Electoral results for the Division of Kalgoorlie

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Kalgoorlie in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 2010.

Members

Member Party Term
  John Kirwan Free Trade 1901–1903
  Charlie Frazer Labor 1903–1913
  Hugh Mahon Labor 1913 by–1917
  Edward Heitmann Nationalist 1917–1919
  Hugh Mahon Labor 1919–1920
  George Foley Nationalist 1920 by–1922
  Albert Green Labor 1922–1940
  Herbert Johnson Labor 1940 by–1958
  Peter Browne Liberal 1958–1961
  Fred Collard Labor 1961–1975
  Mick Cotter Liberal 1975–1980
  Graeme Campbell Labor 1980–1995
  Independent 1995–1996
  Australia First 1996–1998
  Barry Haase Liberal 1998–2010

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry Haase 31,565 48.14 +2.68
Labor Sharon Thiel 26,653 40.65 +8.73
Greens Robin Chapple 4,045 6.17 −0.16
One Nation Derek Major 1,075 1.64 −0.69
Christian Democrats Ross Patterson 962 1.47 +0.19
Family First Ian Rose 820 1.25 +1.25
Citizens Electoral Council Ian Burt 275 0.42 −0.07
Liberty & Democracy Charles Dalton 176 0.28 +0.27
Total formal votes 65,571 95.93 +1.27
Informal votes 2,785 4.07 −1.27
Turnout 68,356 84.63 +1.10
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Haase 34,474 52.58 −3.72
Labor Sharon Thiel 31,097 47.42 +3.72
Liberal hold Swing −3.72

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry Haase 29,475 45.46 +2.86
Labor Tom Stephens 20,691 31.92 −3.14
Independent Graeme Campbell 6,654 10.26 +10.26
Greens Kado Muir 4,101 6.33 +2.55
One Nation Robin Scott 1,511 2.33 −6.27
Christian Democrats Craig Hendry 827 1.28 +1.28
Independent Brendon Cook 506 0.78 +0.78
Democrats Don Hoddy 496 0.77 −2.75
Citizens Electoral Council Lorraine Thomas 318 0.49 +0.33
Independent Nabil Haji Rowland 252 0.39 +0.39
Total formal votes 64,831 94.66 +0.26
Informal votes 3,656 5.34 −0.26
Turnout 68,487 83.53 −3.28
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Haase 36,502 56.30 +1.96
Labor Tom Stephens 28,329 43.70 −1.96
Liberal hold Swing +1.96

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry Haase 28,810 42.60 +14.57
Labor Paul Browning 23,712 35.06 +7.44
One Nation Robin Scott 5,818 8.60 +0.21
Greens Laurie Miller 2,554 3.78 −0.46
Democrats Don Hoddy 2,383 3.52 +1.52
Independent Clark Butson 1,947 2.88 +2.88
National Peter McCumstie 1,379 2.04 −3.94
Independent Neville Smith 474 0.70 +0.70
Curtin Labor Alliance Ian Burt 447 0.66 +0.66
Citizens Electoral Council Callum Payne 111 0.16 −0.11
Total formal votes 67,635 94.40 −0.95
Informal votes 4,010 5.60 +0.95
Turnout 71,645 86.84
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Haase 36,755 54.34 +2.24
Labor Paul Browning 30,880 45.66 −2.24
Liberal hold Swing +2.24

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry Haase 19,169 28.03 +1.43
Labor Clark Butson 18,890 27.62 −6.11
Australia First Graeme Campbell 15,585 22.79 +22.79
One Nation Neville Smith 5,737 8.39 +8.39
National Kathy Finlayson 4,088 5.98 +4.78
Greens Robin Chapple 2,899 4.24 +0.51
Democrats Dean Richter 1,367 2.00 −0.18
Christian Democrats Laurie Sugg 466 0.68 +0.68
Citizens Electoral Council Ian Burt 185 0.27 +0.27
Total formal votes 68,386 95.35 −1.87
Informal votes 3,335 4.65 +1.87
Turnout 71,721 86.97 −1.86
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Haase 35,632 52.10 +2.80
Labor Clark Butson 32,754 47.90 −2.80
Liberal gain from Independent Swing +2.80

