Electoral results for the Division of Hughes

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Hughes in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1955 until the present.

Members

Member Party Term
  Les Johnson Labor 1955–1966
  Don Dobie Liberal 1966–1969
  Les Johnson Labor 1969–1984
  Robert Tickner Labor 1984–1996
  Danna Vale Liberal 1996–2010
Craig Kelly 2010–2021
  Independent 2021
  United Australia 2021–2022
  Jenny Ware Liberal 2022–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Hughes.[edit]
2022 Australian federal election: Hughes[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jenny Ware 42,148 43.49 −9.67
Labor Riley Campbell 21,828 22.52 −7.94
Independent Georgia Steele 13,891 14.33 +14.33
United Australia Craig Kelly 7,186 7.42 +4.94
Greens Pete Thompson 6,118 6.31 −0.63
Independent Linda Seymour 3,138 3.24 +3.24
One Nation Narelle Seymour 2,600 2.68 +2.68
Total formal votes 96,909 95.67 +0.84
Informal votes 4,387 4.33 −0.84
Turnout 101,296 94.42 −0.40
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jenny Ware 55,244 57.01 −2.84
Labor Riley Campbell 41,665 42.99 +2.84
Liberal hold Swing −2.84
Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Hughes in the 2022 federal election. checkY indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.
The sitting member, Craig Kelly was elected as a Liberal, but resigned from the party in 2021, subsequently joining United Australia.

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Hughes.[edit]
2019 Australian federal election: Hughes[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Craig Kelly 50,763 53.16 +1.19
Labor Diedree Steinwall 29,088 30.46 −1.42
Greens Mitchell Shakespeare 6,631 6.94 −0.43
Animal Justice Gae Constable 2,439 2.55 −1.44
United Australia Terrance Keep 2,366 2.48 +2.48
Christian Democrats Leo-Ning Liu 2,216 2.32 −2.47
Independent Matt Bryan 1,988 2.08 +2.08
Total formal votes 95,491 94.83 −0.77
Informal votes 5,208 5.17 +0.77
Turnout 100,699 94.82 +0.88
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Craig Kelly 57,149 59.85 +0.52
Labor Diedree Steinwall 38,342 40.15 −0.52
Liberal hold Swing +0.52

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Hughes.[edit]
2016 Australian federal election: Hughes[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Craig Kelly 48,734 51.97 −3.59
Labor Diedree Steinwall 29,895 31.88 +2.21
Greens Phil Smith 6,912 7.37 +1.50
Christian Democrats Michael Caudre 4,490 4.79 +2.00
Animal Justice Ellie Robertson 3,745 3.99 +3.99
Total formal votes 93,776 95.60 +1.88
Informal votes 4,314 4.40 −1.88
Turnout 98,090 93.94 −2.45
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Craig Kelly 55,633 59.33 −2.48
Labor Diedree Steinwall 38,143 40.67 +2.48
Liberal hold Swing −2.48

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Hughes.[edit]
2013 Australian federal election: Hughes[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Craig Kelly 48,436 54.68 +5.53
Labor Alison Megarrity 28,406 32.07 −5.71
Palmer United John Peters 5,224 5.90 +5.90
Greens Signe Westerberg 3,948 4.46 −1.83
Christian Democrats Peter Colsell 2,561 2.89 +0.44
Total formal votes 88,575 92.61 −0.87
Informal votes 7,071 7.39 +0.87
Turnout 95,646 94.24 +0.03
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Craig Kelly 53,735 60.67 +5.50
Labor Alison Megarrity 34,840 39.33 −5.50
Liberal hold Swing +5.50

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Hughes.[edit]
2010 Australian federal election: Hughes[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Craig Kelly 42,424 49.15 +2.67
Labor Brent Thomas 32,611 37.78 −5.96
Greens Susan Roberts 5,430 6.29 +0.93
Christian Democrats Scott Nailon 2,112 2.45 −0.70
One Nation Peter Bussa 1,599 1.85 +1.85
Family First Stan Hurley 1,183 1.37 +0.45
Liberal Democrats Don Nguyen 948 1.10 +1.01
Total formal votes 86,307 93.48 −2.08
Informal votes 6,020 6.52 +2.08
Turnout 92,327 94.22 −1.83
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Craig Kelly 47,619 55.17 +4.63
Labor Brent Thomas 38,688 44.83 −4.63
Liberal hold Swing +4.63

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Hughes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Danna Vale 40,334 48.29 −4.73
Labor Greg Holland 35,087 42.01 +8.26
Greens Jamie Paterson 4,646 5.56 −1.20
Christian Democrats John Vanderjagt 2,419 2.90 −0.07
Family First Julie Mezyed 1,033 1.24 +1.24
Total formal votes 83,519 95.74 +1.26
Informal votes 3,712 4.26 −1.26
Turnout 87,231 95.67 +0.55
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Danna Vale 43,562 52.16 −6.39
Labor Greg Holland 39,957 47.84 +6.39
Liberal hold Swing −6.39

