1,143	2.09	+2.09
	Rise Up Australia	Silvija Majetic	985	1.80	+0.81
	Australia First	John Kearney	798	1.46	+1.46
	Online Direct Democracy	Nevin Cartwright	369	0.68	+0.68
	Citizens Electoral Council	Brigid McCullough	183	0.34	−0.07
Total formal votes			54,585	93.05	−1.65
Informal votes			4,080	6.95	+1.65
Turnout			58,665	83.81	−5.50
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Luke Gosling	30,566	56.00	+7.40
	Country Liberal	Natasha Griggs	24,019	44.00	−7.40
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+7.40

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in territories § Solomon.[edit]

2013 Australian federal election: Solomon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Natasha Griggs	23,875	44.69	−1.68
	Labor	Luke Gosling	18,929	35.43	−0.65
	Greens	Todd Williams	4,269	7.99	−5.30
	Palmer United	Stephen Spain	2,691	5.04	+5.04
	Sex Party	Krystal Metcalf	1,847	3.46	+3.46
	Voluntary Euthanasia	Martin Burgess	597	1.12	+1.12
	Rise Up Australia	Paul Sellick	527	0.99	+0.99
	First Nations	Eileen Cummings	470	0.88	+0.88
	Citizens Electoral Council	Trudy Campbell	217	0.41	−0.90
Total formal votes			53,422	94.70	−0.24
Informal votes			2,991	5.30	+0.24
Turnout			56,413	89.17	−0.45
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Natasha Griggs	27,461	51.40	−0.35
	Labor	Luke Gosling	25,961	48.60	+0.35
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	−0.35

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in territories § Solomon.[edit]

2010 Australian federal election: Solomon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Natasha Griggs	23,627	46.37	−0.43
	Labor	Damian Hale	18,384	36.08	−5.82
	Greens	Emma Young	6,772	13.29	+4.22
	One Nation	John Kearney	1,505	2.95	+2.95
	Citizens Electoral Council	Trudy Campbell	668	1.31	+0.83
Total formal votes			50,956	94.94	−2.13
Informal votes			2,716	5.06	+2.13
Turnout			53,672	89.63	−2.43
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Natasha Griggs	26,371	51.75	+1.94
	Labor	Damian Hale	24,585	48.25	−1.94
	Country Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+1.94

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Solomon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Dave Tollner	24,109	46.80	−1.95
	Labor	Damian Hale	21,581	41.90	+3.37
	Greens	Debbie Hudson	4,672	9.07	+2.30
	Independent	Maurice Foley	545	1.06	−0.44
	Liberty & Democracy	Jacques Chester	358	0.70	+0.70
	Citizens Electoral Council	Trudy Campbell	245	0.48	−0.01
Total formal votes			51,510	97.07	+0.98
Informal votes			1,555	2.93	−1.07
Turnout			53,065	91.29	+0.98
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Damian Hale	25,853	50.19	+3.00
	Country Liberal	Dave Tollner	25,657	49.81	−3.00
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+3.00

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Solomon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Dave Tollner	23,361	48.75	+6.94
	Labor	Jim Davidson	18,464	38.53	+0.17
	Greens	Ilana Eldridge	3,256	6.77	+1.63
	Family First	Mark West	1,000	2.09	+2.09
	Democrats	Duncan Dean	892	1.86	−3.58
		Maurice Foley	718	1.50	+1.50
	Citizens Electoral Council	Peter Flynn	235	0.49	+0.49
Total formal votes			47,916	96.00	+0.43
Informal votes			1,996	4.00	−0.43
Turnout			49,912	91.21	−0.78
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Dave Tollner	25,303	52.81	+2.72
	Labor	Jim Davidson	22,613	47.19	−2.72
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+2.72

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Solomon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Dave Tollner	19,828	41.81	−0.87
	Labor	Laurene Hull	18,195	38.36	−0.22
	Democrats	Ted Dunstan	2,582	5.44	+0.32
	Greens	David Pollock	2,439	5.14	+1.72
	Independent	Maisie Austin	2,378	5.01	+5.01
	One Nation	Mervyn Stewart	1,669	3.52	−4.77
	Independent	Maurie Ryan-Japarta	337	0.71	+0.71
Total formal votes			47,428	95.57	−0.85
Informal votes			2,196	4.43	+0.85
Turnout			49,624	92.40
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Dave Tollner	23,758	50.09	−2.15
	Labor	Laurene Hull	23,670	49.91	+2.15
	Country Liberal notional hold		Swing	−2.15

References

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