Results of the 1996 Australian federal election in Victoria

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1996 federal election in the state of Victoria.^[1]^[2]

Overall results

**Turnout 96.1% (CV) — Informal 2.9%**^[3]
Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal	1,106,556	39.90	−0.31	19	2
		National	128,091	4.62	−0.39	2	1
	Liberal/National Coalition		1,234,647	44.52	−0.70	21	1
	Labor		1,190,404	42.92	−3.53	16	1
	Democrats		203,902	7.35	3.66
	Greens		52,812	1.90	1.78
	Independent		45,243	1.63	−1.13		1
	Natural Law		20,988	0.76	−0.39
	Against Further Immigration		16,914	0.61	0.54
	Call to Australia		8,081	0.29	−0.19
	Pensioner and CIR		332	0.00	0.01
Total			2,773,323			37	1
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor		1,388,142	50.30	-1.50	16	1
	Liberal/National Coalition		1,371,480	49.70	1.50	21	1

Invalid/blank votes			83,615	2.93
Turnout			2,856,936	96.11
Registered voters			2,972,635
Source: Federal Elections 1996

Results by division

Aston

1996 Australian federal election: Aston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Nugent	39,027	51.59	+1.50
	Labor	Michael Hailey	29,266	38.69	−4.61
	Democrats	Damian Wise	6,739	8.91	+5.02
	Natural Law	James McCarron	611	0.81	−0.04
Total formal votes			75,643	97.60	+0.16
Informal votes			1,862	2.40	−0.16
Turnout			77,505	97.02	+0.12
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Nugent	41,909	55.59	+3.02
	Labor	Michael Hailey	33,485	44.41	−3.02
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.02

Ballarat

1996 Australian federal election: Ballarat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael Ronaldson	37,275	49.01	+1.89
	Labor	Jenny Beacham	31,864	41.89	−1.77
	Democrats	Trish Finlay	3,208	4.22	+1.93
	Call to Australia	David Cocking	1,781	2.34	−1.26
	Independent	Alan Gray	947	1.25	+1.25
	Against Further Immigration	John Neenan	801	1.05	+1.05
	Natural Law	Alan McDonald	186	0.24	−0.81
Total formal votes			76,062	97.89	+0.17
Informal votes			1,641	2.11	−0.17
Turnout			77,703	96.82	−0.30
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael Ronaldson	40,696	53.67	+2.09
	Labor	Jenny Beacham	35,129	46.33	−2.09
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.09

Batman

1996 Australian federal election: Batman
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Martin Ferguson	45,491	58.82	−8.73
	Liberal	Wayne Youlten	16,574	21.43	−2.94
	Democrats	Julie Peters	4,655	6.02	+2.58
	Independent	Irene Bolger	3,976	5.14	+5.14
	Greens	Frank Ryan	2,791	3.61	+3.61
	Natural Law	Paul D'Angelo	2,165	2.80	+1.86
	Independent	George Koumantatakis	1,083	1.40	+1.40
	Independent	Arthur Preketes	601	0.78	+0.78
Total formal votes			77,336	94.92	−0.65
Informal votes			3,976	5.14	+0.65
Turnout			81,479	95.23	+0.22
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Martin Ferguson	54,637	71.31	−3.01
	Liberal	Wayne Youlten	21,979	28.69	+3.01
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.01

Bendigo

1996 Australian federal election: Bendigo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Reid	34,703	44.75	+0.08
	Labor	Joe Helper	33,206	42.82	−4.23
	Democrats	Don Semmens	4,371	5.64	+2.43
	Greens	Doug Ralph	2,534	3.27	+3.27
	Call to Australia	Pamela Taylor	1,483	1.91	−0.18
	Against Further Immigration	John Bulbrook	1,019	1.31	+1.31
	Natural Law	Susan Griffith	233	0.30	−0.27
Total formal votes			77,549	97.95	+0.13
Informal votes			1,619	2.05	−0.13
Turnout			79,168	96.93	−0.20
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Reid	39,298	50.88	+2.23
	Labor	Joe Helper	37,938	49.12	−2.23
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.23

