Electoral results for the Division of Rankin

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

Members edit

Member Party Term
  David Beddall Labor 1984–1998
  Craig Emerson Labor 1998–2013
  Jim Chalmers Labor 2013–present

Election results edit

Elections in the 2020s edit

2022 edit

2022 Australian federal election: Rankin[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Chalmers 38,596 43.95 +2.52
Liberal National Paul Darwen 25,478 29.01 −2.34
Greens Neil Cotter 9,394 10.70 +1.62
One Nation Glen Cookson 7,006 7.98 −0.58
United Australia Jeff Crank 5,064 5.77 +2.08
Animal Justice Suzanne Clarke 2,284 2.60 +2.60
Total formal votes 87,822 96.11 +3.84
Informal votes 3,553 3.89 −3.84
Turnout 91,375 84.56 −4.26
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Chalmers 51,892 59.09 +2.65
Liberal National Paul Darwen 35,930 40.91 −2.65
Labor hold Swing +2.65

Elections in the 2010s edit

2019 edit

2019 Australian federal election: Rankin[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Chalmers 35,156 41.43 −7.91
Liberal National Clinton Pattison 26,608 31.35 +2.72
Greens Neil Cotter 7,709 9.08 +2.79
One Nation Jesse Schneider 7,261 8.56 +8.56
United Australia Shyamal Reddy 3,134 3.69 +3.69
Liberal Democrats Ric Davies 2,379 2.80 −1.31
Conservative National Peter Andrews 1,593 1.88 +1.88
Non Affiliated Yusuf Mohammad 1,024 1.21 +1.21
Total formal votes 84,864 92.27 −1.97
Informal votes 7,111 7.73 +1.97
Turnout 91,975 88.82 −0.24
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Chalmers 47,893 56.44 −4.86
Liberal National Clinton Pattison 36,971 43.56 +4.86
Labor hold Swing −4.86

2016 edit

2016 Australian federal election: Rankin[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Chalmers 42,147 49.34 +7.16
Liberal National Freya Ostapovitch 24,455 28.63 −7.74
Greens Neil Cotter 5,373 6.29 +1.00
Family First Christopher Lawrie 5,011 5.87 +2.85
Liberal Democrats Ric Davies 3,513 4.11 +4.11
Katter's Australian Shane Holley 2,874 3.36 +1.32
Consumer Rights Jeffrey Hodges 2,050 2.40 +2.40
Total formal votes 85,423 94.24 +0.80
Informal votes 5,225 5.76 −0.80
Turnout 90,648 89.13 −3.13
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Chalmers 52,362 61.30 +6.52
Liberal National Freya Ostapovitch 33,061 38.70 −6.52
Labor hold Swing +6.52

2013 edit

2013 Australian federal election: Rankin[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Chalmers 35,098 42.18 −2.97
Liberal National David Lin 30,260 36.37 −0.73
Palmer United William Rogan 9,228 11.09 +11.09
Greens Neil Cotter 4,405 5.29 −5.91
Family First Chris Lawrie 2,514 3.02 −3.52
Katter's Australian Chris Claydon 1,697 2.04 +2.04
Total formal votes 83,202 93.44 +0.93
Informal votes 5,840 6.56 −0.93
Turnout 89,042 92.27 +0.93
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Chalmers 45,580 54.78 −0.63
Liberal National David Lin 37,622 45.22 +0.63
Labor hold Swing −0.63

2010 edit

2010 Australian federal election: Rankin[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Craig Emerson 36,090 45.15 -10.98
Liberal National Luke Smith 29,652 37.10 +2.63
Greens Neil Cotter 8,956 11.20 +6.61
Family First Alexandra Todd 5,231 6.54 +3.44
Total formal votes 79,929 92.51 -3.06
Informal votes 6,475 7.49 +3.06
Turnout 86,404 91.33 -2.38
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Craig Emerson 44,289 55.41 -6.26
Liberal National Luke Smith 35,640 44.59 +6.26
Labor hold Swing -6.26

Elections in the 2000s edit

2007 edit

2007 Australian federal election: Rankin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Craig Emerson 44,858 56.01 +12.22
Liberal Peter Coulson 27,299 34.09 -3.01
Greens Neil Cotter 3,773 4.71 +1.50
Family First Bert van Manen 2,827 3.53 -1.59
Democrats Salam El-Merebi 590 0.74 -0.11
Liberty & Democracy Liam Tjia 463 0.58 +0.58
Citizens Electoral Council Robert Meyers 273 0.34 +0.13
Total formal votes 80,083 95.51 +2.68
Informal votes 3,764 4.49 -2.68
Turnout 83,847 93.53 -0.56
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Craig Emerson 49,440 61.74 +8.76
Liberal Peter Coulson 30,643 38.26 -8.76
Labor hold Swing +8.76

2004 edit

2004 Australian federal election: Rankin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Craig Emerson 34,471 43.92 -1.04
Liberal Wendy Creighton 28,819 36.72 -4.05
Independent Darren Power 5,134 6.54 +6.54
Family First Ross Wilson 4,036 5.14 +5.14
Greens Julian Hinton 2,422 3.09 +0.34
One Nation Margaret Hands 1,601 2.04 -4.57
National Mike Boyd 1,187 1.51 +1.51
Democrats Catherine Sporle 653 0.83 -3.97
Citizens Electoral Council Robert Meyers 158 0.20 +0.20
Total formal votes 78,481 92.81 -0.82
Informal votes 6,078 7.19 +0.82
Turnout 84,559 92.89 -1.06
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Craig Emerson 41,774 53.23 +0.81
Liberal Wendy Creighton 36,707 46.77 -0.81
Labor hold Swing +0.81

