Electoral results for the Division of Calare
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Calare in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1906 until the present.
Members
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
Australian federal election, 2016: Calare
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
National |
Andrew Gee |
47,717 |
47.58 |
−9.03 |
|
Labor |
Jess Jennings |
27,132 |
27.06 |
+0.76 |
|
Greens |
Delanie Sky |
7,238 |
7.22 |
+2.16 |
|
Liberal Democrats |
Glen Davis |
6,557 |
6.54 |
+6.54 |
|
Xenophon |
Rod Bloomfield |
5,412 |
5.40 |
+5.40 |
|
Independent |
Anthony Craig |
3,836 |
3.83 |
+3.83 |
|
Christian Democrats |
Bernie Gesling |
2,386 |
2.38 |
+0.52 |
| Total formal votes |
100,278 |
94.81 |
+0.94 |
| Informal votes |
5,490 |
5.19 |
−0.94 |
| Turnout |
105,768 |
93.58 |
−1.82 |
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
National |
Andrew Gee |
61,978 |
61.81 |
−3.16 |
|
Labor |
Jess Jennings |
38,300 |
38.19 |
+3.16 |
|
National hold |
Swing |
−3.16 |
|
Australian federal election, 2013: Calare
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
National |
John Cobb |
52,650 |
57.65 |
+5.24 |
|
Labor |
Jess Jennings |
23,185 |
25.39 |
−3.66 |
|
Palmer United |
Brian Cain |
4,356 |
4.77 |
+4.77 |
|
Greens |
David Mallard |
4,054 |
4.44 |
−1.56 |
|
Independent |
Macgregor Ross |
2,388 |
2.61 |
+0.57 |
|
Christian Democrats |
Ian Lyons |
1,628 |
1.78 |
−0.41 |
|
Katter's Australian |
Billie Kirkland |
1,293 |
1.42 |
+1.42 |
|
Australia First |
Peter Schultze |
1,010 |
1.11 |
+1.11 |
|
Democratic Labour |
Anthony Craig |
759 |
0.83 |
+0.83 |
| Total formal votes |
91,323 |
93.89 |
−1.18 |
| Informal votes |
5,942 |
6.11 |
+1.18 |
| Turnout |
97,265 |
95.32 |
−0.02 |
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
National |
John Cobb |
60,248 |
65.97 |
+5.23 |
|
Labor |
Jess Jennings |
31,075 |
34.03 |
−5.23 |
|
National hold |
Swing |
+5.23 |
|
Australian federal election, 2010: Calare
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
National |
John Cobb |
46,775 |
52.41 |
+25.91 |
|
Labor |
Kevin Duffy |
25,926 |
29.05 |
−4.42 |
|
Greens |
Jeremy Buckingham |
5,354 |
6.00 |
+1.82 |
|
Independent |
Paul Blanch |
4,137 |
4.64 |
+4.64 |
|
Independent |
Karen Romano |
3,276 |
3.67 |
+3.67 |
|
Christian Democrats |
Jessyka Norsworthy |
1,957 |
2.19 |
+1.65 |
|
Independent |
Macgregor Ross |
1,817 |
2.04 |
+2.04 |
| Total formal votes |
89,242 |
95.07 |
−1.31 |
| Informal votes |
4,631 |
4.93 |
+1.31 |
| Turnout |
93,873 |
95.30 |
−1.12 |
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
National |
John Cobb |
54,209 |
60.74 |
+7.28 |
|
Labor |
Kevin Duffy |
35,033 |
39.26 |
−7.28 |
|
National hold |
Swing |
+7.28 |
|
Elections in the 2000s
Australian federal election, 2007: Calare
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
National |
John Cobb |
39,941 |
48.48 |
+10.06 |
|
Labor |
Michael Allen |
20,266 |
24.60 |
+4.76 |
|
Independent |
Gavin Priestley |
19,035 |
23.10 |
+23.10 |
|
Greens |
Jeremy Buckingham |
2,351 |
2.85 |
+0.17 |
|
CEC |
David John Simpson |
794 |
0.96 |
+0.13 |
| Total formal votes |
82,387 |
96.56 |
+0.19 |
| Informal votes |
2,933 |
3.44 |
−0.19 |
| Turnout |
85,320 |
95.78 |
−0.80 |
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
National |
John Cobb |
51,124 |
62.05 |
+0.64 |
|
Labor |
Michael Allen |
31,263 |
37.95 |
−0.64 |
|
National hold |
Swing |
+0.64 |
|
Australian federal election, 2004: Calare
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
Peter Andren |
40,851 |
50.23 |
−1.17 |
|
Labor |
Robyn Adams |
13,439 |
16.52 |
−4.04 |
|
Liberal |
Paul Blanch |
13,087 |
16.09 |
+16.09 |
|
National |
Robert Griffith |
10,482 |
12.89 |
−7.64 |
|
Greens |
Stephen Nugent |
1,868 |
2.30 |
+0.77 |
|
Family First |
Melanie Woods |
959 |
1.18 |
+1.18 |
|
CEC |
Heidi van Schaik |
648 |
0.80 |
+0.41 |
| Total formal votes |