Bruce

1996 Australian federal election: Bruce
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alan Griffin	36,104	45.82	−1.50
	Liberal	Julian Beale	35,954	45.63	−0.70
	Democrats	Daryl Burkett	4,805	6.10	+1.65
	Greens	Armen Bahlaw	1,586	2.01	+2.01
	Natural Law	Michael Soos	343	0.44	−0.50
Total formal votes			78,792	97.04	+0.13
Informal votes			2,405	2.96	−0.13
Turnout			81,197	96.45	−0.78
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alan Griffin	39,864	50.76	−0.77
	Liberal	Julian Beale	38,669	49.24	+0.77
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.77

Burke

1996 Australian federal election: Burke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil O'Keefe	35,949	50.95	−1.93
	Liberal	Anthony Moore	27,122	38.44	−1.41
	Democrats	Victor Kaye	6,782	9.61	+5.08
	Natural Law	Michael Dickins	705	1.00	+0.28
Total formal votes			70,558	97.04	−0.40
Informal votes			2,155	2.96	+0.40
Turnout			72,713	96.21	−0.22
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neil O'Keefe	40,069	57.03	−0.69
	Liberal	Anthony Moore	30,191	42.97	+0.69
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.69

Calwell

1996 Australian federal election: Calwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Andrew Theophanous	43,986	61.33	−1.55
	Liberal	Bill Willis	20,679	28.83	−0.83
	Democrats	Robert Livesay	4,975	6.94	+4.04
		Sue Phillips	1,554	2.17	+2.17
	Natural Law	Richard Barnes	522	0.73	+0.13
Total formal votes			71,716	96.24	−0.23
Informal votes			2,800	3.76	+0.23
Turnout			74,516	95.63	−0.46
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Andrew Theophanous	48,067	67.19	+0.08
	Liberal	Bill Willis	23,467	32.81	−0.08
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.08

Casey

1996 Australian federal election: Casey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bob Halverson	35,943	50.03	−0.39
	Labor	Des Burns	25,722	35.80	−4.97
	Democrats	Glen Maddock	7,140	9.94	+4.58
	Greens	Chanel Keane	2,360	3.28	+3.28
	Natural Law	Robert Kendi	350	0.49	−0.75
	Pensioner and CIR	Basil Smith	332	0.46	+0.46
Total formal votes			71,847	97.24	−0.25
Informal votes			2,037	2.76	+0.25
Turnout			73,884	96.66	−0.06
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bob Halverson	40,479	56.65	+2.49
	Labor	Des Burns	30,981	43.35	−2.49
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.49

Chisholm

1996 Australian federal election: Chisholm
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael Wooldridge	37,110	47.13	−0.64
	Labor	Tony Robinson	31,807	40.39	−4.21
	Democrats	Matthew Townsend	5,725	7.27	+1.34
	Greens	Adrian Whitehead	2,097	2.66	+2.66
	Against Further Immigration	Peter Judge	1,291	1.64	+1.64
	Natural Law	Graeme Browne	358	0.47	−0.95
		Mark Ilott	350	0.44	+0.44
Total formal votes			78,748	97.44	−0.01
Informal votes			2,069	2.56	+0.01
Turnout			80,817	96.18	−0.13
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael Wooldridge	41,190	52.59	+2.20
	Labor	Tony Robinson	37,132	47.41	−2.20
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.20

Corangamite

1996 Australian federal election: Corangamite
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Stewart McArthur	38,445	52.66	+0.18
	Labor	Bernie Eades	26,179	35.86	−1.80
	Democrats	Pamela Johnson	8,382	11.48	+8.22
Total formal votes			73,006	97.78	+0.22
Informal votes			1,655	2.22	−0.22
Turnout			74,661	96.70	−0.08
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Stewart McArthur	41,939	57.69	+1.73
	Labor	Bernie Eades	30,761	42.31	−1.73
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.73