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie [1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Graeme Campbell 21,895 35.13 +35.13
Labor Ian Taylor 21,648 34.73 −19.63
Liberal Cedric Wyatt 15,144 24.30 −10.32
Greens Deborah Botica 2,324 3.73 −0.45
Democrats David Thackrah 1,318 2.11 −0.53
Total formal votes 62,329 97.23 −0.19
Informal votes 1,777 2.77 +0.19
Turnout 64,106 88.83 −0.89
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Ian Taylor 33,130 53.36 −6.59
Liberal Cedric Wyatt 28,960 46.64 +6.59
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Graeme Campbell 37,536 60.35 +60.35
Labor Ian Taylor 24,666 39.65 −20.24
Member changed to Independent from Labor  

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Graeme Campbell 35,187 54.36 +4.88
Liberal Don Green 22,406 34.61 +2.42
Greens Robin Chapple 2,702 4.17 −2.14
Independent James O'Kenny 2,001 3.09 +3.09
Democrats Shyama Peebles 1,713 2.65 −5.37
Natural Law Byron Rigby 723 1.12 +1.12
Total formal votes 64,732 97.42 +1.01
Informal votes 1,713 2.58 −1.01
Turnout 66,445 89.72
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graeme Campbell 38,770 59.94 −0.29
Liberal Don Green 25,907 40.06 +0.29
Labor hold Swing −0.29

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Graeme Campbell 29,883 49.5 −4.9
Liberal Louie Carnicelli 19,441 32.2 −3.3
Democrats Vin Cooper 4,839 8.0 +3.6
Greens Robin Chapple 3,815 6.3 +6.3
National Dascia Weckert 1,810 3.0 −2.7
Grey Power Josh Sacino 606 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 60,394 96.4
Informal votes 2,248 3.6
Turnout 62,642 89.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graeme Campbell 36,326 60.2 +1.7
Liberal Louie Carnicelli 23,980 39.8 −1.7
Labor hold Swing +1.7

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Graeme Campbell 30,841 52.6 +1.3
Liberal David Johnston 21,850 37.3 −3.6
National Ron Smales 3,363 5.7 +5.7
Democrats Frank Chulung 2,593 4.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 58,647 93.8
Informal votes 3,899 6.2
Turnout 62,546 88.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graeme Campbell 33,223 56.7 +0.7
Liberal David Johnston 25,420 43.3 −0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Graeme Campbell 27,903 51.3 −3.8
Liberal Douglas Krepp 22,241 40.9 +1.9
Nuclear Disarmament David Nourish 2,623 4.8 +4.8
Democrats William Mason 1,649 3.0 +0.0
Total formal votes 54,416 92.4
Informal votes 4,485 7.6
Turnout 58,901 87.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graeme Campbell 30,476 56.0 −2.0
Liberal Douglas Krepp 23,940 44.0 +2.0
Labor hold Swing −2.0

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Graeme Campbell 34,843 56.6 +11.4
Liberal Douglas Krepp 23,069 37.5 −9.0
Democrats Blair Nancarrow 1,856 3.0 −5.3
Independent Joseph Boschetti 1,778 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 61,546 97.7
Informal votes 1,459 2.3
Turnout 63,005 86.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graeme Campbell 59.5 +8.9
Liberal Douglas Krepp 40.5 −8.9
Labor hold Swing +8.9

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mick Cotter 26,562 46.5 −1.8
Labor Graeme Campbell 25,845 45.2 +6.8
Democrats Trevor Butler 4,723 8.3 +2.0
Total formal votes 57,130 97.6
Informal votes 1,419 2.4
Turnout 58,549 87.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graeme Campbell 28,889 50.6 +8.1
Liberal Mick Cotter 28,241 49.4 −8.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.1

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mick Cotter 27,512 49.3 −4.4
Labor Brian Conway 20,862 37.4 −5.8
Democrats Edwin Routley 3,534 6.3 +6.3
National Country Squire Fletcher 2,399 4.3 +4.3
Progress Graham Mills 1,529 2.7 −0.4
Total formal votes 55,836 96.8
Informal votes 1,855 3.2
Turnout 57,691 90.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mick Cotter 58.5 +2.3
Labor Brian Conway 41.5 −2.3
Liberal hold Swing +2.3

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mick Cotter 25,994 51.7 +9.8
Labor Fred Collard 22,734 45.2 −5.1
Workers Graham Mills 1,538 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 50,266 97.9
Informal votes 1,055 2.1
Turnout 51,321 89.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mick Cotter 54.2 +6.3
Labor Fred Collard 45.8 −6.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.3

