Electoral results for the Division of Rankin

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Rankin in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1984 until the present.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	David Beddall	Labor	1984–1998
	Craig Emerson	Labor	1998–2013
	Jim Chalmers	Labor	2013–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Queensland § Rankin.[edit]

2022 Australian federal election: Rankin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Chalmers	38,596	43.95	+2.52
	Liberal National	Paul Darwen	25,478	29.01	−2.34
	Greens	Neil Cotter	9,394	10.70	+1.62
	One Nation	Glen Cookson	7,006	7.98	−0.58
	United Australia	Jeff Crank	5,064	5.77	+2.08
	Animal Justice	Suzanne Clarke	2,284	2.60	+2.60
Total formal votes			87,822	96.11	+3.84
Informal votes			3,553	3.89	−3.84
Turnout			91,375	84.56	−4.26
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Chalmers	51,892	59.09	+2.65
	Liberal National	Paul Darwen	35,930	40.91	−2.65
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.65

Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Rankin in the 2022 federal election. Y indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Queensland § Rankin.[edit]

2019 Australian federal election: Rankin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Chalmers	35,156	41.43	−7.91
	Liberal National	Clinton Pattison	26,608	31.35	+2.72
	Greens	Neil Cotter	7,709	9.08	+2.79
	One Nation	Jesse Schneider	7,261	8.56	+8.56
	United Australia	Shyamal Reddy	3,134	3.69	+3.69
	Liberal Democrats	Ric Davies	2,379	2.80	−1.31
	Conservative National	Peter Andrews	1,593	1.88	+1.88
	Non Affiliated	Yusuf Mohammad	1,024	1.21	+1.21
Total formal votes			84,864	92.27	−1.97
Informal votes			7,111	7.73	+1.97
Turnout			91,975	88.82	−0.24
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Chalmers	47,893	56.44	−4.86
	Liberal National	Clinton Pattison	36,971	43.56	+4.86
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.86

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Queensland § Rankin.[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Rankin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Chalmers	42,147	49.34	+7.16
	Liberal National	Freya Ostapovitch	24,455	28.63	−7.74
	Greens	Neil Cotter	5,373	6.29	+1.00
	Family First	Christopher Lawrie	5,011	5.87	+2.85
	Liberal Democrats	Ric Davies	3,513	4.11	+4.11
	Katter's Australian	Shane Holley	2,874	3.36	+1.32
	Consumer Rights	Jeffrey Hodges	2,050	2.40	+2.40
Total formal votes			85,423	94.24	+0.80
Informal votes			5,225	5.76	−0.80
Turnout			90,648	89.13	−3.13
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Chalmers	52,362	61.30	+6.52
	Liberal National	Freya Ostapovitch	33,061	38.70	−6.52
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.52

2013

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

2013 Australian federal election: Rankin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Chalmers	35,098	42.18	−2.97
	Liberal National	David Lin	30,260	36.37	−0.73
	Palmer United	William Rogan	9,228	11.09	+11.09
	Greens	Neil Cotter	4,405	5.29	−5.91
	Family First	Chris Lawrie	2,514	3.02	−3.52
	Katter's Australian	Chris Claydon	1,697	2.04	+2.04
Total formal votes			83,202	93.44	+0.93
Informal votes			5,840	6.56	−0.93
Turnout			89,042	92.27	+0.93
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Chalmers	45,580	54.78	−0.63
	Liberal National	David Lin	37,622	45.22	+0.63
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.63

2010

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

2010 Australian federal election: Rankin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Craig Emerson	36,090	45.15	−10.98
	Liberal National	Luke Smith	29,652	37.10	+2.63
	Greens	Neil Cotter	8,956	11.20	+6.61
	Family First	Alexandra Todd	5,231	6.54	+3.44
Total formal votes			79,929	92.51	−3.06
Informal votes			6,475	7.49	+3.06
Turnout			86,404	91.33	−2.38
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Craig Emerson	44,289	55.41	−6.26
	Liberal National	Luke Smith	35,640	44.59	+6.26
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.26

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Rankin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Craig Emerson	44,858	56.01	+12.22
	Liberal	Peter Coulson	27,299	34.09	−3.01
	Greens	Neil Cotter	3,773	4.71	+1.50
	Family First	Bert van Manen	2,827	3.53	−1.59
	Democrats	Salam El-Merebi	590	0.74	−0.11
	Liberty & Democracy	Liam Tjia	463	0.58	+0.58
	Citizens Electoral Council	Robert Meyers	273	0.34	+0.13
Total formal votes			80,083	95.51	+2.68
Informal votes			3,764	4.49	−2.68
Turnout			83,847	93.53	−0.56
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Craig Emerson	49,440	61.74	+8.76
	Liberal	Peter Coulson	30,643	38.26	−8.76
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.76