Corio

1996 Australian federal election: Corio ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gavan O'Connor	38,656	50.76	−3.54
	Liberal	Srechko Kontelj	30142	39.58	+1.87
	Democrats	Gerald Desmarais	5,919	7.77	+3.08
	Natural Law	Robert Nieuwenhuis	1,443	1.89	+1.25
Total formal votes			76,160	96.67	−0.11
Informal votes			2,378	3.03	+0.11
Turnout			78,538	96.68	+0.20
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gavan O'Connor	43,112	56.80	−2.03
	Liberal	Srechko Kontelj	32,788	43.20	+2.03
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.03

Deakin

1996 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Phil Barresi	34,292	44.72	−2.63
	Labor	Kerrin Buckney	29,639	38.65	−4.99
	Democrats	John Siddons	6,801	8.87	+3.87
	Greens	Kathy Lothian	1,870	2.44	+2.44
	Call to Australia	Murray Graham	1,495	1.95	+0.56
	Against Further Immigration	Paul Coelli	1,226	1.60	+1.60
	Natural Law	Maggie Lawrence	730	0.95	−0.53
	Independent	David White	429	0.56	+0.56
	Independent	Gilbert Boffa	194	0.25	+0.25
Total formal votes			76,676	97.13	−0.20
Informal votes			2,262	2.87	+0.20
Turnout			78,938	96.65	+0.20
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Phil Barresi	40,027	52.48	+1.89
	Labor	Kerrin Buckney	36,244	47.52	−1.89
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.89

Dunkley

1996 Australian federal election: Dunkley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Billson	36,330	48.42	−1.04
	Labor	Bob Chynoweth	30,084	40.10	−3.59
	Democrats	Reba Jacobs	5,257	7.01	+3.10
	Greens	Paul Higgins	1,817	2.42	+2.42
	Against Further Immigration	Travis Peak	1,144	1.52	+1.52
	Natural Law	Bev Nelson	399	0.53	−2.18
Total formal votes			75,031	97.51	−0.26
Informal votes			1,914	2.49	+0.26
Turnout			76,945	96.42	+0.11
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Billson	39,885	53.36	+1.02
	Labor	Bob Chynoweth	34,865	46.64	−1.02
	Liberal notional hold		Swing	+1.02

Flinders

1996 Australian federal election: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Reith	39,503	53.70	+0.32
	Labor	Ian Watkinson	24,438	33.22	−6.65
	Democrats	Colin Beeforth	5,485	7.46	+3.39
	Greens	Ian Ward	2,989	4.06	+4.06
	Independent	Ralph Roberts	798	1.08	+1.08
	Natural Law	Jan Charlwood	355	0.48	−1.68
Total formal votes			73,568	97.15	−0.40
Informal votes			2,159	2.85	+0.40
Turnout			75,727	96.40	−0.05
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Reith	43,994	60.07	+4.36
	Labor	Ian Watkinson	29,248	39.93	−4.36
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.36

Gellibrand

1996 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ralph Willis	46,533	63.45	−5.85
	Liberal	John Best	15,978	21.79	−0.88
	Democrats	Khiet Nguyen	3,889	5.30	+2.03
	Greens	Janet Rice	2,440	3.33	+3.33
	Call to Australia	Peter Sanko	1,630	2.22	+1.30
	Independent	John Kelly	1,392	1.90	+1.90
	Against Further Immigration	Luke Spencer	1,166	1.59	+1.59
	Natural Law	Marco Andreacchio	306	0.42	−0.44
Total formal votes			73,334	94.57	−1.37
Informal votes			4,214	5.43	+1.37
Turnout			77,548	94.35	−0.70
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ralph Willis	51,902	71.23	−4.33
	Liberal	John Best	20,965	28.77	+4.33
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.33

