Electoral results for the Division of Fraser (Australian Capital Territory)

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Fraser (Australian Capital Territory) in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1974 until its abolition in 2016.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Ken Fry	Labor	1974–1984
	John Langmore	Labor	1984–1996
	Steve Dargavel	Labor	1997–1998
	Bob McMullan	Labor	1998–2010
	Andrew Leigh	Labor	2010–2016

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in territories § Fraser.[edit]

2013 Australian federal election: Fraser

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Andrew Leigh	56,063	44.66	−1.15
	Liberal	Elizabeth Lee	39,693	31.62	−0.79
	Greens	Adam Verwey	17,665	14.07	−5.77
	Bullet Train	Sam Huggins	5,099	4.06	+4.06
	Palmer United	Freddy Alcazar	3,063	2.44	+2.44
	Democrats	Darren Churchill	2,444	1.95	+1.95
	Rise Up Australia	Jill Ross	1,508	1.20	+1.20
Total formal votes			125,535	96.27	+0.70
Informal votes			4,859	3.73	−0.70
Turnout			130,394	94.46	+0.07
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Andrew Leigh	78,614	62.62	−1.58
	Liberal	Elizabeth Lee	46,921	37.38	+1.58
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.58

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in territories § Fraser.[edit]

2010 Australian federal election: Fraser

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Andrew Leigh	51,092	45.81	−5.29
	Liberal	James Milligan	36,148	32.41	+1.18
	Greens	Indra Esguerra	22,126	19.84	+6.46
	Secular	Quintin Hedges-Phillips	2,175	1.95	+1.95
Total formal votes			111,541	95.57	−2.07
Informal votes			5,171	4.43	+2.07
Turnout			116,712	94.55	−1.12
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Andrew Leigh	71,613	64.20	−0.87
	Liberal	James Milligan	39,928	35.80	+0.87
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.87

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Fraser

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob McMullan	55,533	51.10	+0.50
	Liberal	Troy Williams	33,936	31.23	−2.41
	Greens	Meredith Hunter	14,546	13.38	+2.12
	Democrats	Darren Churchill	2,509	2.31	−0.27
	Independent	Kerri Taranto	1,275	1.17	+1.17
	Socialist Alliance	Farida Iqbal	539	0.50	−1.42
	Citizens Electoral Council	Jim Arnold	342	0.31	+0.31
Total formal votes			108,680	97.64	+1.15
Informal votes			2,629	2.36	−1.15
Turnout			111,309	95.67	+0.92
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob McMullan	70,715	65.07	+1.75
	Liberal	Troy Williams	37,965	34.93	−1.75
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.75

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Fraser

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob McMullan	54,622	50.60	+3.13
	Liberal	Adam Giles	36,270	33.60	+2.82
	Greens	David Turbayne	12,197	11.30	+3.42
	Democrats	Lynne Grimsey	2,792	2.59	−5.39
	Socialist Alliance	James Vassilopoulos	2,067	1.91	+1.91
Total formal votes			107,948	96.52	+0.14
Informal votes			3,887	3.48	−0.14
Turnout			111,835	94.72	+0.11
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob McMullan	68,359	63.33	+0.64
	Liberal	Adam Giles	39,589	36.67	−0.64
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.64

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Fraser

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob McMullan	48,583	47.47	−4.94
	Liberal	Martin Dunn	31,503	30.78	+2.71
	Democrats	Fleur Wimborne	8,168	7.98	+0.56
	Greens	Ben O'Callaghan	8,067	7.88	+3.35
	One Nation	Paul Kemp	2,397	2.34	−2.60
	Christian Democrats	Caroline O'Sullivan	2,251	2.20	+2.20
		James Vassilopoulos	1,369	1.34	+1.34
Total formal votes			102,338	96.58	−0.72
Informal votes			3,844	3.62	+0.72
Turnout			106,182	95.19
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob McMullan	64,154	62.69	−2.17
	Liberal	Martin Dunn	38,184	37.31	+2.17
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.17

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Fraser

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob McMullan	50,573	52.41	+1.89
	Liberal	Peter Smith	27,088	28.07	−9.72
	Democrats	Jason Wood	7,157	7.42	+7.42
	One Nation	Chris Spence	4,773	4.95	+4.95
	Greens	Gordon McAllister	4,371	4.53	−5.45
	Democratic Socialist	Sue Bull	1,214	1.26	+1.26
	Independent	Joanne Clark	1,057	1.10	+1.10
	Natural Law	David Seaton	258	0.27	−0.16
Total formal votes			96,491	97.10	+0.32
Informal votes			2,883	2.90	−0.32
Turnout			99,374	95.39	−1.45
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob McMullan	62,580	64.86	+6.00
	Liberal	Peter Smith	33,911	35.14	−6.00
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.00

1997 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1997 Fraser by-election § Results.[edit]

1997 Fraser by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Dargavel	25,867	49.10	−1.41
	Independent	Cheryl Hill	9,642	18.30	+18.30
	Greens	Dierk von Behrens	5,584	10.60	+0.70
	Independent	Alice Chu	4,135	7.85	+7.85
	Against Further Immigration	Angela Walker	1,870	3.55	+3.55
	Call to Australia	John Richard Miller	1,766	3.35	+3.35
	Independent	Douglas S. Thompson	1,456	2.76	+2.76
	Reclaim Australia	John Hutchinson	1,228	2.33	+2.33
	Advance Australia	Kevin Connor	490	0.93	+0.93
	Independent	Joanne Clarke	455	0.86	+0.86
	Independent	Jim Bernard	189	0.36	+0.36
Total formal votes			52,682	94.08	−2.66
Informal votes			3,313	5.92	+2.66
Turnout			55,995	85.25	−11.59
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Dargavel	34,370	65.24	+7.92
	Independent	Cheryl Hill	18,312	34.76	+34.76
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Fraser

