Electoral results for the Division of Charlton

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Charlton in Australian federal elections since the division's creation in 1984 until its abolition in 2016.

Members

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Member Party Term
  Bob Brown Labor 1984–1998
  Kelly Hoare Labor 1998–2007
  Greg Combet Labor 2007–2013
  Pat Conroy Labor 2013–2016

Election results

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Elections in the 2010s

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2013

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2013 Australian federal election: Charlton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pat Conroy 40,125 46.44 −6.71
Liberal Kevin Baker 24,646 28.53 −2.18
Palmer United Bronwyn Reid 9,412 10.89 +10.89
Greens Dessie Kocher 5,820 6.74 −2.09
Christian Democrats Steve Camilleri 2,671 3.09 +0.27
One Nation Brian Burston 2,266 2.62 +2.62
Bullet Train Trevor Anthoney 1,460 1.69 +1.69
Total formal votes 86,400 92.89 −0.19
Informal votes 6,618 7.11 +0.19
Turnout 93,018 94.40 −0.08
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pat Conroy 51,173 59.23 −3.44
Liberal Kevin Baker 35,227 40.77 +3.44
Labor hold Swing −3.44

2010

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2010 Australian federal election: Charlton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Greg Combet 44,159 53.15 +0.09
Liberal John McDonald 25,514 30.71 −0.89
Greens Ian McKenzie 7,339 8.83 +0.75
Independent Patrick Barry 2,846 3.43 +1.94
Christian Democrats Mitchell Pickstone 2,341 2.82 +0.42
Citizens Electoral Council Ann Lawler 881 1.06 +0.71
Total formal votes 83,080 93.08 −2.25
Informal votes 6,176 6.92 +2.25
Turnout 89,256 94.47 −1.53
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Greg Combet 52,064 62.67 −0.24
Liberal John McDonald 31,016 37.33 +0.24
Labor hold Swing −0.24

Elections in the 2000s

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2007

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2007 Australian federal election: Charlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Greg Combet 44,156 53.08 +6.47
Liberal Lindsay Paterson 26,353 31.68 −3.49
Greens Suzanne Pritchard 6,708 8.06 −0.71
Independent Stuart Ulrich 2,008 2.41 +2.41
Christian Democrats Jim Kendall 2,007 2.41 +2.41
Independent Patrick Barry 1,253 1.51 +1.51
Socialist Equality Terry Cook 404 0.49 +0.49
Citizens Electoral Council David Stow 294 0.35 −0.23
Total formal votes 83,183 95.34 +0.46
Informal votes 4,066 4.66 −0.46
Turnout 87,249 95.74 +0.14
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Greg Combet 52,298 62.87 +4.47
Liberal Lindsay Paterson 30,885 37.13 −4.47
Labor hold Swing +4.47

2004

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2004 Australian federal election: Charlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kelly Hoare 35,765 45.95 −0.11
Liberal Kurt Darcey 27,480 35.31 +2.00
Greens Suzanne Pritchard 6,964 8.95 +4.01
Family First Paul Scarfe 3,317 4.26 +4.26
One Nation Bob Johnson 2,416 3.10 −4.63
Democrats Ben Roffey 1,513 1.94 −3.13
Citizens Electoral Council David Stow 380 0.49 +0.49
Total formal votes 77,835 95.04 −0.38
Informal votes 4,059 4.96 +0.38
Turnout 81,894 95.73 +0.10
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kelly Hoare 45,084 57.92 +1.26
Liberal Kurt Darcey 32,751 42.08 −1.26
Labor hold Swing +1.26

2001

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2001 Australian federal election: Charlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kelly Hoare 35,079 46.06 −2.53
Liberal Lindsay Paterson 25,371 33.31 +5.07
One Nation Bob Johnson 5,884 7.73 −4.28
Democrats Joshua Bell 3,865 5.07 +0.44
Greens David Blyth 3,765 4.94 +1.63
Christian Democrats Jim Kendall 1,859 2.44 −0.62
Unity John Thorpe 339 0.45 +0.45
Total formal votes 76,162 95.43 −1.58
Informal votes 3,651 4.57 +1.58
Turnout 79,813 96.04
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kelly Hoare 43,151 56.66 −5.54
Liberal Lindsay Paterson 33,011 43.34 +5.54
Labor hold Swing −5.54

