Electoral results for the Division of Franklin

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Franklin in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1903 until the present.

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  William McWilliams Revenue Tariff 1903–1906
  Anti-Socialist 1906–1909
  Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1920
  Country 1920–1922
  Alfred Seabrook Nationalist 1922–1928
  William McWilliams Independent 1928–1929
  Charles Frost Labor 1929–1931
  Archibald Blacklow United Australia 1931–1934
  Charles Frost Labor 1934–1946
  Bill Falkinder Liberal 1946–1966
  Thomas Pearsall Liberal 1966–1969
  Ray Sherry Labor 1969–1975
  Bruce Goodluck Liberal 1975–1993
  Harry Quick Labor 1993–2007
  Independent 2007–2007
  Julie Collins Labor 2007–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2016: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Julie Collins 32,724 47.01 +7.08
Liberal Amanda-Sue Markham 24,542 35.26 −3.45
Greens Martine Delaney 9,293 13.35 +1.17
Arts Tim Sanderson 1,673 2.40 +2.40
Christian Democrats George Muskett 1,375 1.98 +1.98
Total formal votes 69,607 96.60 +0.37
Informal votes 2,453 3.40 −0.37
Turnout 72,060 93.83 −1.26
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julie Collins 42,264 60.72 +5.63
Liberal Amanda-Sue Markham 27,343 39.28 −5.63
Labor hold Swing +5.63
Australian federal election, 2013: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Julie Collins 26,893 39.93 −2.92
Liberal Bernadette Black 26,070 38.71 +5.23
Greens Rosalie Woodruff 8,201 12.18 −8.69
Palmer United Marti Zucco 4,108 6.10 +6.10
Family First Josh Downes 1,264 1.88 +1.88
Katter's Australian Sarah Ugalde 478 0.71 +0.71
Rise Up Australia Olwyn Bowden 330 0.49 +0.49
Total formal votes 67,344 96.23 −0.29
Informal votes 2,639 3.77 +0.29
Turnout 69,983 95.09 −0.37
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julie Collins 37,103 55.09 −5.73
Liberal Bernadette Black 30,241 44.91 +5.73
Labor hold Swing −5.73
Australian federal election, 2010: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Julie Collins 28,079 42.85 +2.17
Liberal Jane Howlett 21,938 33.48 -7.82
Greens Wendy Heatley 13,675 20.87 +6.15
Independent John Forster 1,839 2.81 +2.81
Total formal votes 65,531 96.52 -0.83
Informal votes 2,365 3.48 +0.83
Turnout 67,896 95.51 -0.35
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julie Collins 39,856 60.82 +6.79
Liberal Jane Howlett 25,675 39.18 -6.79
Labor hold Swing +6.79

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Julie Collins 27,990 41.39 -5.03
Liberal Vanessa Goodwin 27,742 41.02 +2.35
Greens Gerard Velnaar 9,769 14.44 +3.26
Family First Gino Papiccio 1,504 2.22 -0.98
Socialist Alliance Matt Holloway 365 0.53 +0.01
CEC Roger Honey 262 0.39 +0.39
Total formal votes 67,632 97.28 +0.68
Informal votes 1,893 2.72 -0.68
Turnout 69,525 95.84 +0.19
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julie Collins 36,845 54.48 -3.11
Liberal Vanessa Goodwin 30,787 45.52 +3.11
Labor hold Swing -3.11
Australian federal election, 2004: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Harry Quick 29,938 46.42 +0.57
Liberal Henry Finnis 24,936 38.67 +1.11
Greens Mathew Woolley 7,207 11.18 +1.45
Family First Marc Mumford 2,063 3.20 +3.20
Socialist Alliance Glenn Shields 345 0.53 +0.53
Total formal votes 64,489 96.60 -0.40
Informal votes 2,270 3.40 +0.40
Turnout 86,759 95.65 -0.65
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Quick 37,139 57.59 -0.45
Liberal Henry Finnis 27,350 42.41 +0.45
Labor hold Swing -0.45
Australian federal election, 2001: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Harry Quick 28,746 45.85 -3.30
Liberal Peter Hodgman 23,548 37.56 -1.96
Greens Patricia Bastick 6,098 9.73 +3.27
Democrats Karen Manskey 3,050 4.86 -0.03
One Nation Art Mulloy 1,255 2.00 +2.00
Total formal votes 62,697 97.00 -0.21
Informal votes 1,937 3.00 +0.21
Turnout 64,634 97.01
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Quick 36,390 58.04 +1.44
Liberal Peter Hodgman 26,307 41.96 -1.44
Labor hold Swing +1.44