Gippsland

1996 Australian federal election: Gippsland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Peter McGauran	46,180	61.21	+4.83
	Labor	Judith Stone	19,604	25.98	−4.34
	Democrats	John Brownstein	5,584	7.40	+4.63
	Independent	Ben Buckley	3,582	4.75	+4.83
	Natural Law	Jamie Pollock	495	0.66	−0.07
Total formal votes			75,445	97.45	−0.47
Informal votes			1,974	2.55	+0.47
Turnout			77,419	96.90	+0.57
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Peter McGauran	51,400	68.64	+2.80
	Labor	Judith Stone	23,486	31.36	−2.80
	National hold		Swing	+2.80

Goldstein

1996 Australian federal election: Goldstein
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Kemp	44,139	55.27	−0.83
	Labor	Kip Calvert	25,623	32.08	−3.96
	Democrats	Diane Barry	6,650	8.33	+3.65
	Greens	Justin Kennedy	3,029	3.79	+3.79
	Natural Law	Robert Johnson	425	0.53	−1.56
Total formal votes			79,864	97.72	+0.20
Informal votes			1,866	2.28	−0.20
Turnout			81,730	95.67	+0.09
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Kemp	48,296	60.94	+1.95
	Labor	Kip Calvert	30,956	39.06	−1.95
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.95

Higgins

1996 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Costello	42,778	55.80	−0.54
	Labor	Ilias Grivas	23,392	30.52	−5.25
	Democrats	Nicolle Kuna	7,002	9.13	+3.68
	Greens	Mark Nicholls	2,995	3.91	+3.91
	Natural Law	Lorna Scurfield	490	0.64	−1.71
Total formal votes			76,657	97.98	+0.52
Informal votes			1,579	2.02	−0.52
Turnout			78,236	95.03	−0.06
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Costello	46,188	60.73	+1.44
	Labor	Ilias Grivas	29,862	39.27	−1.44
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.44

Holt

1996 Australian federal election: Holt
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gareth Evans	37,948	55.19	−2.84
	Liberal	Tony Williams	22,036	32.05	−2.61
	Democrats	Jim Aubrey	5,009	7.28	+3.98
	Independent	George Mitsou	1,683	2.45	+2.45
	Against Further Immigration	Paul Madigan	1,171	1.70	+1.70
		Liz Mantell	511	0.74	+0.74
	Natural Law	Heath Allison	406	0.59	−0.91
Total formal votes			68,764	95.46	−1.15
Informal votes			3,267	4.54	+1.15
Turnout			72,031	95.68	−0.19
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gareth Evans	43,078	62.81	+0.37
	Liberal	Tony Williams	25,507	37.19	−0.37
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.37

Hotham

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

Indi

1996 Australian federal election: Indi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lou Lieberman	47,097	62.59	+18.33
	Labor	Zuvele Leschen	21,091	28.03	−5.92
	Democrats	Kevin Smith	5,867	7.80	+7.48
	Natural Law	Bruce Lusher	1,190	1.58	−0.25
Total formal votes			75,245	97.69	−0.10
Informal votes			1,778	2.31	+0.10
Turnout			77,023	95.93	−0.30
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Lou Lieberman	50,838	67.79	+4.50
	Labor	Zuvele Leschen	24,154	32.21	−4.50
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.50

Isaacs

1996 Australian federal election: Isaacs
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Greg Wilton	30,997	44.05	−4.91
	Liberal	Rod Atkinson	29,595	42.06	−1.38
	Democrats	Kaylyn Raynor	6,734	9.57	+5.12
	Against Further Immigration	Angela Walker	2,448	3.48	+3.48
	Natural Law	Jan Allison	597	0.85	−1.42
Total formal votes			70,371	97.20	−0.19
Informal votes			2,024	2.80	+0.19
Turnout			72,395	96.21	−0.21
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Greg Wilton	36,158	51.56	−2.35
	Liberal	Rod Atkinson	33,965	48.44	+2.35
	Labor notional hold		Swing	−2.35

