Electoral results for the Division of Throsby

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

Members

Member Party Term
  Colin Hollis Labor 1984–2001
  Jennie George Labor 2001–2010
  Stephen Jones Labor 2010–2016

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2013 Australian federal election: Throsby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stephen Jones 37,980 45.00 −5.53
Liberal Larissa Mallinson 23,498 27.84 −2.47
National Gary Anderson 8,539 10.12 +4.80
Greens Peter Moran 4,613 5.47 −6.46
Palmer United May King 3,885 4.60 +4.60
Independent Paul Matters 1,948 2.31 +2.31
Christian Democrats John Kadwell 1,938 2.30 +2.30
Bullet Train Elrond Veness 677 0.80 +0.80
Katter's Australian Glenn Turner 473 0.56 +0.56
Non-Custodial Parents Wayne Hartman 435 0.52 −1.39
Democratic Labour Brian Boulton 407 0.48 +0.48
Total formal votes 84,393 91.17 −1.93
Informal votes 8,174 8.83 +1.93
Turnout 92,567 94.13 +0.50
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stephen Jones 48,753 57.77 −4.34
Liberal Larissa Mallinson 35,640 42.23 +4.34
Labor hold Swing −4.34

2010

2010 Australian federal election: Throsby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stephen Jones 42,227 50.53 −7.69
Liberal Juliet Arkwright 25,330 30.31 +1.35
Greens Peter Moran 9,973 11.93 +2.99
National Alan Hay 4,446 5.32 +5.32
Non-Custodial Parents Wayne Hartman 1,595 1.91 +1.91
Total formal votes 83,571 93.10 −2.03
Informal votes 6,197 6.90 +2.03
Turnout 89,768 93.63 −2.23
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stephen Jones 51,909 62.11 −4.65
Liberal Juliet Arkwright 31,662 37.89 +4.65
Labor hold Swing −4.65

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Throsby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jennie George 52,275 64.98 +9.97
Liberal Stuart Wright 18,266 22.71 −9.40
Greens Peter Moran 7,308 9.08 −0.97
Christian Democrats Scott Deakes 2,598 3.23 +2.97
Total formal votes 80,447 94.76 +0.20
Informal votes 4,446 5.24 −0.20
Turnout 84,893 95.92 +0.44
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jennie George 59,099 73.46 +9.64
Liberal Stuart Wright 21,348 26.54 −9.64
Labor hold Swing +9.64

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Throsby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jennie George 44,495 56.26 +1.36
Liberal Linda Nelson 24,519 31.00 +5.78
Greens Trevor Jones 7,995 10.11 +5.61
Democrats Madeleine Roberts 2,078 2.63 −4.88
Total formal votes 79,087 94.47 −0.34
Informal votes 4,629 5.53 +0.34
Turnout 83,716 95.87 +0.36
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jennie George 51,407 65.00 −0.10
Liberal Linda Nelson 27,680 35.00 +0.10
Labor hold Swing −0.10

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Throsby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jennie George 41,963 54.90 −6.32
Liberal Alan Akhurst 19,280 25.22 +7.84
Democrats Madeleine Roberts 5,743 7.51 +3.72
One Nation Ivan Prsa 4,969 6.50 −4.83
Greens Elsa Story 3,444 4.51 +1.45
Margaret Perrott 1,043 1.36 +1.36
Total formal votes 76,442 94.81 −1.29
Informal votes 4,183 5.19 +1.29
Turnout 80,625 96.06
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jennie George 49,767 65.10 −7.32
Liberal Alan Akhurst 26,675 34.90 +7.32
Labor hold Swing −7.32

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Throsby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Colin Hollis 44,468 61.27 +0.43
Liberal Charlie Mifsud 12,538 17.27 −4.43
One Nation Dan Orr 8,267 11.39 +11.39
Democrats Ann Barry 2,751 3.79 −4.69
Greens Karla Sperling 2,230 3.07 −2.07
Christian Democrats Brian Hughes 1,949 2.69 −1.16
Socialist Equality Peter Stavropoulos 379 0.52 +0.52
Total formal votes 72,582 96.10 −0.03
Informal votes 2,948 3.90 +0.03
Turnout 75,530 95.75 −1.34
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Colin Hollis 52,593 72.46 +2.84
Liberal Charlie Mifsud 19,989 27.54 −2.84
Labor hold Swing +2.84

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Throsby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Colin Hollis 42,963 60.83 +2.40
Liberal Albert Galea 15,326 21.70 +4.83
Democrats Elizabeth Fisher 5,990 8.48 +5.16
Greens Les Robinson 3,629 5.14 +0.94
Call to Australia Brian Hughes 2,716 3.85 +1.69
Total formal votes 70,624 96.12 +0.34
Informal votes 2,848 3.88 −0.34
Turnout 73,472 97.10 +0.58
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Colin Hollis 48,966 69.62 −4.41
Liberal Albert Galea 21,369 30.38 +4.41
Labor hold Swing −4.41

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Throsby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Colin Hollis 39,476 58.44 +5.00
Liberal Peter Josevski 11,394 16.87 −1.41
Rex Connor Labor Rex Connor 7,083 10.48 +2.63
Greens Karla Sperling 2,838 4.20 +4.20
Democrats Tom Hadley 2,242 3.32 −10.49
Call to Australia Brian Hughes 1,458 2.16 +2.16
Dragan Grijak 1,124 1.66 +1.66
Against Further Immigration David Hughes 1,015 1.50 +1.50
Margaret Perrott 657 0.97 +0.97
Natural Law Richard Barnes 267 0.40 +0.40
Total formal votes 67,554 95.79 −0.50
Informal votes 2,970 4.21 +0.50
Turnout 70,524 96.51
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Colin Hollis 49,911 74.02 +5.08
Liberal Peter Josevski 17,515 25.98 −5.08
Labor hold Swing +5.08

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Throsby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Colin Hollis 31,310 47.8 −3.6
Liberal Garry Noel-Gough 19,706 30.1 +7.8
Democrats Greg Butler 10,034 15.3 +7.8
Independent Ronald Henderson 2,298 3.5 +3.5
Australian Gruen Lyn Allison 1,146 1.7 +1.7
Independent David Reilly 1,071 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 65,565 97.4
Informal votes 1,763 2.6
Turnout 67,328 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Colin Hollis 39,418 60.2 +3.1
Liberal Garry Noel-Gough 26,043 39.8 −3.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Throsby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Colin Hollis 30,354 51.4 −5.7
Liberal Neville Fredericks 20,456 34.6 +8.0
Democrats Greg Butler 4,458 7.5 +1.9
National David Wood 3,812 6.5 −3.0
Total formal votes 59,080 95.5
Informal votes 2,815 4.5
Turnout 61,895 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Colin Hollis 33,718 57.1 −4.6
Liberal Neville Fredericks 25,359 42.9 +4.6
Labor hold Swing −4.6

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Throsby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Colin Hollis 31,472 57.1 +2.0
Liberal Wendy Stubbs 14,648 26.6 −11.2
National Duncan Gair 5,241 9.5 +9.5
Democrats Alan Cole 3,095 5.6 +0.9
Independent Paul Trevardis 399 0.7 +0.7
Independent Martin Essenberg 298 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 55,153 94.9
Informal votes 2,975 5.1
Turnout 58,128 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Colin Hollis 33,989 61.7 +2.7
Liberal Wendy Stubbs 21,139 38.3 −2.7
Labor notional hold Swing +2.7

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