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Rankin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Craig Emerson	34,471	43.92	−1.04
	Liberal	Wendy Creighton	28,819	36.72	−4.05
	Independent	Darren Power	5,134	6.54	+6.54
	Family First	Ross Wilson	4,036	5.14	+5.14
	Greens	Julian Hinton	2,422	3.09	+0.34
	One Nation	Margaret Hands	1,601	2.04	−4.57
	National	Mike Boyd	1,187	1.51	+1.51
	Democrats	Catherine Sporle	653	0.83	−3.97
	Citizens Electoral Council	Robert Meyers	158	0.20	+0.20
Total formal votes			78,481	92.81	−0.82
Informal votes			6,078	7.19	+0.82
Turnout			84,559	92.89	−1.06
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Craig Emerson	41,774	53.23	+0.81
	Liberal	Wendy Creighton	36,707	46.77	−0.81
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.81

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Rankin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Craig Emerson	36,875	49.45	+1.97
	Liberal	Paul Wood	27,524	36.91	+7.00
	One Nation	Mark Mackenzie	4,724	6.33	−6.28
	Democrats	Darryl Dobson	3,572	4.79	+0.57
	Greens	Daniel Lloyd	1,875	2.51	+0.30
Total formal votes			74,570	93.40	−2.15
Informal votes			5,269	6.60	+2.15
Turnout			79,839	94.18
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Craig Emerson	42,267	56.68	−2.01
	Liberal	Paul Wood	32,303	43.32	+2.01
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.01

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Rankin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Craig Emerson	32,924	47.48	+4.91
	Liberal	Cuong Bui	20,736	29.91	−12.67
	One Nation	Ron Frood	8,749	12.62	+12.62
	Democrats	Robert Hernandez	2,923	4.22	−4.37
	Christian Democrats	Ann Hage	1,556	2.24	+2.24
	Greens	Sara van Tinteren	1,536	2.22	−0.74
	Independent	Brian Norton	456	0.66	+0.66
	Independent	Lorraine Barnes	456	0.66	+0.66
Total formal votes			69,336	95.55	−1.27
Informal votes			3,228	4.45	+1.27
Turnout			72,564	93.07	−0.44
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Craig Emerson	40,691	58.69	+9.07
	Liberal	Cuong Bui	28,645	41.31	−9.07
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.07

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Rankin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Beddall	31,869	45.00	−9.93
	Liberal	Amanda Scott	29,046	41.02	+10.39
	Democrats	Alan Dickson	6,050	8.54	+3.52
	Greens	Richard Nielsen	1,977	2.79	+0.07
	Indigenous Peoples	Rosemary Bell	976	1.38	+1.38
	Independent	Xuan Thu Nguyen	899	1.27	+1.27
Total formal votes			70,817	96.61	−0.52
Informal votes			2,488	3.39	+0.52
Turnout			73,305	93.51	−1.65
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Beddall	36,278	51.35	−11.69
	Liberal	Amanda Scott	34,371	48.65	+11.69
	Labor hold		Swing	−11.69

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Rankin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Beddall	32,157	45.19	+0.94
	Liberal	Sallyanne Atkinson	25,635	36.03	+4.84
	National	Marian Schwarz	5,051	7.10	−2.84
	Democrats	Susan Werba	3,106	4.37	−7.88
	Greens	Richard Nielsen	1,775	2.49	+2.40
	Independent	Ian Reid	1,722	2.42	+2.42
	Confederate Action	Lester Reaves	1,290	1.81	+1.81
		Debbie Bell	419	0.59	+0.59
Total formal votes			71,155	96.97	−0.09
Informal votes			2,226	3.03	+0.09
Turnout			73,381	95.16
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Beddall	37,449	52.67	−0.49
	Liberal	Sallyanne Atkinson	33,647	47.33	+0.49
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.49

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Rankin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Beddall	31,782	46.3	−2.9
	Liberal	John Miles	16,014	23.3	+10.2
	National	Huan Fraser	11,065	16.1	−15.9
	Democrats	John Hoskins	7,512	10.9	+6.5
	Independent	Richard Whiteman	1,865	2.7	+2.7
	Independent	Cheryl Crisp	465	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			68,703	97.3
Informal votes			1,916	2.7
Turnout			70,619	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Beddall	38,037	55.5	+0.7
	Liberal	John Miles	30,519	44.5	+44.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.7

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Rankin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Beddall	29,118	49.2	+2.5
	National	Gerard Walsh	13,256	22.4	−1.3
	Liberal	John Patterson	7,769	13.1	−1.3
	National	Peter Jorgenson	5,708	9.6	+9.6
	Democrats	Miriam Cope	2,599	4.4	−1.2
	Independent	Michael Dunne	670	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Terri Cavanagh	99	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			59,219	95.8
Informal votes			2,578	4.2
Turnout			67,797	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Beddall	32,415	54.7	+4.2
	National	Gerard Walsh	26,791	45.3	−4.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.2

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Rankin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Beddall	23,820	46.7	−3.9
	National	Cec Jamieson	16,998	33.3	+12.7
	Liberal	Bruce Mackenzie-Forbes	7,324	14.4	−8.5
	Democrats	Bev Peereboom	2,880	5.6	+0.7
Total formal votes			51,022	94.2
Informal votes			3,150	5.8
Turnout			54,172	91.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Beddall	25,807	50.6	−4.6
	National	Cec Jamieson	25,199	49.4	+49.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.6

References

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