Jagajaga

1996 Australian federal election: Jagajaga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jenny Macklin	34,977	44.16	−3.40
	Liberal	Michelle Penson	33,823	42.71	−0.66
	Democrats	Timothy Newhouse	5,496	6.94	+3.59
	Greens	Susan Coleman	2,609	3.29	+3.29
	Against Further Immigration	Paul Tobias	994	1.26	+0.24
	Independent	Andrew Mackenzie	839	1.06	+1.06
	Natural Law	Byron Rigby	249	0.31	−0.83
	Independent	Chris Vassis	214	0.27	−0.75
Total formal votes			79,201	97.43	+0.36
Informal votes			2,089	2.57	−0.36
Turnout			81,290	96.89	+0.11
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jenny Macklin	41,550	52.71	−0.59
	Liberal	Michelle Penson	37,280	47.29	+0.59
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.59

Kooyong

1996 Australian federal election: Kooyong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Petro Georgiou	44,022	57.00	−3.74
	Labor	Christina Sindt	21,070	27.28	−3.29
	Democrats	Pierre Harcourt	6,392	8.28	+2.66
	Greens	Jane Beer	3,870	5.01	+5.01
	Against Further Immigration	Rod Spencer	1,543	2.00	+2.00
	Natural Law	Raymond Schlager	330	0.43	−1.34
Total formal votes			77,227	98.00	+0.47
Informal votes			1,573	2.00	−0.47
Turnout			78,800	96.38	+0.59
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Petro Georgiou	48,841	63.81	+0.51
	Labor	Christina Sindt	27,699	36.19	−0.51
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.51

La Trobe

1996 Australian federal election: La Trobe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bob Charles	30,806	44.46	−2.90
	Labor	Carolyn Hirsh	26,905	38.83	−3.28
	Democrats	John Hastie	6,549	9.45	+5.02
	Greens	John Benton	3,264	4.71	+1.04
	Call to Australia	Wolf Voigt	874	1.26	+0.12
	Independent	Frank Dean	542	0.78	+0.78
	Natural Law	Andrew Stenberg	350	0.51	−0.11
Total formal votes			69,290	97.47	−0.16
Informal votes			1,799	2.53	+0.16
Turnout			71,089	96.45	+0.03
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bob Charles	35,396	51.37	+0.10
	Labor	Carolyn Hirsh	33,508	48.63	−0.10
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.10

Lalor

1996 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Jones	43,217	61.85	−3.64
	Liberal	Chris Macgregor	19,653	28.12	−0.97
	Democrats	Leigh Hebbard	5,423	7.76	+4.83
	Natural Law	Juliana Kendi	1,585	2.27	+1.34
Total formal votes			69,878	96.60	−0.10
Informal votes			2,458	3.40	+0.10
Turnout			72,336	96.32	−0.43
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Jones	47,729	68.51	−0.51
	Liberal	Chris Macgregor	21,941	31.49	+0.51
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.51

Mallee

1996 Australian federal election: Mallee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	John Forrest	52,671	69.45	+33.66
	Labor	Col Palmer	17,832	23.51	−3.15
	Democrats	Colin Davies	4,447	5.86	+3.39
	Natural Law	Andrew Lawson Kerr	890	1.17	+0.36
Total formal votes			75,840	97.40	−0.18
Informal votes			2,025	2.60	+0.18
Turnout			77,865	96.72	−0.29
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John Forrest	55,639	73.50	+23.00
	Labor	Col Palmer	20,060	26.50	+26.50
	National hold		Swing	+23.00