2001 edit

2001 Australian federal election: Rankin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Craig Emerson 36,875 49.45 +1.97
Liberal Paul Wood 27,524 36.91 +7.00
One Nation Mark Mackenzie 4,724 6.33 -6.28
Democrats Darryl Dobson 3,572 4.79 +0.57
Greens Daniel Lloyd 1,875 2.51 +0.30
Total formal votes 74,570 93.40 -2.15
Informal votes 5,269 6.60 +2.15
Turnout 79,839 94.18
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Craig Emerson 42,267 56.68 -2.01
Liberal Paul Wood 32,303 43.32 +2.01
Labor hold Swing -2.01

Elections in the 1990s edit

1998 edit

1998 Australian federal election: Rankin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Craig Emerson 32,924 47.48 +4.91
Liberal Cuong Bui 20,736 29.91 -12.67
One Nation Ron Frood 8,749 12.62 +12.62
Democrats Robert Hernandez 2,923 4.22 -4.37
Christian Democrats Ann Hage 1,556 2.24 +2.24
Greens Sara van Tinteren 1,536 2.22 -0.74
Independent Brian Norton 456 0.66 +0.66
Independent Lorraine Barnes 456 0.66 +0.66
Total formal votes 69,336 95.55 -1.27
Informal votes 3,228 4.45 +1.27
Turnout 72,564 93.07 -0.44
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Craig Emerson 40,691 58.69 +9.07
Liberal Cuong Bui 28,645 41.31 -9.07
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.07

1996 edit

1996 Australian federal election: Rankin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Beddall 31,869 45.00 -9.93
Liberal Amanda Scott 29,046 41.02 +10.39
Democrats Alan Dickson 6,050 8.54 +3.52
Greens Richard Nielsen 1,977 2.79 +0.07
Indigenous Peoples Rosemary Bell 976 1.38 +1.38
Independent Xuan Thu Nguyen 899 1.27 +1.27
Total formal votes 70,817 96.61 -0.52
Informal votes 2,488 3.39 +0.52
Turnout 73,305 93.51 -1.65
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Beddall 36,278 51.35 -11.69
Liberal Amanda Scott 34,371 48.65 +11.69
Labor hold Swing -11.69

1993 edit

1993 Australian federal election: Rankin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Beddall 32,157 45.19 +0.94
Liberal Sallyanne Atkinson 25,635 36.03 +4.84
National Marian Schwarz 5,051 7.10 -2.84
Democrats Susan Werba 3,106 4.37 -7.88
Greens Richard Nielsen 1,775 2.49 +2.40
Independent Ian Reid 1,722 2.42 +2.42
Confederate Action Lester Reaves 1,290 1.81 +1.81
Debbie Bell 419 0.59 +0.59
Total formal votes 71,155 96.97 -0.09
Informal votes 2,226 3.03 +0.09
Turnout 73,381 95.16
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Beddall 37,449 52.67 -0.49
Liberal Sallyanne Atkinson 33,647 47.33 +0.49
Labor hold Swing -0.49

1990 edit

1990 Australian federal election: Rankin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Beddall 31,782 46.3 -2.9
Liberal John Miles 16,014 23.3 +10.2
National Huan Fraser 11,065 16.1 -15.9
Democrats John Hoskins 7,512 10.9 +6.5
Independent Richard Whiteman 1,865 2.7 +2.7
Independent Cheryl Crisp 465 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 68,703 97.3
Informal votes 1,916 2.7
Turnout 70,619 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Beddall 38,037 55.5 +0.7
Liberal John Miles 30,519 44.5 +44.5
Labor hold Swing +0.7

Elections in the 1980s edit

1987 edit

1987 Australian federal election: Rankin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Beddall 29,118 49.2 +2.5
National Gerard Walsh 13,256 22.4 -1.3
Liberal John Patterson 7,769 13.1 -1.3
National Peter Jorgenson 5,708 9.6 +9.6
Democrats Miriam Cope 2,599 4.4 -1.2
Independent Michael Dunne 670 1.1 +1.1
Independent Terri Cavanagh 99 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 59,219 95.8
Informal votes 2,578 4.2
Turnout 67,797 92.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Beddall 32,415 54.7 +4.2
National Gerard Walsh 26,791 45.3 -4.2
Labor hold Swing +4.2

1984 edit

1984 Australian federal election: Rankin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Beddall 23,820 46.7 -3.9
National Cec Jamieson 16,998 33.3 +12.7
Liberal Bruce Mackenzie-Forbes 7,324 14.4 -8.5
Democrats Bev Peereboom 2,880 5.6 +0.7
Total formal votes 51,022 94.2
Informal votes 3,150 5.8
Turnout 54,172 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Beddall 25,807 50.6 -4.6
National Cec Jamieson 25,199 49.4 +49.4
Labor hold Swing -4.6

References edit

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