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Collard 22,925 50.3 −8.5
Liberal Mick Cotter 19,072 41.9 +6.9
National Alliance George Kyros 2,520 5.5 −0.7
Australia Ian Kelly 555 1.2 +1.2
Independent James Jackson 487 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 45,559 97.4
Informal votes 1,216 2.6
Turnout 46,775 88.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Collard 52.1 −7.3
Liberal Mick Cotter 47.9 +7.3
Labor hold Swing −7.3

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Collard 26,648 58.8 −0.2
Liberal Gerald Gloster 15,837 35.0 −0.9
Democratic Labor Geoffrey Sands 2,801 6.2 +1.1
Total formal votes 45,286 97.5
Informal votes 1,182 2.5
Turnout 46,468 89.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Collard 60.0 +0.0
Liberal Gerald Gloster 40.0 +0.0
Labor hold Swing +0.0

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Collard 23,138 59.0 +1.6
Liberal Jim Samson 14,064 35.9 −1.0
Democratic Labor Geoffrey Sands 1,983 5.1 −0.6
Total formal votes 39,185 98.1
Informal votes 744 1.9
Turnout 39,929 89.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Collard 60.0 +1.5
Liberal James Samson 40.0 −1.5
Labor hold Swing +1.5

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Collard 18,393 59.5 +7.2
Liberal Grahame Jonas 10,762 34.8 −6.2
Democratic Labor Geoffrey Sands 1,765 5.7 −1.0
Total formal votes 30,920 96.8
Informal votes 1,020 3.2
Turnout 31,940 89.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Collard 60.6 +7.2
Liberal Grahame Jonas 39.4 −7.2
Labor hold Swing +7.2

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Collard 16,180 52.3 +4.4
Liberal Peter Browne 12,668 41.0 −2.3
Democratic Labor James Ardagh 1,328 4.3 +1.4
Democratic Labor Antonius Berkhout 751 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 30,927 98.5
Informal votes 467 1.5
Turnout 31,394 89.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Collard 53.4 +2.8
Liberal Peter Browne 46.6 −2.8
Labor hold Swing +2.8

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Collard 14,231 47.9 +3.6
Liberal Peter Browne 12,850 43.3 +6.7
Democratic Labor George Jensen 1,578 5.3 −6.6
Independent Harold Illingworth 1,050 3.5 −3.8
Total formal votes 29,709 97.2
Informal votes 859 2.8
Turnout 30,568 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Collard 15,034 50.6 +0.9
Liberal Peter Browne 14,675 49.4 −0.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +0.9

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Collard 12,519 44.3 −16.8
Liberal Peter Browne 10,337 36.6 +36.6
Democratic Labor Antonius Berkhout 3,363 11.9 +11.9
Independent Harold Illingworth 2,056 7.3 −31.6
Total formal votes 28,275 96.6
Informal votes 1,008 3.4
Turnout 29,283 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Browne 14,227 50.3 +50.3
Labor Fred Collard 14,048 49.7 −11.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +11.4

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert Johnson 17,033 61.1 −4.5
Independent Harold Illingworth 10,844 38.9 +4.5
Total formal votes 27,877 96.3
Informal votes 1,067 3.7
Turnout 28,944 93.2
Labor hold Swing −1.8

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert Johnson 17,130 65.6 −34.4
Independent Harold Illingworth 8,991 34.4 +34.4
Total formal votes 26,121 98.1
Informal votes 494 1.9
Turnout 26,615 93.1
Labor hold Swing −34.4

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert Johnson unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert Johnson 18,127 62.4 −9.3
Liberal John Porteus 10,902 37.6 +9.3
Total formal votes 29,029 97.8
Informal votes 653 2.2
Turnout 29,682 93.9
Labor hold Swing −9.3

1946

1946 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert Johnson 22,655 68.0 +0.4
Liberal Seddon Vincent 10,646 32.0 −9.6
Total formal votes 33,301 97.8
Informal votes 749 2.2
Turnout 34,050 90.0
Labor hold Swing −7.4

1943

1943 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert Johnson 23,424 67.6 −32.4
United Australia Lance Horley 6,227 18.0 +18.0
Communist Kevin Healy 3,002 8.7 +8.7
United Australia Ralph Shaw 1,538 4.4 +4.4
Independent William McGhie 463 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 34,654 96.9
Informal votes 1,092 3.1
Turnout 35,746 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Herbert Johnson 75.4 −24.6
United Australia Lance Horley 24.6 +24.6
Labor hold Swing −24.6