Maribyrnong

1996 Australian federal election: Maribyrnong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Sercombe	45,755	62.70	−2.19
	Liberal	Georgi Stickels	19,938	27.32	−2.03
	Democrats	Peter Rechner	3,644	4.99	+1.69
	Independent	Helen van den Berg	2,046	2.80	+2.80
	Independent	Brendan Griffin	1,105	1.51	+1.51
	Natural Law	Peter Jackson	485	0.66	−0.18
Total formal votes			72,973	95.41	−1.01
Informal votes			3,512	4.59	+1.01
Turnout			76,485	95.98	−0.31
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Sercombe	50,097	68.85	+0.00
	Liberal	Georgi Stickels	22,665	31.15	+0.00
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.00

McEwen

1996 Australian federal election: McEwen ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Fran Bailey	33,637	46.13	−2.08
	Labor	Peter Cleeland	28,516	39.10	−4.36
	Democrats	David Zemdegs	4,571	6.27	+1.50
	Greens	Chris James	2,843	3.90	+3.90
	Against Further Immigration	Rick Lloyd	2,235	3.06	+3.05
	Independent	Jock Kyme	835	1.15	+1.15
	Natural Law	Martin Magee	285	0.39	−0.74
Total formal votes			72,922	97.45	+0.08
Informal votes			1,905	2.55	−0.08
Turnout			74,827	96.74	+0.32
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Fran Bailey	37,845	52.18	+1.50
	Labor	Peter Cleeland	34,689	47.82	−1.50
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.50

McMillan

1996 Australian federal election: McMillan ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Cunningham	31,115	40.86	−4.92
	Liberal	Russell Broadbent	30,546	40.11	−2.38
	National	Helen Hoppner	6,206	8.15	+6.93
	Democrats	Colin Thornby	3,869	5.07	+1.66
	Greens	Luke van der Meulen	2,031	2.67	+2.67
	Independent	Dave Smith	878	1.15	+1.15
	Call to Australia	Norman Baker	818	1.07	+1.07
	Independent	Chris King	526	0.69	+0.69
	Natural Law	Michael Pollock	170	0.22	−0.35
Total formal votes			76,149	97.39	−0.32
Informal votes			2,119	2.71	+0.32
Turnout			78,268	96.83	−0.09
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Russell Broadbent	39,333	52.07	+2.60
	Labor	Barry Cunningham	36,210	47.93	−2.60
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+2.60

Melbourne

1996 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lindsay Tanner	43,189	57.73	−7.99
	Liberal	Michael Flynn	18,024	24.09	+0.10
	Democrats	Richard Grummet	6,478	8.66	+4.88
	Greens	Sarah Nicholson	4,970	6.64	+6.64
	Democratic Socialist	Di Quinn	1,395	1.86	-0.81
	Imperial British	James Ferrari	421	0.56	+0.02
	Natural Law	Larry Clarke	330	0.44	−0.61
Total formal votes			74,807	96.63	+0.31
Informal votes			2,606	3.37	−0.31
Turnout			77,413	92.33	−0.64
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lindsay Tanner	51,894	70.21	−3.53
	Liberal	Michael Flynn	22,017	29.79	+3.53
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.53

Melbourne Ports

1996 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clyde Holding	33,838	46.58	−2.08
	Liberal	Margot Foster	28,863	39.73	−2.02
	Democrats	John Davey	5,147	7.08	+3.42
	Greens	Misha Coleman	3,746	5.16	+5.16
	Against Further Immigration	Margaret Gillespie-Jones	700	0.96	+0.96
	Natural Law	Robert Brown	357	0.49	−0.46
Total formal votes			72,651	97.24	+0.16
Informal votes			2,065	2.76	−0.16
Turnout			74,716	93.44	−0.22
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Clyde Holding	40,399	56.05	+0.20
	Liberal	Margot Foster	31,679	43.95	−0.20
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.20

Menzies

1996 Australian federal election: Menzies
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	41,479	55.52	−2.14
	Labor	Peter De Angelis	25,307	33.87	−3.05
	Democrats	Angela Carter	6,602	8.84	+4.53
	Natural Law	Susan Brown	1,328	1.78	+0.66
Total formal votes			74,716	97.53	+0.27
Informal votes			1,891	2.47	−0.27
Turnout			76,607	96.64	−0.53
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	45,330	60.99	+1.73
	Labor	Peter De Angelis	28,993	39.01	−1.73
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.73