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Hughes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Danna Vale 43,726 55.28 +1.67
Labor Greg Holland 24,739 31.28 +0.04
Greens Lorraine Dixon 5,372 6.79 +2.23
Christian Democrats John Vanderjagt 2,589 3.27 +1.15
Veterans Bob Davis 1,504 1.90 +1.90
Democrats Rob Bunt 1,162 1.47 −2.08
Total formal votes 79,091 94.93 −0.99
Informal votes 4,220 5.07 +0.99
Turnout 83,312 95.45 −0.69
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Danna Vale 48,279 61.04 +0.63
Labor Greg Holland 30,813 38.96 −0.63
Liberal hold Swing +0.63

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Hughes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Danna Vale 42,393 53.61 +5.86
Labor Christine Hawkins 24,706 31.24 −2.12
One Nation Susan Oz 3,885 4.91 −3.64
Greens Simon Heemstra 3,604 4.56 +1.92
Democrats Bruce van de Weg 2,811 3.55 −0.21
Christian Democrats William Ryan 1,676 2.12 +2.10
Total formal votes 79,075 95.95 −0.26
Informal votes 3,341 4.05 +0.26
Turnout 82,416 96.51
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Danna Vale 47,773 60.41 +4.05
Labor Christine Hawkins 31,302 39.59 −4.05
Liberal hold Swing +4.05

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Hughes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Danna Vale 38,199 46.97 −2.01
Labor David Hill 27,711 34.07 −3.98
One Nation Reginald Lowder 7,020 8.63 +8.63
Democrats Adrian Blackburn 3,096 3.81 −2.00
Greens Jo-Anne Lentern 2,224 2.73 −0.49
Independent Jim McGoldrick 2,069 2.54 +2.54
Unity Suthep Kunathai 655 0.81 +0.81
Abolish Child Support Jim Bowen 211 0.26 +0.26
Republican Martin Heald 148 0.18 +0.18
Total formal votes 81,333 96.26 −1.01
Informal votes 3,162 3.74 +1.01
Turnout 84,495 96.21 −1.26
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Danna Vale 45,154 55.52 +0.63
Labor David Hill 36,179 44.48 −0.63
Liberal hold Swing +0.63

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Hughes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Danna Vale 38,211 48.98 +10.74
Labor Robert Tickner 29,690 38.05 −13.79
Democrats Robert Koppelhuber 4,534 5.81 +1.86
Greens Steve Allen 2,517 3.23 +3.23
Call to Australia Christopher Derrick 1,571 2.01 −0.37
Independent Martha Halliday 1,498 1.92 +1.92
Total formal votes 78,021 97.27 −0.12
Informal votes 2,192 2.73 +0.12
Turnout 80,213 97.47 +0.29
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Danna Vale 42,669 54.89 +11.31
Labor Robert Tickner 35,072 45.11 −11.31
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +11.31

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Hughes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Tickner 36,714 51.84 +7.05
Liberal Noel Short 27,075 38.23 −0.13
Democrats June Young 2,798 3.95 −8.20
Call to Australia Colin Scott 1,689 2.38 +2.38
Independent Sue Gunning 1,211 1.71 +1.71
Independent Joanne Buckley 1,054 1.49 +1.49
Natural Law Carol Maher 277 0.39 +0.39
Total formal votes 70,818 97.39 −0.38
Informal votes 1,899 2.61 +0.38
Turnout 72,717 97.18
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Tickner 39,949 56.42 +0.37
Liberal Noel Short 30,855 43.58 −0.37
Labor hold Swing +0.37

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Hughes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Tickner 31,500 45.1 −4.7
Liberal Cliff Mason 26,503 38.0 −3.6
Democrats John Clancy 8,576 12.3 +3.8
  |Illawarra Greens George Kriflik 3,254 4.7 +4.7
Total formal votes 69,833 97.9
Informal votes 1,491 2.1
Turnout 71,324 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Tickner 39,434 56.6 +1.5
Liberal Cliff Mason 30,287 43.4 −1.5
Labor hold Swing +1.5

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Hughes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Tickner 31,636 49.8 −2.7
Liberal Cliff Mason 26,433 41.6 +2.0
Democrats Paul Terrett 5,416 8.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 63,485 95.9
Informal votes 2,696 4.1
Turnout 66,181 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Tickner 34,958 55.1 −1.4
Liberal Cliff Mason 28,524 44.9 +1.4
Labor hold Swing −1.4

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Hughes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Tickner 30,224 52.5 −1.9
Liberal Cliff Mason 22,790 39.6 +4.0
Democrats Harold Jeffrey 4,058 7.0 −2.1
Independent Marjorie Wisby 497 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 57,569 95.2
Informal votes 2,890 4.8
Turnout 60,459 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Tickner 32,517 56.5 −4.6
Liberal Cliff Mason 25,052 43.5 +4.6
Labor hold Swing −4.6

1984 by-election

1984 Hughes by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Tickner 40,728 58.1 −3.5
Liberal Clifford Mason 22,962 32.7 +4.3
Democrats Ronald Hellyer 4,065 5.8 −3.3
Independent Leslie Johnson 1,393 2.0 +2.0
National Action Jim Saleam 970 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 70,118 97.9
Informal votes 1,486 2.1
Turnout 71,604 86.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Tickner 44,162 63.0 −5.3
Liberal Clifford Mason 25,956 37.0 +5.3
Labor hold Swing −5.3