Elections in the 1990s

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1998

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1998 Australian federal election: Charlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kelly Hoare 39,604 49.32 −0.68
Liberal Bruce Gatgens 22,175 27.61 −5.86
One Nation Pamela Young 9,664 12.03 +12.03
Democrats Stephen Bisgrove 3,689 4.59 −3.80
Greens Nathan Ross 2,679 3.34 −1.66
Christian Democrats Ralph Gourlay 2,494 3.11 +3.11
Total formal votes 80,305 96.97 +0.42
Informal votes 2,513 3.03 −0.42
Turnout 82,818 96.20 −1.14
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kelly Hoare 50,570 62.97 +3.65
Liberal Bruce Gatgens 29,735 37.03 −3.65
Labor hold Swing +3.65

1996

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1996 Australian federal election: Charlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Brown 38,665 50.00 −10.91
Liberal Peter Craig 25,884 33.47 +6.64
Democrats Lyn Godfrey 6,494 8.40 +2.98
Greens Bernadette Brugman 3,863 5.00 +5.00
Against Further Immigration Ron Franks 2,428 3.14 +3.14
Total formal votes 77,334 96.55 −0.22
Informal votes 2,767 3.45 +0.22
Turnout 80,101 97.34 +0.11
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Brown 45,646 59.32 −7.78
Liberal Peter Craig 31,298 40.68 +7.78
Labor hold Swing −7.78

1993

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1993 Australian federal election: Charlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Brown 44,680 60.90 +8.33
Liberal Laurence Brewster 19,681 26.83 +6.18
Democrats Lyn Godfrey 3,976 5.42 −7.97
Independent John Baldwin 2,216 3.02 +3.02
Call to Australia Mick Sandford 1,273 1.74 +1.74
Independent Ryan Wilson 780 1.06 +1.06
Independent Charles Sievers 516 0.70 +0.70
Natural Law Zdenek Kviz 239 0.33 +0.33
Total formal votes 73,361 96.77 −0.76
Informal votes 2,449 3.23 +0.76
Turnout 75,810 97.23
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Brown 49,215 67.10 +2.09
Liberal Laurence Brewster 24,127 32.90 −2.09
Labor hold Swing +2.09

1990

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1990 Australian federal election: Charlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Brown 36,750 54.4 −3.3
Liberal Mollie Blake 13,950 20.7 −6.6
Democrats Lyn Godfrey 9,299 13.8 +2.2
Independent Geoff Pendlebury 7,510 11.1 +11.1
Total formal votes 67,509 97.6
Informal votes 1,650 2.4
Turnout 69,159 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Brown 44,224 65.7 −1.2
Liberal Mollie Blake 23,115 34.3 +1.2
Labor hold Swing −1.2

Elections in the 1980s

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1987

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1987 Australian federal election: Charlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Brown 36,113 57.7 −4.6
Liberal Mollie Blake 17,084 27.3 −0.1
Democrats Lyn Godfrey 7,252 11.6 +1.3
Independent Vishnu Chaudhary 2,110 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 62,559 95.8
Informal votes 2,760 4.2
Turnout 65,319 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Brown 41,830 66.9 −0.4
Liberal Mollie Blake 20,729 33.1 +0.4
Labor hold Swing −0.4

1984

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1984 Australian federal election: Charlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Brown 36,860 62.3 −4.2
Liberal Don Harris 16,216 27.4 +3.4
Democrats Lyn Godfrey 6,105 10.3 +2.2
Total formal votes 59,181 94.0
Informal votes 3,750 6.0
Turnout 62,931 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Brown 39,827 67.3 −3.2
Liberal Don Harris 19,354 32.7 +3.2
Labor notional hold Swing −3.2

References

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  1. ^ 2013 results for Charlton, AEC.
  2. ^ "2010 results for Charlton". AEC.