Murray

1996 Australian federal election: Murray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sharman Stone	33,565	43.22	+42.09
	National	John Walker	23,034	29.66	−36.75
	Labor	Bernie Moran	16,635	21.42	−5.20
	Democrats	Dennis Lacey	3,924	5.05	+2.44
	Natural Law	George Rose	497	0.64	−0.42
Total formal votes			77,655	97.33	−0.20
Informal votes			2,130	2.67	+0.20
Turnout			79,785	96.90	−0.05
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sharman Stone	41,531	53.70	+53.70
	National	John Walker	35,814	46.30	−24.20
	Liberal gain from National		Swing	+53.70

Scullin

1996 Australian federal election: Scullin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Jenkins	45,295	63.28	−2.06
	Liberal	Marc Morgan	17,373	24.27	−1.28
	Democrats	Evan Bekiaris	6,248	8.73	+5.50
	Greens	Gurm Sekhon	1,460	2.04	+2.04
	Natural Law	Neil Phillips	1,204	1.68	+1.14
Total formal votes			71,580	96.46	+0.38
Informal votes			2,630	3.54	−0.38
Turnout			74,210	96.66	−0.35
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harry Jenkins	50,494	70.74	−1.67
	Liberal	Marc Morgan	20,888	29.26	+1.67
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.67

Wannon

1996 Australian federal election: Wannon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Hawker	44,695	57.50	+1.55
	Labor	Richard Morrow	25,978	33.42	−2.61
	Democrats	Maggie Lindop	7,051	9.07	+7.00
Total formal votes			77,724	98.00	+0.54
Informal votes			1,587	2.00	−0.54
Turnout			79,311	97.52	+0.20
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Hawker	48,312	62.31	+2.79
	Labor	Richard Morrow	29,222	37.69	−2.79
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.79

Wills

1996 Australian federal election: Wills ^[1]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kelvin Thomson	39,014	49.98	+4.37
	Independent	Phil Cleary	17,747	22.74	−2.73
	Liberal	Jack Minas	16,576	21.24	−3.30
	Democrats	Robert Stone	2,811	3.60	+1.49
	Independent	Sharon Keppel	1,399	1.79	+1.79
	Natural Law	Martin Richardson	316	0.40	−0.01
	Independent CEC	Craig Isherwood	196	0.25	+0.25
Total formal votes			78,059	96.35	−0.11
Informal votes			2,957	3.65	+0.11
Turnout			81,016	94.99	−0.27
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Kelvin Thomson	56,067	72.21	+12.29
	Liberal	Jack Minas	21,574	27.79	−12.29
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Kelvin Thomson	43,394	55.77	+4.10
	Independent	Phil Cleary	34,417	44.23	−4.10
	Labor gain from Independent		Swing	+4.10

The division was affected by a redistribution, however it is unclear what effect the new boundaries had on Cleary's margin. The swing compares the margin with the 1993 election without any notional adjustment.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "1996 House of Representatives: Victoria". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^ Newman, G; Kopras, A (4 November 1996). "Federal Elections 1996" (PDF). Background Paper 6 1996-97. Parliamentary Research Service. ISSN 1037-2938. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
^ "1996 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
^ "1996 Two Party Preferred Statistics V1_9.XLS". 1993, 1996 and 1998 election statistics. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

[1996_Psephos_Vic-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "1996 House of Representatives: Victoria". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

[1996_APH-2] Newman, G; Kopras, A (4 November 1996). "Federal Elections 1996" (PDF). Background Paper 6 1996-97. Parliamentary Research Service. ISSN 1037-2938. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

[1996_Psephos-3] "1996 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

[1996_AEC-4] "1996 Two Party Preferred Statistics V1_9.XLS". 1993, 1996 and 1998 election statistics. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

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