1940 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1940 Kalgoorlie by-election § Results.[edit]
Kalgoorlie by-election, 1940[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert Johnson 18,228 51.4 −48.6
United Australia Frederick Lee 14,382 40.5 +40.5
Independent Benjamin Finlay 1,721 4.9 +4.9
United Australia Carlyle Ferguson 1,140 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 35,471 98.4
Informal votes 567 1.6
Turnout 36,038 82.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Herbert Johnson 54.6 −45.4
United Australia Frederick Lee 45.4 +45.4
Labor hold Swing −45.4

1940

1940 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Albert Green unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Albert Green 25,771 73.6 −26.4
United Australia Stephen Kellow 9,235 26.4 +26.4
Total formal votes 35,006 96.0
Informal votes 1,457 4.0
Turnout 36,463 88.4
Labor hold Swing −26.4

1934

1934 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Albert Green unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1931

1931 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Albert Green 15,419 57.5 −6.4
Country William Pickering 7,156 26.7 +3.6
United Australia George Rainsford 4,248 15.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 26,823 97.1
Informal votes 807 2.9
Turnout 27,630 86.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Albert Green 59.1 −6.1
Country William Pickering 40.9 +6.1
Labor hold Swing −6.1

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Albert Green 15,761 63.9 −36.1
Country William Pickering 5,684 23.1 +23.1
Nationalist William Greenard 3,203 13.0 +13.0
Total formal votes 24,648 98.0
Informal votes 505 2.0
Turnout 25,153 84.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Albert Green 65.2 −34.8
Country William Pickering 34.8 +34.8
Labor hold Swing −34.8

1928

1928 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Albert Green unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1925

1925 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Albert Green 14,245 57.6 +0.2
Nationalist John Mullany 10,476 42.4 −0.2
Total formal votes 24,721 97.2
Informal votes 717 2.8
Turnout 25,438 86.0
Labor hold Swing +0.2

1922

1922 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Albert Green 9,889 57.4 +8.9
Nationalist George Foley 7,331 42.6 +9.9
Total formal votes 17,220 94.9
Informal votes 917 5.1
Turnout 18,137 58.4
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +7.1

1920

This section is an excerpt from 1920 Kalgoorlie by-election § Results.[edit]
Kalgoorlie by-election, 1920[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist George Foley 8,382 51.4 +3.5
Labor Hugh Mahon 7,939 48.6 −3.5
Total formal votes 16,321 99.3 +0.6
Informal votes 113 0.7 −0.6
Turnout 16,434 79.1 −0.2
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing +3.5

Elections in the 1910s

1919

1919 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Hugh Mahon 9,220 52.1 +3.4
Nationalist Edward Heitmann 8,480 47.9 −3.4
Total formal votes 17,700 98.7
Informal votes 237 1.3
Turnout 17,937 79.3
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +3.4

1917

1917 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Edward Heitmann 11,659 51.3 +51.3
Labor Hugh Mahon 11,087 48.7 −51.3
Total formal votes 22,746 97.3
Informal votes 635 2.7
Turnout 23,381 84.4
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing +51.3

1914

1914 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Hugh Mahon unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1913 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1913 Kalgoorlie by-election § Results.[edit]
Kalgoorlie by-election, 1913[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Hugh Mahon unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1913

1913 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charlie Frazer unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1910

1910 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charlie Frazer 11,162 81.4 +2.4
Liberal John Thornett 2,550 18.6 −2.4
Total formal votes 13,712 98.5
Informal votes 214 1.5
Turnout 13,926 64.3
Labour hold Swing +2.4

Elections in the 1900s

1906

1906 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charlie Frazer 7,715 79.0 +12.4
Western Australian William Burton 2,051 21.0 −12.4
Total formal votes 9,766 96.7
Informal votes 338 3.3
Turnout 10,104 36.2
Labour hold Swing +12.4

1903

1903 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charlie Frazer 5,820 66.6 +66.6
Free Trade John Kirwan 2,913 33.4 −30.7
Total formal votes 8,733 96.8
Informal votes 286 3.2
Turnout 9,019 38.9
Labour gain from Free Trade Swing +30.7

1901

1901 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade John Kirwan 5,374 64.1 +64.1
Ind. Free Trade John Hopkins 3,015 35.9 +35.9
Total formal votes 8,389 44.6
Free Trade win (new seat)

References

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  3. ^ "By-Elections 1940-1943". Psephos. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008.
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