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Harry Quick 30,180 49.14 +3.19
Liberal Jane Goodluck 24,266 39.51 -1.25
Greens Kay McFarlane 3,962 6.45 -0.52
Democrats Irene Fisher 3,003 4.89 -0.14
Total formal votes 61,411 97.21 -0.53
Informal votes 1,763 2.79 +0.53
Turnout 63,174 96.05 -0.79
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Quick 34,759 56.60 +1.92
Liberal Jane Goodluck 26,652 43.40 -1.92
Labor hold Swing +1.92
Australian federal election, 1996: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Harry Quick 28,259 45.95 -3.25
Liberal Les Glover 25,068 40.76 +2.01
Greens John Hale 4,286 6.97 -1.24
Democrats Irene Fisher 3,094 5.03 +1.19
Independent Kim Peart 788 1.28 +1.28
Total formal votes 61,495 97.74 +0.33
Informal votes 1,420 2.26 -0.33
Turnout 62,915 96.84 +0.24
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Quick 33,567 54.68 -2.76
Liberal Les Glover 27,824 45.32 +2.76
Labor hold Swing -2.76
Australian federal election, 1993: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Harry Quick 29,238 49.20 +10.33
Liberal Graeme Gilbert 23,030 38.75 -9.86
Greens Louise Crossley 4,878 8.21 +8.21
Democrats James Richard 2,281 3.84 -8.68
Total formal votes 59,427 97.42 +0.45
Informal votes 1,576 2.58 -0.45
Turnout 61,003 96.60
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Quick 34,119 57.43 +9.64
Liberal Graeme Gilbert 25,288 42.57 -9.64
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.64
Australian federal election, 1990: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bruce Goodluck 28,636 48.5 -1.7
Labor Eugene Alexander 22,925 38.8 -1.6
Democrats Patsy Harmsen 7,523 12.7 +3.3
Total formal votes 59,084 97.0
Informal votes 1,819 3.0
Turnout 60,903 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Goodluck 30,778 52.1 -1.2
Labor Eugene Alexander 28,268 47.9 +1.2
Liberal hold Swing -1.2

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bruce Goodluck 27,725 50.2 -3.4
Labor Nick Sherry 22,292 40.4 -0.2
Democrats Patsy Harmsen 5,171 9.4 +3.7
Total formal votes 55,188 95.5
Informal votes 2,619 4.5
Turnout 57,807 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Goodluck 29,407 53.3 -2.3
Labor Nick Sherry 25,777 46.7 +2.3
Liberal hold Swing -2.3
Australian federal election, 1984: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bruce Goodluck 27,315 53.6 -1.0
Labor John Devereux 20,701 40.6 -1.9
Democrats John Thomson 2,916 5.7 +3.2
Total formal votes 50,932 94.7
Informal votes 2,868 5.3
Turnout 53,800 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Goodluck 28,338 55.6 -0.1
Labor John Devereux 22,592 44.4 +0.1
Liberal hold Swing -0.1
Australian federal election, 1983: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bruce Goodluck 28,814 52.4 +1.1
Labor Fran Bladel 24,578 44.7 -0.7
Democrats John Thomson 1,357 2.5 -0.8
Socialist Workers David Mazengarb 278 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 55,027 98.1
Informal votes 1,047 1.9
Turnout 56,074 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Goodluck 53.5 +0.8
Labor Fran Bladel 46.5 -0.8
Liberal hold Swing +0.8
Australian federal election, 1980: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bruce Goodluck 26,893 51.3 -3.4
Labor Fran Bladel 23,809 45.4 +0.1
Democrats John Thomson 1,734 3.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 52,436 97.6
Informal votes 1,264 2.4
Turnout 53,700 96.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Goodluck 52.7 -2.0
Labor Fran Bladel 47.3 +2.0
Liberal hold Swing -2.0