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Hughes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Johnson 46,667 61.6 +4.6
Liberal Peter Somerville 21,467 28.4 −5.3
Democrats Ronald Hellyer 6,899 9.1 +0.8
Socialist Workers Stephen Painter 672 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 75,705 98.2
Informal votes 1,363 1.8
Turnout 77,068 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Les Johnson 68.3 +6.2
Liberal Peter Somerville 31.7 −6.2
Labor hold Swing +6.2

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Hughes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Johnson 40,470 57.0 +5.3
Liberal Chris Downy 23,951 33.7 +0.6
Democrats Questa Gill 5,867 8.3 −6.9
Progress Marjorie Wisby 687 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 70,975 97.9
Informal votes 1,517 2.1
Turnout 72,492 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Les Johnson 62.1 +2.8
Liberal Chris Downy 37.9 −2.8
Labor hold Swing +2.8

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Hughes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Johnson 34,659 51.7 −4.9
Liberal Henry Halliwell 22,229 33.1 −10.3
Democrats Kenneth Johnson 10,212 15.2 −4.9
Total formal votes 67,100 97.9
Informal votes 1,410 2.1
Turnout 68,510 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Les Johnson 59.3 +2.7
Liberal Henry Halliwell 40.7 −2.7
Labor hold Swing +2.7

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Hughes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Johnson 37,000 59.3 −7.0
Liberal Robert Law 25,362 40.7 +9.3
Total formal votes 62,362 98.0
Informal votes 1,302 2.0
Turnout 63,664 96.7
Labor hold Swing −8.4

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Hughes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Johnson 40,005 66.3 −0.2
Liberal Philip Benwell 18,954 31.4 +1.0
Australia Walter Skarschewski 1,382 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 60,341 98.5
Informal votes 894 1.5
Turnout 61,235 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Les Johnson 67.7 +0.6
Liberal Philip Benwell 32.3 −0.6
Labor hold Swing +0.6

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Hughes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Johnson 35,849 66.5 +5.2
Liberal Eric Blain 16,399 30.4 +1.4
Democratic Labor William Goslett 1,643 3.0 −0.2
Total formal votes 53,891 98.7
Informal votes 719 1.3
Turnout 54,610 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Les Johnson 67.1 +1.1
Liberal Eric Blain 32.9 −1.1
Labor hold Swing +1.1

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Hughes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Johnson 30,004 61.3 +4.1
Liberal Carl Leddy 14,162 29.0 −11.2
Independent Marjorie Williams 3,169 6.5 +6.5
Democratic Labor William Goslett 1,577 3.2 +0.6
Total formal votes 48,912 98.2
Informal votes 920 1.8
Turnout 49,832 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Les Johnson 66.0 +8.3
Liberal Carl Leddy 34.0 −8.3
Labor notional hold Swing +8.3

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Hughes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don Dobie 37,647 49.9 +5.1
Labor Les Johnson 35,793 47.5 −4.6
Democratic Labor William Goslett 1,989 2.6 +0.2
Total formal votes 75,429 98.1
Informal votes 1,463 1.9
Turnout 76,892 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Dobie 39,188 52.0 +4.7
Labor Les Johnson 36,241 48.0 −4.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.7

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Hughes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Johnson 35,726 52.1 −7.1
Liberal William Cover 30,751 44.8 +9.1
Democratic Labor George Apap 1,665 2.4 −2.7
New Guinea John Phillips 269 0.4 +0.4
Independent John Mantova 200 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 68,611 98.4
Informal votes 1,148 1.6
Turnout 69,759 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Les Johnson 52.7 −8.3
Liberal William Cover 47.3 +8.3
Labor hold Swing −8.3

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Hughes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Johnson 37,113 59.2 +5.4
Liberal Keith Woodward 22,399 35.7 −6.3
Democratic Labor Wesley Johns 3,226 5.1 +0.9
Total formal votes 62,738 97.9
Informal votes 1,324 2.1
Turnout 64,062 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Les Johnson 61.0 +6.4
Liberal Keith Woodward 39.0 −6.4
Labor hold Swing +6.4

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Hughes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Johnson 28,651 53.8 +5.4
Liberal John Dwyer 22,352 42.0 −4.7
Democratic Labor Kevin O'Connor 2,221 4.2 +4.2
Total formal votes 53,224 97.8
Informal votes 1,203 2.2
Turnout 54,427 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Les Johnson 54.6 +2.4
Liberal John Dwyer 45.4 −2.4
Labor hold Swing +2.4

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Hughes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Johnson 20,549 48.4 −7.0
Liberal Keith Bates 19,840 46.7 +6.3
Communist Alf Watt 1,201 2.8 +2.8
Independent Robert Mackie 880 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 42,470 96.7
Informal votes 1,437 3.3
Turnout 43,907 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Les Johnson 22,165 52.2 −5.2
Liberal Keith Bates 20,305 47.8 +5.2
Labor notional hold Swing −5.2

References

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