Electoral results for the Division of Watson
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Watson in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1993 until the present.
Members
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
Australian federal election, 2016: Watson
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Tony Burke |
46,105 |
55.39 |
+4.84 |
|
Liberal |
Mohammad Zaman |
21,133 |
25.39 |
−11.22 |
|
Christian Democrats |
Violet Abdulla |
7,957 |
9.56 |
+7.19 |
|
Greens |
Barbara Bloch |
5,555 |
6.67 |
+0.40 |
|
Science |
Tom Gordon |
1,611 |
1.94 |
+1.94 |
|
Online Direct Democracy |
Paul Geran |
875 |
1.05 |
+1.05 |
Total formal votes |
83,236 |
89.35 |
+3.24 |
Informal votes |
9,924 |
10.65 |
−3.24 |
Turnout |
93,160 |
88.31 |
−3.11 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Tony Burke |
56,247 |
67.58 |
+8.76 |
|
Liberal |
Mohammad Zaman |
26,989 |
32.42 |
−8.76 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
+8.76 |
|
Australian federal election, 2013: Watson
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Tony Burke |
39,126 |
49.51 |
−0.92 |
|
Liberal |
Ron Delezio |
30,617 |
38.74 |
+1.57 |
|
Greens |
Barbara Bloch |
4,171 |
5.28 |
−4.34 |
|
Palmer United |
John Nasser |
1,970 |
2.49 |
+2.49 |
|
Christian Democrats |
David Fraser |
1,873 |
2.37 |
+2.37 |
|
Democratic Labour |
Stephen Rawson |
897 |
1.14 |
+1.14 |
|
Rise Up Australia |
Paul Kamlade |
376 |
0.48 |
+0.48 |
Total formal votes |
79,030 |
86.05 |
−1.15 |
Informal votes |
12,814 |
13.95 |
+1.15 |
Turnout |
91,844 |
90.64 |
+0.60 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Tony Burke |
44,895 |
56.81 |
−2.33 |
|
Liberal |
Ron Delezio |
34,135 |
43.19 |
+2.33 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
−2.33 |
|
Australian federal election, 2010: Watson
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Tony Burke |
38,707 |
50.43 |
-9.87 |
|
Liberal |
Ken Nam |
28,527 |
37.17 |
+9.53 |
|
Greens |
Christine Donayre |
7,387 |
9.62 |
+3.14 |
|
Independent |
Mark Sharma |
2,136 |
2.78 |
+2.78 |
Total formal votes |
76,757 |
87.20 |
-3.71 |
Informal votes |
11,265 |
12.80 |
+3.71 |
Turnout |
88,022 |
90.03 |
-2.21 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Tony Burke |
45,393 |
59.14 |
-9.06 |
|
Liberal |
Ken Nam |
31,364 |
40.86 |
+9.06 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
-9.06 |
|
Elections in the 2000s
Australian federal election, 2007: Watson
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Tony Burke |
49,652 |
61.81 |
+5.43 |
|
Liberal |
Philip Mansour |
20,957 |
26.09 |
-5.54 |
|
Greens |
Christine Donayre |
5,302 |
6.60 |
+0.22 |
|
Family First |
Merry Foy |
2,011 |
2.50 |
+1.04 |
|
Christian Democrats |
Josephine Sammut |
1,988 |
2.47 |
+1.89 |
|
|
Ronald Poulsen |
424 |
0.53 |
+0.14 |
Total formal votes |
80,334 |
90.95 |
+0.11 |
Informal votes |
7,997 |
9.05 |
-0.11 |
Turnout |
88,331 |
93.31 |
+0.44 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Tony Burke |
56,499 |
70.33 |
+5.77 |
|
Liberal |
Philip Mansour |
23,835 |
29.67 |
-5.77 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
+5.77 |
|
Australian federal election, 2004: Watson
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Tony Burke |
39,046 |
56.65 |
+0.50 |
|
Liberal |
Keith Topolski |
21,723 |
31.52 |
+3.40 |
|
Greens |
Kali Reid |
4,667 |
6.77 |
+3.29 |
|
Family First |
Cat Cannone |
1,150 |
1.67 |
+1.67 |
|
One Nation |
John Coleman |
1,093 |