81,334 |
96.47 |
−0.25 |
| Informal votes |
2,980 |
3.53 |
+0.25 |
| Turnout |
84,314 |
95.67 |
−0.51 |
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Independent |
Peter Andren |
57,939 |
71.24 |
−3.80 |
|
Liberal |
Paul Blanch |
23,395 |
28.76 |
+28.76 |
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
−3.80 |
|
Australian federal election, 2001: Calare
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
Peter Andren |
40,786 |
51.40 |
+15.12 |
|
Labor |
Kath Knowles |
16,314 |
20.56 |
−4.00 |
|
National |
Dave Shearing |
16,289 |
20.53 |
+8.58 |
|
One Nation |
Terry Nixon |
3,249 |
4.09 |
−6.95 |
|
Greens |
Ian Watts |
1,217 |
1.53 |
+0.43 |
|
Democrats |
Don Marshall |
1,191 |
1.50 |
+0.51 |
|
CEC |
David Simpson |
311 |
0.39 |
+0.17 |
| Total formal votes |
79,357 |
96.72 |
+0.24 |
| Informal votes |
2,690 |
3.28 |
−0.24 |
| Turnout |
82,047 |
96.99 |
|
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Independent |
Peter Andren |
59,548 |
75.04 |
+2.73 |
|
National |
Dave Shearing |
19,809 |
24.96 |
+24.96 |
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
+2.73 |
|
Elections in the 1990s
Australian federal election, 1998: Calare
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
Peter Andren |
29,522 |
40.55 |
+11.18 |
|
Labor |
Terence Corkin |
17,425 |
23.93 |
−5.03 |
|
National |
Rod Blume |
8,554 |
11.75 |
−9.04 |
|
One Nation |
Martin Gleeson |
7,954 |
10.92 |
+10.92 |
|
Liberal |
Garry Sloane |
7,640 |
10.49 |
−5.24 |
|
Greens |
Joan Lambert |
676 |
0.93 |
−0.85 |
|
Democrats |
Ben Saul |
581 |
0.80 |
−0.36 |
|
Unity |
Nelle Edwards |
290 |
0.40 |
+0.40 |
|
CEC |
David Simpson |
168 |
0.23 |
+0.23 |
| Total formal votes |
72,812 |
96.62 |
−1.15 |
| Informal votes |
2,548 |
3.38 |
+1.15 |
| Turnout |
75,360 |
96.20 |
−0.62 |
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Independent |
Peter Andren |
52,653 |
72.31 |
+8.99 |
|
Labor |
Terence Corkin |
20,159 |
27.69 |
+27.69 |
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
+8.99 |
|
Australian federal election, 1996: Calare
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Independent |
Peter Andren |
21,708 |
29.37 |
+29.37 |
|
Labor |
Rob Allen |
21,407 |
28.96 |
−22.04 |
|
National |
Trevor Toole |
15,371 |
20.79 |
−5.22 |
|
Liberal |
Ray Fardell |
11,631 |
15.73 |
−2.79 |
|
Call to Australia |
Bruce McLean |
1,459 |
1.97 |
+1.97 |
|
Greens |
Sharon Mullin |
1,312 |
1.77 |
+1.77 |
|
Democrats |
Peter Baker |
859 |
1.16 |
+1.16 |
|
Natural Law |
Richard Nolan |
172 |
0.23 |
+0.23 |
| Total formal votes |
73,919 |
97.77 |
−0.40 |
| Informal votes |
1,687 |
2.23 |
+0.40 |
| Turnout |
75,606 |
96.82 |
−0.11 |
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Independent |
Peter Andren |
46,666 |
63.32 |
+63.32 |
|
National |
Trevor Toole |
27,037 |
36.68 |
−9.22 |
|
Independent gain from Labor |
Swing |
+63.32 |
|
Australian federal election, 1993: Calare
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
David Simmons |
36,830 |
51.00 |
+6.54 |
|
National |
Ron Penny |
18,787 |
26.01 |
−0.53 |
|
Liberal |
John Staal |
13,376 |
18.52 |
+0.21 |
|
Independent |
Brian Davis |
2,097 |
2.90 |
+2.90 |
|
Independent |
Robert Cianfranco |
1,130 |
1.56 |
+1.56 |
| Total formal votes |
72,220 |
98.17 |
+0.38 |
| Informal votes |
1,350 |
1.83 |
−0.38 |
| Turnout |
73,570 |
96.93 |
|
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
David Simmons |
39,005 |
54.06 |
+2.58 |
|
National |
Ron Penny |
33,142 |
45.94 |
−2.58 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
+2.58 |
|
Australian federal election, 1990: Calare
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
David Simmons |
31,645 |
46.2 |
−2.7 |
|
National |
Joanne Lewis |
16,229 |
23.7 |
+2.8 |
|
Liberal |
John Loneregan |
13,387 |
19.5 |
−5.5 |
|
Democrats |
Steve Adams |
3,759 |
5.5 |
+1.3 |
|
Independent |
Mike Phillips |
1,814 |
2.6 |
+2.6 |
|