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bruce Goodluck 26,797 54.7 +5.3
Labor Peter Colquhoun 22,175 45.3 -2.4
Total formal votes 48,972 97.6
Informal votes 1,222 2.4
Turnout 50,194 97.3
Liberal hold Swing +2.9
Australian federal election, 1975: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bruce Goodluck 23,829 49.4 +12.3
Labor Ray Sherry 23,011 47.7 -15.2
National Country Margaret Franklin 966 2.0 +2.0
National Country Joseph Hand 293 0.6 +0.6
Workers Peter Mollon 171 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 48,270 97.9
Informal votes 1,033 2.1
Turnout 49,303 96.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Goodluck 25,010 51.8 +14.7
Labor Ray Sherry 23,260 48.2 -14.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +14.7
Australian federal election, 1974: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ray Sherry 29,161 62.9 -1.3
Liberal Leo Jarvis 17,194 37.1 +5.2
Total formal votes 46,355 98.4
Informal votes 758 1.6
Turnout 47,113 96.9
Labor hold Swing -2.1
Australian federal election, 1972: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ray Sherry 26,512 64.2 +9.6
Liberal William Craig 13,150 31.9 -7.9
Democratic Labor Keith Kelly 1,610 3.9 -0.2
Total formal votes 41,272 98.7
Informal votes 542 1.3
Turnout 41,814 97.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ray Sherry 65.0 +9.1
Liberal William Craig 35.0 -9.1
Labor hold Swing +9.1

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ray Sherry 20,664 54.6 +11.7
Liberal Thomas Pearsall 15,071 39.8 -10.0
Democratic Labor Richard Delany 1,563 4.1 -3.2
Independent Kenneth Newcombe 529 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 37,827 98.6
Informal votes 555 1.4
Turnout 38,382 97.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ray Sherry 55.9 +9.9
Liberal Thomas Pearsall 44.1 -9.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.9
Australian federal election, 1966: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Thomas Pearsall 21,442 48.0 +2.7
Labor John Parsons 19,986 44.7 -3.2
Democratic Labor John Lynch 3,249 7.3 +0.5
Total formal votes 44,677 98.3
Informal votes 782 1.7
Turnout 45,459 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Thomas Pearsall 23,309 52.2 +1.3
Labor John Parsons 21,368 47.8 -1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.3
Australian federal election, 1963: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Parsons 19,362 47.9 +4.9
Liberal Bill Falkinder 18,322 45.3 -0.6
Democratic Labor Andrew Defendini 2,732 6.8 -4.3
Total formal votes 40,416 98.8
Informal votes 509 1.2
Turnout 40,925 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Falkinder 20,582 50.9 -3.8
Labor John Parsons 19,834 49.1 +3.8
Liberal hold Swing -3.8
Australian federal election, 1961: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bill Falkinder 16,784 45.9 -8.2
Labor William Wilkinson 15,709 43.0 +6.3
Democratic Labor St Clair Courtney 4,047 11.1 +1.9
Total formal votes 36,540 96.2
Informal votes 1,427 3.8
Turnout 37,967 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Falkinder 19,991 54.7 -6.8
Labor William Wilkinson 16,549 45.3 +6.8
Liberal hold Swing -6.8