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Langmore	30,459	50.51	−3.77
	Liberal	Cheryl Hill	23,877	39.59	+7.15
	Greens	Miko Kirschbaum	5,970	9.90	+9.90
Total formal votes			60,306	96.74	+0.55
Informal votes			2,032	3.26	−0.55
Turnout			62,338	96.84	+0.32
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Langmore	34,443	57.32	−4.74
	Liberal	Cheryl Hill	25,647	42.68	+4.74
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.74

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Fraser

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Langmore	49,098	54.42	+8.52
	Liberal	Martin Dunn	29,031	32.18	+0.64
	Democrats	Greg Kramer	5,559	6.16	−9.75
	Independent	David Eastman	2,070	2.29	+2.29
		Sue Bolton	2,023	2.24	+2.24
	Independent	Emile Brunoro	672	0.74	−0.37
	Independent	Kev Wise	657	0.73	+0.73
	Natural Law	Andrew Gordon	654	0.72	+0.72
	Independent	Peter Joseph	463	0.51	+0.51
Total formal votes			90,227	96.16	−0.56
Informal votes			3,600	3.84	+0.56
Turnout			90,227	96.52
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Langmore	56,623	62.81	+1.78
	Liberal	Martin Dunn	33,521	37.19	−1.78
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.78

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Fraser

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Langmore	36,544	46.0	−8.0
	Liberal	Sandie Brooke	24,746	31.1	+2.2
	Democrats	Heather Jeffcoat	12,876	16.2	+9.0
	Green Democratic	Sue Bolton	3,213	4.0	+4.0
	Nuclear Disarmament	Gareth Smith	1,185	1.5	−3.6
	Independent	Emile Brunoro	949	1.2	+0.6
Total formal votes			79,513	96.7
Informal votes			2,680	3.3
Turnout			82,193	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Langmore	48,626	61.3	−3.2
	Liberal	Sandie Brooke	30,677	38.7	+3.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.2

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Fraser

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Langmore	40,616	54.0	−1.0
	Liberal	Ian Farrow	21,767	28.9	−2.2
	Democrats	Peter Hayes	5,412	7.2	−1.6
	Nuclear Disarmament	Gareth Smith	3,852	5.1	+5.1
	Family Movement	Dawn Casley-Smith	2,050	2.7	+2.7
	Independent	Larry O'Sullivan	539	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Kevin Wise	536	0.7	+0.2
	Independent	Emile Brunoro	473	0.6	−0.5
Total formal votes			75,245	96.2
Informal votes			2,988	3.8
Turnout			78,233	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Langmore	48,505	64.5	+2.2
	Liberal	Ian Farrow	26,718	35.5	−2.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.2

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Fraser

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Langmore	38,183	55.0	−10.0
	Liberal	John McLaren	21,558	31.1	+0.9
	Democrats	Andrew Freeman	6,138	8.8	+8.8
	Deadly Serious	Rozalyn Daniell	2,102	3.0	+0.5
	Independent	Emile Brunoro	737	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Kevin Wise	353	0.5	−1.7
	Independent	Arthur Burns	345	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			69,416	94.1
Informal votes			4,375	5.9
Turnout			73,791	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Langmore	43,261	62.3	−5.1
	Liberal	John McLaren	26,143	37.7	+5.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.1

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Fraser

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Fry	41,755	65.6	+8.3
	Liberal	Liz Grant	18,848	29.6	−5.0
	Deadly Serious	Rohan Greenland	1,619	2.5	+2.5
	Independent	Kevin Wise	1,419	2.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			63,641	97.6
Informal votes			1,572	2.4
Turnout			65,213	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken Fry		68.0	+5.5
	Liberal	Liz Grant		32.0	−5.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.5

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Fraser

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Fry	36,564	57.3	−2.1
	Liberal	Michael Yabsley	22,059	34.6	−6.0
	Democrats	Dimmen de Graaff	4,156	6.5	+6.5
	Independent	Kevin Wise	636	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	Basil Yakimov	367	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			63,782	97.6
Informal votes			1,537	2.4
Turnout			65,319	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken Fry		62.5	+3.1
	Liberal	Michael Yabsley		37.5	−3.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.1

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Fraser

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Fry	34,609	59.4	+8.3
	Liberal	George Mailath	23,612	40.6	−4.7
Total formal votes			58,221	97.5
Informal votes			1,522	2.5
Turnout			59,743	92.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.4

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Fraser

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Fry	28,227	51.1	−6.2
	Liberal	George Mailath	25,030	45.3	+10.3
	Liberal Movement	Claude Hammond	1,944	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			55,201	98.3
Informal votes			969	1.7
Turnout			56,170	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken Fry		52.0	−8.7
	Liberal	George Mailath		48.0	+8.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.7

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Fraser

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Fry	27,294	57.3	+5.2
	Liberal	Larry Pickering	16,662	35.0	+12.2
	Australia	John Filler	1,610	3.4	−10.3
	Country	Stephen Lamb	1,429	3.0	+3.0
	Independent	Anthony Emerson-Elliott	393	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Kevin Wise	279	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			47,667	98.5
Informal votes			741	1.5
Turnout			48,408	91.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken Fry		60.7	−4.8
	Liberal	Larry Pickering		39.3	+4.8
	Labor notional hold		Swing	−4.8

References

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal Election results
• Carr, Adam. Psephos