1.59 |
-1.49 |
|
Democrats |
Garry Dalrymple |
914 |
1.33 |
-2.63 |
|
|
Ron Poulsen |
335 |
0.49 |
+0.03 |
Total formal votes |
68,928 |
90.90 |
-1.58 |
Informal votes |
6,898 |
9.10 |
+1.58 |
Turnout |
75,826 |
92.68 |
-0.17 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Tony Burke |
44,899 |
65.14 |
-2.17 |
|
Liberal |
Keith Topolski |
24,029 |
34.86 |
+2.17 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
-2.17 |
|
Australian federal election, 2001: Watson
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Leo McLeay |
39,516 |
56.15 |
-1.07 |
|
Liberal |
Arnold Plooy |
19,791 |
28.12 |
+1.73 |
|
Unity |
Ken Nam |
3,349 |
4.76 |
-0.51 |
|
Democrats |
Kristin Griffiths |
2,788 |
3.96 |
+0.80 |
|
Greens |
Dominic Fitzsimmons |
2,446 |
3.48 |
+2.00 |
|
One Nation |
Michelle Farrell |
2,165 |
3.08 |
-1.54 |
|
|
Ronald Poulsen |
322 |
0.46 |
+0.46 |
Total formal votes |
70,377 |
92.48 |
-2.41 |
Informal votes |
5,726 |
7.52 |
+2.41 |
Turnout |
76,103 |
93.23 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Leo McLeay |
47,374 |
67.31 |
-0.31 |
|
Liberal |
Arnold Plooy |
23,003 |
32.69 |
+0.31 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
-0.31 |
|
Elections in the 1990s
Australian federal election, 1998: Watson
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Leo McLeay |
41,159 |
56.85 |
+1.74 |
|
Liberal |
Joe Rafferty |
19,461 |
26.88 |
-6.53 |
|
Unity |
Zahir Abdurahman |
3,838 |
5.30 |
+5.30 |
|
One Nation |
Claire Wright |
3,392 |
4.68 |
+4.68 |
|
Democrats |
Amelia Gavagnin Newman |
2,309 |
3.19 |
-4.69 |
|
Christian Democrats |
Murray Peterson |
1,176 |
1.62 |
-1.98 |
|
Greens |
Caroline Toomey |
1,070 |
1.48 |
+1.48 |
Total formal votes |
72,405 |
95.02 |
+0.14 |
Informal votes |
3,791 |
4.98 |
-0.14 |
Turnout |
76,196 |
93.41 |
-2.63 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Leo McLeay |
48,849 |
67.47 |
+5.79 |
|
Liberal |
Joe Rafferty |
23,556 |
32.53 |
-5.79 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
+5.79 |
|
Australian federal election, 1996: Watson
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Leo McLeay |
39,329 |
55.11 |
-4.45 |
|
Liberal |
Bruce Larter |
23,840 |
33.41 |
+2.94 |
|
Democrats |
Amelia Newman |
5,625 |
7.88 |
+4.37 |
|
Call to Australia |
Todd Rahme |
2,570 |
3.60 |
+3.60 |
Total formal votes |
71,364 |
94.88 |
-0.06 |
Informal votes |
3,851 |
5.12 |
+0.06 |
Turnout |
75,215 |
96.05 |
+0.58 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Leo McLeay |
43,913 |
61.68 |
-3.16 |
|
Liberal |
Bruce Larter |
27,281 |
38.32 |
+3.16 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
-3.16 |
|
Australian federal election, 1993: Watson
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Leo McLeay |
41,701 |
59.56 |
+9.74 |
|
Liberal |
Bernard O'Bree |
21,330 |
30.46 |
-4.06 |
|
Independent EFF |
Col Harding |
2,499 |
3.57 |
+3.57 |
|
Democrats |
Amelia Newman |
2,457 |
3.51 |
-5.45 |
|
Independent |
George Tsirkas |
952 |
1.36 |
+1.36 |
|
Independent |
Brian Meyer |
721 |
1.03 |
+0.99 |
|
Natural Law |
M. Chaplin |
355 |
0.51 |
+0.51 |
Total formal votes |
70,015 |
94.94 |
+0.43 |
Informal votes |
3,732 |
5.06 |
-0.43 |
Turnout |
73,747 |
95.47 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Leo McLeay |
45,355 |
64.84 |
+6.14 |
|
Liberal |
Bernard O'Bree |
24,593 |
35.16 |
-6.14 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
+6.14 |
|
References
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