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bill Falkinder 17,484 54.1 +0.5
Labor Lynda Heaven 11,846 36.7 -3.6
Democratic Labor Henry Scoles 2,973 9.2 +3.1
Total formal votes 32,303 95.5
Informal votes 1,522 4.5
Turnout 33,825 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Falkinder 61.5 +3.0
Labor Lynda Heaven 38.5 -3.0
Liberal hold Swing +3.0
Australian federal election, 1955: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bill Falkinder 15,471 53.6 -0.6
Labor Brian Crawford 11,652 40.3 -5.4
Labor (A-C) Henry Roberts 1,757 6.1 +6.1
Total formal votes 28,880 95.3
Informal votes 1,424 4.7
Turnout 30,304 97.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Falkinder 58.5 +4.3
Labor Brian Crawford 41.5 -4.3
Liberal hold Swing +4.3
Australian federal election, 1954: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bill Falkinder 20,447 54.0 -1.4
Labor Jack Frost 17,396 46.0 +1.4
Total formal votes 37,843 99.2
Informal votes 306 0.8
Turnout 38,149 95.7
Liberal hold Swing -1.4
Australian federal election, 1951: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bill Falkinder 17,983 55.4 -2.6
Labor Jack Frost 14,460 44.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 32,443 97.8
Informal votes 934 2.8
Turnout 33,377 97.0
Liberal hold Swing -2.6

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bill Falkinder 17,644 58.0 +6.9
Labor Jack Frost 12,790 42.0 -6.9
Total formal votes 30,434 97.4
Informal votes 822 2.6
Turnout 31,256 96.7
Liberal hold Swing +6.9
Australian federal election, 1946: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bill Falkinder 15,678 50.1 +9.0
Labor Charles Frost 15,605 49.9 -9.0
Total formal votes 31,283 97.3
Informal votes 876 2.7
Turnout 32,159 94.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +10.0
Australian federal election, 1943: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Charles Frost 17,195 58.9 +5.4
United Australia Denis Warner 9,101 31.2 -5.4
United Australia Charles Tennant 2,903 9.9 +9.9
Total formal votes 29,199 97.7
Informal votes 831 2.8
Turnout 30,030 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charles Frost 59.9 +6.4
United Australia Denis Warner 40.1 -6.4
Labor hold Swing +6.4
Australian federal election, 1940: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Charles Frost 14,322 53.5 -4.5
United Australia Hugh Warner 12,466 46.5 +4.5
Total formal votes 26,788 96.7
Informal votes 913 3.3
Turnout 27,701 96.0
Labor hold Swing -4.5

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Charles Frost 15,348 58.0 +14.9
United Australia Hugh Warner 11,133 42.0 +2.2
Total formal votes 26,481 97.8
Informal votes 599 2.2
Turnout 27,080 97.0
Labor hold Swing +5.6
Australian federal election, 1934: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Charles Frost 10,850 43.1 +11.3
United Australia Archibald Blacklow 10,015 39.8 -16.2
Social Credit John Modridge 2,221 8.8 +8.8
Country George Frankcombe 2,086 8.3 +8.3
Total formal votes 25,172 96.2
Informal votes 981 3.8
Turnout 26,153 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charles Frost 13,182 52.4 +15.4
United Australia Archibald Blacklow 11,990 47.6 -15.4
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +15.4
Australian federal election, 1931: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Archibald Blacklow 12,819 56.0 +10.9
Labor Charles Frost 7,274 31.8 +31.8
Independent Albert Beard 2,778 12.1 +12.1
Total formal votes 22,871 95.0
Informal votes 1,195 5.0
Turnout 24,066 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Archibald Blacklow 63.0 +17.9
Labor Charles Frost 37.0 +37.0
United Australia gain from Labor Swing +17.9