Independent |
Brian Davis |
1,706 |
2.5 |
+2.5 |
| Total formal votes |
68,540 |
97.9 |
|
| Informal votes |
1,487 |
2.1 |
|
| Turnout |
70,027 |
96.3 |
|
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
David Simmons |
36,578 |
53.5 |
+0.2 |
|
National |
Joanne Lewis |
31,824 |
46.5 |
−0.2 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
+0.2 |
|
Elections in the 1980s
Australian federal election, 1987: Calare
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
David Simmons |
31,988 |
48.9 |
+0.9 |
|
Liberal |
Mick English |
16,319 |
25.0 |
+7.6 |
|
National |
Stewart Hespe |
13,653 |
20.9 |
−1.1 |
|
Democrats |
Bob Dolton |
2,767 |
4.2 |
+0.8 |
|
Independent |
Eve Buscombe |
656 |
1.0 |
+1.0 |
| Total formal votes |
65,383 |
96.9 |
|
| Informal votes |
2,074 |
3.1 |
|
| Turnout |
67,457 |
96.4 |
|
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
David Simmons |
34,834 |
53.3 |
−2.3 |
|
Liberal |
Mick English |
30,537 |
46.7 |
+2.3 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
−2.3 |
|
Australian federal election, 1984: Calare
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
David Simmons |
30,956 |
49.8 |
−1.9 |
|
National |
Russ Turner |
13,664 |
22.0 |
−21.8 |
|
Liberal |
Ian Byrne |
10,794 |
17.4 |
+17.4 |
|
Independent |
Margaret Stevenson |
4,596 |
7.4 |
+7.4 |
|
Democrats |
Gregory Hamilton |
2,101 |
3.4 |
−0.3 |
| Total formal votes |
62,111 |
95.4 |
|
| Informal votes |
2,983 |
4.6 |
|
| Turnout |
65,094 |
95.9 |
|
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
David Simmons |
34,509 |
55.6 |
+1.6 |
|
National |
Russ Turner |
27,588 |
44.4 |
−1.6 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
+1.6 |
|
Elections in the 1970s
Australian federal election, 1977: Calare
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
David Simmons |
26,799 |
40.5 |
−0.9 |
|
National Country |
Sandy Mackenzie |
20,893 |
31.6 |
−1.4 |
|
Liberal |
James Ashton |
13,509 |
20.4 |
−5.2 |
|
Democrats |
Darvell Baird |
4,986 |
7.5 |
+7.5 |
| Total formal votes |
66,187 |
98.4 |
|
| Informal votes |
1,081 |
1.6 |
|
| Turnout |
67,268 |
96.4 |
|
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
National Country |
Sandy Mackenzie |
36,529 |
55.2 |
+0.5 |
|
Labor |
David Simmons |
29,658 |
44.8 |
−0.5 |
|
National Country hold |
Swing |
+0.5 |
|
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1940s
Australian federal election, 1940: Calare
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Country |
Harold Thorby |
17,227 |
36.4 |
−11.4 |
|
Labor |
John Breen |
12,589 |
26.6 |
−21.2 |
|
Labor (N-C) |
John Heiss |
6,592 |
13.9 |
+13.9 |
|
State Labor |
Greg McGirr |
5,502 |
11.6 |
+11.6 |
|
Country |
Herbert Hodby |
4,027 |
8.5 |
+8.5 |
|
Independent |
Richard Brazier |
1,435 |
3.0 |
+3.0 |
| Total formal votes |
47,372 |
95.9 |
|
| Informal votes |
2,017 |
4.1 |
|
| Turnout |
49,389 |
94.0 |
|
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
John Breen |
25,272 |
53.4 |
+5.6 |
|
Country |
Harold Thorby |
22,090 |
46.6 |
−5.6 |
|
Labor gain from Country |
Swing |
+5.6 |
|
Elections in the 1930s
Australian federal election, 1934: Calare
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor (NSW) |
William Keast |
18,399 |
37.4 |
+12.2 |
|
Country |
Harold Thorby |
17,324 |
35.2 |
−20.0 |
|
United Australia |
Lewis Nott |
8,672 |
17.6 |
+17.6 |
|
Labor |
Reginald Phillips |
3,094 |
6.3 |
−13.3 |
|
Social Credit |
Ethel Arthur-Smith |
1,664 |
3.4 |
+3.4 |
| Total formal votes |
49,153 |
96.3 |
|
| Informal votes |
1,891 |
3.7 |
|
| Turnout |
51,044 |
95.9 |
|
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Country |
Harold Thorby |
26,521 |
54.0 |
−6.1 |
|
Labor (NSW) |
William Keast |
22,632 |
46.0 |
+6.1 |
|
Country hold |
Swing |
−6.1 |
|
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1910s
Elections in the 1900s
References
Sources
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