Elections in the 1920s

Franklin by-election, 1929
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Charles Frost 9,615 44.5 +44.5
Nationalist Archibald Blacklow 5,003 23.2 -0.2
Nationalist Alfred Seabrook 4,675 21.7 +21.7
Independent Peter Murdoch 1,476 6.8 +6.8
Ind. Nationalist Francis Foster 820 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 21,589 95.9
Informal votes 931 4.1
Turnout 22,520 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charles Frost 11,204 51.9 +51.9
Nationalist Archibald Blacklow 10,385 48.1 +3.0
Labor gain from Independent Swing -3.0
Australian federal election, 1929: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent William McWilliams 12,399 54.9 +10.4
Nationalist Alfred Seabrook 10,175 45.1 -10.4
Total formal votes 22,574 98.5
Informal votes 343 1.5
Turnout 22,917 95.3
Independent hold Swing +3.3
Australian federal election, 1928: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Alfred Seabrook 9,173 44.8 -6.3
Independent William McWilliams 9,121 44.5 +44.5
Nationalist Francis Foster 2,195 10.7 +10.7
Total formal votes 20,489 93.7
Informal votes 1,380 6.3
Turnout 21,869 91.7
Two-party-preferred result
Independent William McWilliams 10,567 51.6 +51.6
Nationalist Alfred Seabrook 9,922 48.4 -7.2
Independent gain from Nationalist Swing +7.2
Australian federal election, 1925: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Alfred Seabrook 6,107 31.5 +30.2
Nationalist William McWilliams 5,879 30.3 +30.3
Labor Eric Ogilvie 5,836 30.1 -5.5
Labor Douglas Thompson 1,574 8.1 +8.1
Total formal votes 19,396 93.6
Informal votes 1,325 6.4
Turnout 20,721 86.5
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Alfred Seabrook 10,787 55.6 -0.7
Labor Eric Ogilvie 8,609 44.4 +0.7
Nationalist hold Swing -0.7
Australian federal election, 1922: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Benjamin Watkins 3,364 37.6 +37.6
Nationalist Alfred Seabrook 2,829 31.6 +31.6
Country William McWilliams 2,762 30.8 +30.8
Total formal votes 8,955 95.8
Informal votes 396 4.2
Turnout 9,351 43.8
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Alfred Seabrook 5,040 56.3 -5.8
Labor Benjamin Watkins 3,915 43.7 +43.7
Nationalist hold Swing -5.8

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist William McWilliams 7,291 62.1 -37.9
Nationalist Louis Shoobridge 4,451 37.9 +37.9
Total formal votes 11,742 93.1
Informal votes 866 6.9
Turnout 12,608 53.1
Nationalist hold Swing -37.9
Australian federal election, 1917: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist William McWilliams unopposed
Nationalist hold Swing
Australian federal election, 1914: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal William McWilliams unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Australian federal election, 1913: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal William McWilliams 9,202 55.8 +2.4
Labor William Shoobridge 7,299 44.2 -2.4
Total formal votes 16,501 96.8
Informal votes 551 3.2
Turnout 17,052 76.4
Liberal hold Swing +2.4
Australian federal election, 1910: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal William McWilliams 6,356 53.4 -46.6
Labour William Shoobridge 5,554 46.6 +46.6
Total formal votes 11,910 97.1
Informal votes 354 2.9
Turnout 12,264 61.6
Liberal hold Swing -46.6

Elections in the 1900s

Australian federal election, 1906: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Anti-Socialist William McWilliams unopposed
Anti-Socialist gain from Revenue Tariff Swing
Australian federal election, 1903: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Revenue Tariff William McWilliams 1,986 37.1 +37.1
Free Trade Russell Macnaghten 1,485 27.8 +27.8
Revenue Tariff William Clifford 785 14.7 +14.7
Revenue Tariff Henry Tinning 775 14.5 +14.5
Independent Wentworth Hardy 320 6.0 +6.0
Total formal votes 5,351 97.1
Informal votes 162 2.9
Turnout 5,513 33.9
Revenue Tariff win (new seat)

References

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